Octogen, most commonly referred to by the abbreviation HMX is an explosive. The meaning of the acronym HMX is often debated and the compound has been referred to as High Melting eXplosive, High velocity Military eXplosive and in England it is known as Her Majesety’s eXplosive. HMX is one of the most potent explosive and is used among other things as solid rocket propellent and detonator of nuclear weapons. a. Perform an online search and give the Lewis structure of HMX including any formal charges. b. What about HMX makes it a good explosive? Explain your answer. c. Suggest why HMX is a more potent explosive than RDX.
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
Octogen, most commonly referred to by the abbreviation HMX is an explosive. The
meaning of the acronym HMX is often debated and the compound has been referred to as
High Melting eXplosive, High velocity Military eXplosive and in England it is known as
Her Majesety’s eXplosive.
HMX is one of the most potent explosive and is used among other things as solid rocket
propellent and detonator of nuclear weapons.
a. Perform an online search and give the Lewis structure of HMX including any formal
charges.
b. What about HMX makes it a good explosive? Explain your answer.
c. Suggest why HMX is a more potent explosive than RDX.
d. Considering the structure of HMX, do you think water would be a good/appropriate
recrystallization solvent? Explain your answer.
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