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EQUIVALENT H ATOMS
Each type of hydrogen means those hydrogens which
are equivalent due to symmetry or internal
rotations. They have on average the same chemical environment.
A good way to test
for equivalent hydrogens
is to replace them by a test atom eg. Cl
is to replace them by a test atom eg. Cl
1-chloro-2-methylpropene 3-chloro-2-methylpropene
If the name is the
same no matter which
H is replaced then the H atoms are equivalent
H is replaced then the H atoms are equivalent
