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Chapter 8: Q7 CYL (page 443)
How many unpaired electrons would be present on a Be22- ion? Would it be paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
It is paramagnetic and has two unpaired electrons.
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Use valence bond theory to explain the bonding in\({{\rm{F}}_2},{\rm{HF}}\), and\({\rm{ClBr}}\). Sketch the overlap of the atomic orbitals involved in the bonds.
For the carbonate ion, \({\rm{C}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}^{{\rm{2 - }}}\), draw all of the resonance structures. Identify which orbitals overlap to create each bond.
Describe the molecular geometry and hybridization of the N, P, or S atoms in each of the following compounds. (a) \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{P}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{4}}}\), phosphoric acid, used in cola soft drinks (b) \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}\) , ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer and explosive (c) \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{l}}_{\rm{2}}}\), disulfur dichloride, used in vulcanizing rubber (d) \({{\rm{K}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{[}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{POP}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{]}}\), potassium pyrophosphate, an ingredient in some toothpastes
Identify the hybridization of each carbon atom in the following molecule. (The arrangement of atoms is given; you need to determine how many bonds connect each pair of atoms.)
How are the following similar, and how do they differ?
(a) σ molecular orbitals and π molecular orbitals
(b) ψ for an atomic orbital and ψ for a molecular orbital (c) bonding orbitals and antibonding orbitals
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