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Chapter 8: Q2 CYL (page 423)

What is the hybridization of the selenium atom in SeF4?

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The sp3d hybridization of the selenium atom.

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01

Define hybridization

Hybridization is a concept in organic chemistry that is used to explain chemical bonding when the valence bond theory fails to provide adequate explanation. This hypothesis is particularly useful for explaining organic molecules' covalent bonding.

02

Explanation

The hybridization is sp3d.



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Most popular questions from this chapter

Determine the bond order of each member of the following groups, and determine which member of each group is predicted by the molecular orbital model to have the strongest bond.

(a) \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,H}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

(b) \({{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,O}}_{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{2 + }}}{\rm{,O}}_{\rm{2}}^{{\rm{2 - }}}\)

(c) \({\rm{L}}{{\rm{i}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,B}}{{\rm{e}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,B}}{{\rm{e}}_{\rm{2}}}\)

(d) \({{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\;}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{ + ,}}\;\;\;{\rm{F}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

(e) \({{\rm{N}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\;N}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ + }}{\rm{,}}\;\;\;{\rm{N}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)

A useful solvent that will dissolve salts as well as organic compounds is the compound acetonitrile, \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{CCN}}\). It is present in paint strippers. (a) Write the Lewis structure for acetonitrile, and indicate the direction of the dipole moment in the molecule. (b) Identify the hybrid orbitals used by the carbon atoms in the molecule to form \({\rm{\sigma }}\) bonds. (c) Describe the atomic orbitals that form the \({\rm{\pi }}\) bonds in the molecule. Note that it is not necessary to hybridize the nitrogen atom.

Acetic acid, H3CC(O)OH, is the molecule that gives vinegar its odor and sour taste. What is the hybridization of the two carbon atoms in acetic acid?

If molecular orbitals are created by combining five atomic orbitals from atom A and five atomic orbitals from atom B combine, how many molecular orbitals will result?

Using the MO diagrams, predict the bond order for the stronger bond in each pair:

B2or B2+

F2orF2+

O2 or O22+

C2+or C2-
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