Chapter 8: Q3 CYL (page 424)
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?
Short Answer
The sp3d hybridization of H3C and sp2 of C(O)OH.
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Chapter 8: Q3 CYL (page 424)
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?
The sp3d hybridization of H3C and sp2 of C(O)OH.
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For the first ionization energy for an \({{\rm{N}}_2}\) molecule, what molecular orbital is the electron removed from?
Sulfuric acid is manufactured by a series of reactions represented by the following equations:
\(\begin{array}{l}{{\rm{S}}_{\rm{8}}}{\rm{(s) + 8}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(g)}} \to {\rm{8S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(g)}}\\{\rm{2S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(g) + }}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{(g)}} \to {\rm{2S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{(g)}}\\{\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{(g) + }}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{O(l)}} \to {{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{(l)}}\end{array}\)
Draw a Lewis structure, predict the molecular geometry by VSEPR, and determine the hybridization of sulfur for the following:
(a) circular \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{8}}}\)molecule
(b) \({\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)molecule
(c) \({\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}\)molecule
(d) \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{4}}}\)molecule (the hydrogen atoms are bonded to oxygen atoms)
Calculate the bond order for an ion with this configuration: \({\left( {{{\bf{\sigma }}_{{\bf{2s}}}}} \right)^{\bf{2}}}{\left( {{\bf{\sigma }}_{{\bf{2s}}}^{\bf{*}}} \right)^{\bf{2}}}{\left( {{{\bf{\sigma }}_{{\bf{2px}}}}} \right)^{\bf{2}}}{\left( {{{\bf{\pi }}_{{\bf{2py}}}}{\bf{,}}{{\bf{\pi }}_{{\bf{2pz}}}}} \right)^{\bf{4}}}{\left( {{\bf{\pi }}_{{\bf{2py}}}^{\bf{*}}{\bf{,\pi }}_{{\bf{2pz}}}^{\bf{*}}} \right)^{\bf{3}}}\).
Why is the concept of hybridization required in valence bond theory?
Write Lewis structures for \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\) and \({\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{5}}}\). On the basis of hybrid orbitals, explain the fact that \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\), \({\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\), and \({\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{5}}}\) are stable molecules, but \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{5}}}\) does not exist.
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