Chapter 8: Q6 CYL (page 442)
The main component of air is N2. From the molecular orbital diagram of N2, predict its bond order and whether it is diamagnetic or paramagnetic.
The bond order of N2 is three and it is diamagnetic.
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Which of the period 2 homonuclear diatomic molecules are predicted to be paramagnetic?
How many \({\rm{\sigma }}\)and \({\rm{\pi }}\)bonds are present in the molecule HCN?
How are the following similar, and how do they differ?
(a) ฯ molecular orbitals and ฯ molecular orbitals
(b) ฯ for an atomic orbital and ฯ for a molecular orbital (c) bonding orbitals and antibonding orbitals
Explain why bonds occur at specific average bond distances instead of the atoms approaching each other infinitely close.
Describe the molecular geometry and hybridization of the N, P, or S atoms in each of the following compounds. (a) \({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{P}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{4}}}\), phosphoric acid, used in cola soft drinks (b) \({\rm{N}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}\) , ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer and explosive (c) \({{\rm{S}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{l}}_{\rm{2}}}\), disulfur dichloride, used in vulcanizing rubber (d) \({{\rm{K}}_{\rm{4}}}{\rm{[}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{POP}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{]}}\), potassium pyrophosphate, an ingredient in some toothpastes
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