In the first step of urea-formaldehyde resin synthesis, urea reacts with formaldehyde to form a primary intermediate known as monomethylol urea. What is the total number of oxygen atoms present in a s

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In the first step of urea-formaldehyde resin synthesis, urea reacts with formaldehyde to form a primary intermediate known as monomethylol urea. What is the total number of oxygen atoms present in a single molecule of this specific intermediate?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: 2. Urea is (contains 1 oxygen). Formaldehyde is (contains 1 oxygen). They react to form monomethylol urea, which has the structure . This molecule contains exactly 2 oxygen atoms.

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