CHEM 105 Test 3 (Ch. 6-8) Flashcards
paramagnetic
unpaired e-s
the valence electrons of the atoms in a molecule reside in
quantum-mechanical atomic orbitals; orbitals can be s,p,d,f or hybrid combos of these
a chemical bond results from
the overlap of two half-filled orbitals and spin-pairing of the two valence electrons
to interact, the orbitals must either
be aligned along the axis b/w the atoms or be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the interatomic axis
hybridization
mixing different types of orbitals in the valence shell to make a new set of degenerate orbitals
the number of hybrid orbitals formed equals
the number of standard atomic orbitals combined
the particular kind of hybridization that occurs is the one that
yields the lowest overall energy for the molecule
sp3 hybridization
atom with 4 electron groups around it; tetrahedral geometry; 109.5* angles between hybrid orbitals; atom uses hybrid orbitals for all bonds and lone pairs
sp2 hybridization
atom with 3 electron groups around it; trigonal planar system; 120* bond angles; flat; atom uses orbitals for sigma bonds and lone pairs and uses nonhybridized orbital for pi bond
sigma bond
results when the interacting atomic orbitals point along the axis connecting the two bonding nuclei; either standard atomic orbitals or hybrids
pi bond
results when the bonding atomic orbitals are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the axis connecting the two bonding nuclei; between unhybridized parallel p orbitals
? bonds are stronger than ? bonds
sigma; pi
overlap between a hybrid orbital on one atom with a hybrid or nonhybridized orbital on another atom results in a ? bond
sigma
overlap between unhybridized p orbitals on bonded atoms results in a ? bond
pi
? bonds require the breaking of the interaction between the orbitals to rotate
pi
sp hybridization
atom with 2 electron groups; linear shape; 180* bond angle; atom uses hybrid orbitals for sigma bonds or lone pairs and uses nonhybridized p orbitals for pi bonds
sp3d hybridization
atom with five electron groups; trigonal bipyramidal; seesaw, T-shaped, linear; 120* and 90* bond angles; ues empty d orbitals from valence shell; d oritals used to make pi bonds
sp3d2 hybridization
atom with six electron groups; octahedral electron geometry; square pyramidal, square planar; 90* bond angles; use empty d orbitals from valence shell to form hybrid; d orbitals used to make pi bonds
2 e- groups
linear e- geometry; sp hybridization
3 e- groups
trigonal planar e- geometry; sp2 hybridization
4 e- groups
tetrahedral e- geometry; sp3 hybridization
5 e- groups
trigonal bipyramidal; sp3d hybridization
6 e- groups
octahedral; sp3d2 hybridization
valence bond theory doesn’t account for
magnetic behavior of O2; delocalization of e-s
Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory
applies Shrodinger’s wave equation to the molecule to calculate a set of molecular orbitals; in this treatment, the e-s belong to the whole molecule, so the orbitals melong to the whole molecule (delocalization)
Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO)
atomic orbitals of the atoms add together to make molecular orbitals; b/c the orbitals are wave functions, the waves can combine either constructively or destructively
when the wave functions combine constructively, the resulting molecular orbital has (more/less) energy than the original atomic orbitals; called ?
less; called a bonding molecular orbital (designated sigma or pi)
when the wave functions combine destructively, the resulting molecular orbital has (more/less) energy than the original atomic orbital; called?
more; called an antibonding molecular orbital (designated sigma* or pi*)
electrons in bonding MOs are (stabilizing/destabilizing) and have (lower/higher) energy than the atomic orbitals
stabilizing, lower
electrons in antibonding MOs are (stabilizing/destabilizing) and have (lower/higher) energy than the atomic orbitals
destabilizing, higher
electrons in antibonding orbitals ? stability gained by electrons in bonding orbitals
cancel
bond order =
1/2 (# bonding e-s - #antibonding e-s)
higher bond order means
stronger and shorter bonds
if bond order = 0, then the bond
will not form
if all e-s are paired, the substance is
diamagnetic
when the combining atomic orbitals are identical and of equal energy, the contribution of each atomic orbital to the molecular orbital is
equal
when the combining atomic orbitals are different types and energies, then
the atomic orbital closest in energy to the molecular orbital contributes more to the molecular orbital
the more electronegative an atom is, the
lower in energy its orbitals are
lower energy atomic orbitals contribute more to the ? MOs
bonding
higher energy atomic orbitals contribute more to the ? MOs
antibonding
nonbonding MOs remain ? on the atom donating its atomic orbitals
localized
when many atoms are combined together, the atomic orbitals of all the atoms are
combined to make a set of molecular orbitals, which are delocalized over the entire molecule