1. Suppose that silicon could form molecules that are precisely the analogs of e
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1. Suppose that silicon could form molecules that are precisely the analogs of ethane, ethylene, and acetylene. How would you describe the bonding about Si in terms of hybrid orbitals?
2. Imagine if you could measure the positions of the lone pairs of electrons in
Cl2. How would you distinguish between the atomic orbital and hybrid orbital models of bonding using that knowledge?
3. You can also treat
Cl2 using molecular orbital theory to obtain an energy level diagram similar to that for F2. Design an experiment that could tell you if the MO picture of Cl2 is the best one, assuming you could easily measure bond lengths, bond energies, and the light absorption properties for any ionized species
4. Many compounds of the transition-metal elements contain direct bonds between metal atoms. We will assume that the z-axis is defined as the metal-metal bond axis.
Explain why a node is generated in the
?
Explanation / Answer
1).
Because it doesn't readily do it, it needs influence to function in the way ethane, ethylene, and acetylene do.
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