Shown below is the structure of methyl acetate with three different α, β and γ carbon - oxygen bonds: H₃C - C(=O) α - β O - γ CH₃, where α is the C=O bond, β the bond between the carbonyl carbon and the ester oxygen, and γ the bond between that oxygen and the methyl carbon. The correct order of bond lengths of these bonds is:

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Shown below is the structure of methyl acetate with three different

\alpha

\beta

and

\gamma

carbon - oxygen bonds:

\mathrm{H_3C{-}C({=}O)_{\alpha}{-}_{\beta}O{-}_{\gamma}CH_3}

, where

\alpha

is the C=O bond,

\beta

the bond between the carbonyl carbon and the ester oxygen, and

\gamma

the bond between that oxygen and the methyl carbon. The correct order of bond lengths of these bonds is :

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