Ch. 4 General Chemistry/Fundamentals of Chemistry
The molecular structure of NCl ​3​ is:
Pyramidal
Tetracyanoethylene has the skeleton shown below:
How many nonbonded electron pairs are in the molecule?
4
The molecular structure of ClO ​2​ is:
None of these (b/c this molecule has a bent molecular structure)
Consider the molecules PF​5​, BrF​3​, BrF​5​, and SF​4​.
Which ​does not​ have a molecular dipole moment?
PF5
–​
What hybridization is predicted for the nitrogen atom in the NO ​3​ ​ ion?
sp^2
The hybridization of the lead atom in PbCl ​4​ is
None of these
Tetracyanoethylene has the skeleton shown below: From its Lewis structure determine the
following:
Reference: Ref 5-2
2​
How many of the atoms are ​sp​ ​ hybridized?
2
+​
The hybridization of the phosphorus atom in the cation PH ​2​ ​ is:
sp^2
–​
The H ​2​ ​ ion is more stable than H ​2​ since it has an additional electron to produce a net
lowering of energy.
False
A single ​sp​3​ hybrid orbital has:
2 lobes of unequal size