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Chapter 10: Molecular Structure and Bonding Theories Flashcards

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the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule has a strong influence on its

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physical properties and chemical reactivity

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the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) model predicts the shapes of most molecules from their

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Lewis structures

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the main premise of VSEPR model is that the electron pairs about an atom

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repel each other

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VSEPR Rule 1: a molecule hs a shape that …..

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minimizes eletrostatic repulsions between valence-shell electron pairs

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minimum repulsion results when the electron pairs are as

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far apart as possible

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the VSEPR model predicts the shape around

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each central atom

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steric number =

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(number of lone pairs on central atom) + (number of atoms bonded to central atom)

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the steric number is used to determine the

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bonded-atom lone-pair arrangement

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the BALPA is the shame that maximizes the distances between

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regions of electron density about a central atom

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bond angles for linear

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180

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bond angles for trigonal planar

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120

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bond angles for tetrahedral

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109.5

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bond angles for trigonal bipyramidal

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90 and 120

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bond angles for octahedral

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90 and 90

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SN: 2, balpa:

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linear

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SN: 3, BALPA:

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trigonal planar

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SN: 4, BALPA:

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tetrahedral

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SN: 5, BALPA:

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trigonal bipyramidal

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SN: 6, BALPA:

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octahedral

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two positions for molecular shapes:

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axial and equatorial

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axial atoms have different … from equatorial ones

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environments

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when central atoms have lone pairs, the molecular shape is not the same as the

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bonded-atom lone-pair arrangement

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the molecular shape is the geometric

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arrangement of the atoms in a species

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the lone pairs influence the molecular shape but are …, because there are no atoms at the …

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not part of it; locations of the lone pairs

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each type of electron pair exerts a different

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repulsion on other electron pairs

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VSEPR Rule 2: forces between electron pairs vary as

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lone-pair-lone-pair repulsion>lone-pair-bonding-pair repulsion>bonding-pair-bonding-pair repulsion

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in a trigonal bipyramidal BALPA, the structure that minimizes the number of 90 degree lone pair interactions is favored-

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lone pairs always go to the equatorial position

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for molecules with more than one central atom, the geometry about each atom is assigned by applying the VSEPR model to each

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central atom individually

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the VSEPR model does not predict how the geometry around one central atom will be oriented with respect to

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others in the moleule

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polar molecules will orient to maximie

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electrostatic attractions

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the degree of polarity is measured by a

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dipole moment

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the dipole moment is the magnitude of the separated charges times the

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distance between them

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the … between bonded atoms is used to predict the polarity of each bond, known as the …

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difference in electronegativity; bond dipole

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the dipole moment of the molecule is the

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vector sum of the individual bond dipoles

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molecules with lone pairs of electrons on a central atom generally are

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polar

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a molecule with polar bonds is nonpolar if its geometry causes the

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bond polarities to sum to zero

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molecules are nonpolar when there are no … on the central atom and all of the atoms bonded to the central atom are …

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lone pairs; identical

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valence bond theory describes covalent bonds as being fromed by atoms sharing valence electrons in

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overlapping valence orbitals

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(valence bond theory) the bonding is based on the … available to make bonds and the …. that the atoms provide for bonding

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orbitals; number of valence electrons

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hybrid orbitals are orbitals obtained by

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mixing two or more atomic orbitals of the same central atom

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the new hybrid orbitals have different … and … properties from the orbitals used in constructing them

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shapes; directional

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the energy and directional characteristics of the new hybrid orbitals are decided by the … and … of atomic orbitals used in the mixing

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type; number

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1 s orbital + 1 p orbital forms

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two sp hybrid orbitals

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the sp hybrid orbitals describe the bonding on central atoms that have

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180 degree bond angles

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the steric number of 2 indicates … hybrid orbitals

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sp

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1 s orbital + 2 p orbitals forms

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3 sp^2 hybrid orbitals

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for sp2 hybrid orbitals, … remains unchanged

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one p orbital

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the sp2 hybrid orbitals describe the bonding on atoms that have … and a steric number of ..

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120 degree bond angles; 3

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1 s orbital + 3 porbitals forms

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4 sp^3 hybrid orbitals

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the sp3 hybrid orbitals describe the bonding on central atoms that have approximately …. and a steric number of ..

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109-degree bond angles; 4

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for molecules that have central atoms with steric numbers of 5 or 6, more than … are needed to make the hybrid orbitals

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four atomic orbitals

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the additional orbitals are taken from the

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d subshell

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1 d orbital + 1 s orbital + 3 p orbitals forms

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5 sp^3d hybrid orbitals

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2 d orbitals + 1s orbital + 3 p orbitals

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six sp^3d^2 hybrid orbitals

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the steric number and number of hybrid orbitals are

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equivalent

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sigma bonds exist int he region

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directly between two bonded atoms

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in a sigma bond, the shared pair of electrons is symmetric about th eline

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joining the two nuclei of the bonded atoms

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all single bonds are

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sigma bonds

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sigma bonds form from the overlap of … orbitals or hybrid orbitals oriented …

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s or p; along the bond

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all hybrid orbitals make only

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sigma bonds

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pi bonds exist in the region … between two bonded atoms

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above and below a line drawn

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double bonds have .. sigma bond and … pi bond

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1; 1

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triple bonds have .. sigma bond and … pi bond

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1; 2

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isomers are compounds with the same … but different …

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molecular formula; structures

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when double bonds are formed between two carbon atoms, the potential for … isomerism arises due to lack of … around double bonds

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cis-trans; rotation

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cis-trans isomerism is observed only if each carbon atom has

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2 different substitutents attached

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pi bonds contribute to the … model of electrons in bonding, and help explain ..

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delocalized; resonance

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electron density from pi bonds can be distributed … all around the ring, above and below the plane

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symmetrically

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molecular orbital theory is a model that combines atomic orbitals to form new orbitals that are shared over the

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entire molecule rather than between two atoms

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a molecular orbital is a … of an electron in a molecule

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wave function

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the number of molecular orbitals formed must equal the number of

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atomic orbitals used to make them

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these wave functions can be added to generate … or they can be subtracted to generate …

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bonding orbitals; anti-bonding orbitals

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bonding orbitals concentrate electron density

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between atoms

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anti-bonding orbitals reduce the

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electron density between atoms

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bonding molecular orbitals are … and antibonding molecular orbitals are … than the atomic orbitals that are combined

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more stable; less stable

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moleuclar orbital theory allows us to calculate bond order (…) and the number of unpaired electrons (…)

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measure of stability; paramagnetism

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according to molecular orbital theory, bond order is :

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1/2(# e- in bonding orbitals - #e- in anti-bonding orbitals)

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a homonuclear diatomic molecule contains

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two atoms of the same element

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heteronuclear diatomic molecules contain one atom of each of

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two different elements t

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the molecular orbital diagrams are close to those for homonuclear diatomic molecules when the valence energies for each atom are

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fairly close in energy

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delocalized molecular orbitals are: orbitals in which an electron in a molecule is

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spread over more than two atoms

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cis: same substituents

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parallel

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trans: substitutents are

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opposite to each other

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