Concept explainers
a. Draw these structures.
b. Find the molecular orbital in Figure 5.32 that shows this delocalization and explain yourchoice.
c.
d. What is the relationship between the orbitals identified in Parts b and c?
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 5 Solutions
Inorganic Chemistry
- a) Consider a molecule of acetone cyanohydrin, shown below. What is the hybridization and molecular geometry at CA, CB, and O? (b) For Carbon B (CB) and nitrogen (N), draw orbital energy diagrams showing the orbitals involved in bonding after hybridization. Be sure to fill the orbitals appropriately with valence electrons. c) In your diagrams in part (b), which orbitals are involved in sigma and pi bonding? Orbitals Involved in Sigma Bonding Orbitals Involved in Pi Bonding 2p sp sp2 sp3 2p sp sp2 sp3 (d) In a sample containing many molecules of acetone cyanohydrin (and no other substances), what type(s) of intermolecular forces could be present? Choose all that apply. Covalent Bonds Hydrogen Bonds Dipole-Dipole Forces London Dispersion Forcesarrow_forwardIn SeO2, Indicate which atoms in the species need what hybrid orbitals in order to explain the bonding in the molecule or ion. Describe each of the bonds in the species: (There is a ___ bond between the ___ atom and the ___ atom formed by the overlap of a ____ orbital on the ____ atom and the ___ orbital on the ____ atom)arrow_forwardBuild a model of methane – - What are the approximate bond lengths and bond angles in methane?- What is the name given to the shape of methane?- Explain what is meant by the term ‘sp3 hybridisation’.- Use wedge and dash bonds to draw the shape of the model you have made.arrow_forward
- Draw an orbital picture of propene. The bond between and is formed by the overlap of which types of orbitals? a. sp2 and sp2 b. sp3 and sp3 c. sp2 on Ca and sp3 on Cb d. sp3 on Ca and sp2 on Cb The double bond between and is formed by what? a. two sigma bonds b. two pi bonds c. overlap of a p orbital on Cb with a sp2 orbital on Cc. d. overlap of two p orbitals plus overlap of two sp2 orbitalsarrow_forward1) A double bond is made up of 1 sigma bond and 4 pi bonds. True or false? 2) The hydrization of carbon in the CS2 is sp3. True or False ? and WHY??arrow_forwardCinnamaldehyde ocaus naturally in cinnamon oil. (a) What is the most polar bond in the molecule? (b) How many bonds and how many bonds are there? (c) Is cis-trans isomerism possible? If so, draw the isomers of the molecule. (d) Give the hybridization of the C atoms in the molecule. (e) What are the values of the bond angles 1, 2, and 3 ?arrow_forward
- Atom A has 4 valence electrons. Atom Z has 6 valence electrons. For the AZ3-2 ion How many valence electrons are in the structure? b. How many single bonds are in the structure? c. How many double bonds are in the structure? d. How many triple bonds are in the structure? e. How many lone pairs are on the central atom in the structure? f. What is the shape of the structure? g. What are the bond angles of this ion?arrow_forwardWhen selecting a ball from your model kit to serve as the phosphorous atom from above, how many holes should the ball have? Why? What is the molecular geometry around the central atom in CO2? What is the hybridization on the central carbon atom in CCl2F2?arrow_forwardI have a question regarding hybrid vs atomic orbitals: 1) What would be the hybridizations of C and O in the molecule H2CO? It asks to draw an electron orbital diagram (with arrows) of all the electrons in C before and after hybridization. 2) Draw a diagram of the H2CO molecule showing the overlap of orbitals between the C and O atoms that make up the sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds. Which orbitals make up the σ bond? Which ones form the π bond?arrow_forward
- What is the structure of an acetyl functional group? What is the electron domain geometry and molecular geometry of an acetyl functional group? What is the hybridization of atoms in the acetyl group? Is the acetyl functional group polar or nonpolar? Does the group add water solubility to a molecule?arrow_forwardDraw a full Lewis structure for each following compound. Include lone pairs andnon-zero formal charges as necessary.a. HCN, hydrogen cyanideb. Si(OH)4, orthosilicic acid c. and d. are in photo attached. Look at cyclobutan-2,2-diol from d. Write the hybridizaOon of eitheroxygen atom (sp, sp2, or sp3). In Si(OH)4 (from question b.), write the hybridization of the silicon atom. Write compound in in this previous question that should exhibit a strong, sharp peak at 1712cm–1 in its IR spectrum.arrow_forwardIn ozone, O3, the two oxygen atoms on the ends of the molecule are equivalent to one another. (a)What is the best choice of hybridization scheme for the atoms of ozone? (b) For one of the resonance forms of ozone, which of the orbitals are used to make bonds and which are used to hold nonbonding pairs of electrons? (c) Which of the orbitals can be used to delocalize the π electrons? (d) How many electrons are delocalized in the π system of ozone?arrow_forward
- General Chemistry - Standalone book (MindTap Cour...ChemistryISBN:9781305580343Author:Steven D. Gammon, Ebbing, Darrell Ebbing, Steven D., Darrell; Gammon, Darrell Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon, Darrell D.; Gammon, Ebbing; Steven D. Gammon; DarrellPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781133949640Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781337399074Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry: Principles and PracticeChemistryISBN:9780534420123Author:Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward MercerPublisher:Cengage Learning