Chapter 7: Q101E (page 405)
The molecule XF3 has a dipole moment. Is X boron or phosphorus?
Short Answer
The molecular structure of \({\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\)is not symmetrical and hence dipole does not cancels out.
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Chapter 7: Q101E (page 405)
The molecule XF3 has a dipole moment. Is X boron or phosphorus?
The molecular structure of \({\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\)is not symmetrical and hence dipole does not cancels out.
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There are three possible structures for \({\rm{PC}}{{\rm{l}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{\;}}{{\rm{F}}_{\rm{3}}}\)with phosphorus as the central atom. Draw them and discuss how measurements of dipole moments could help distinguish among them.
Draw the Lewis structures and predict the shape of each compound or ion:
(a) \({\rm{C}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{2}}}\)
(b) \({\rm{NO}}_{\rm{2}}^{\rm{ - }}\)
(c) \({\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}\)
(d) \({\rm{S}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}^{{\rm{2 - }}}\)
Which of the following molecules and ions contain polar bonds? Which of these molecules and ions have dipole moments?
Does a cation gain protons to form a positive charge or does it lose electrons?
Which compound in each of the following pairs has the larger lattice energy? Note: \({\rm{B}}{{\rm{a}}^{{\rm{2 + }}}}\) and \({{\rm{K}}^{\rm{ + }}}\) have similar radii; \({{\rm{S}}^{{\rm{2 - }}}}\) and \({\rm{C}}{{\rm{l}}^{\rm{ - }}}\) have similar radii. Explain your choices.
(a) \({{\rm{K}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{O}}\) or \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{a}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{O}}\)
(b) \({{\rm{K}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{S}}\) or \({\rm{BaS}}\)
(c) \({\rm{KCl}}\) or \({\rm{BaS}}\)
(d) \({\rm{BaS}}\) or \({\rm{BaC}}{{\rm{l}}_{\rm{2}}}\)
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