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The Excessive Turbidity,or Cloudiness,of Lake Wingra in Madison,Wisconsin,was Caused by the Introduction

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The excessive turbidity,or cloudiness,of Lake Wingra in Madison,Wisconsin,was caused by the introduction of which of the following?


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Lithium Diisopropylamide

A strong, non-nucleophilic base used in organic synthesis for deprotonation reactions, represented by the chemical formula [(CH3)2CH]2NLi.

Resonance Forms

Different Lewis structures for a single molecule that cannot be represented by only one structure but by the hybrid of these structures, showing delocalized electrons.

Enolate Ion

A negatively charged ion formed by the deprotonation of an alpha carbon to a carbonyl group in an aldehyde or ketone.

Acetophenone

Acetophenone is an aromatic ketone, known as the simplest aromatic ketone, used as a precursor in the synthesis of fragrances and resins.

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