General Chemistry

Chapter 3: Bonding & Chemical Interactions

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Those electrons in the valence shell that are not involved in covalent bonds are ____ electrons.

The number of dots in Lewis Structure notation comes from ____ numbers.

The difference between the ____ is the formal charge.

The difference between the number of electrons assigned to an atom in a Lewis structure and the number of electrons normally found in that…

To equation for formal charge is:

The charge of an ion or compound is equal to ____.

A less formal way to calculate formal charge is with the formula: Formal charge = ____.

____s overestimate the effect of electronegativity differences.

Formal charge ____ the effect of electronegativity differences.

Resonance structures allows for greater stability, ____ electrons and charges over what is known as a π (pi) system.

Resonance structures allows for greater stability, delocalizing electrons and charges over ____.

____ structures allows for greater stability, delocalizing electrons and charges over what is known as a π (pi) system.

The nature of the bonds within the actual compound is a ____ of the possible resonance structures.

Actual structure of the compound with resonance structures is called ____.

In general, the more ____ the structure, the more it contributes to the character of the resonance hybrid.

A Lewis structure with ____ formal charges.

A Lewis structure with ____ separation of opposite charges.

A Lewis structure in which negative formal charges are placed on ____ electronegative atoms.

Nonmetals ____ so as to achieve a stable octet.

Metals ____ so as to achieve a stable octet

____ uses Lewis dot structures to predict the molecular geometry of covalently bonded molecules.

VSEPR theory uses Lewis dot structures to predict ____ of covalently bonded molecules.

The following steps are used to predict the geometrical structure of a molecule using the VSEPR theory: 1. ____.

____ geometry describes the spatial arrangement of all pairs of electrons around the central atom, including both the bonding and the lone…

Electronic geometry describes ____.

____ geometry describes the spatial arrangement of only the bonding pairs of electrons.

Molecular geometry describes ____.

____, which is the number of atoms that surround and are bonded to a central atom.

Tetrahedral electronic geometry, for example, is associated with an ideal bond angle of ____.

Nonbonding electron pairs are able to exert more ____ than bonding electron pairs because these electrons reside closer to the nucleus.

____ electron pairs because these electrons reside closer to the nucleus.

Tetrahedral electronic geometry, for example, is associated with an ideal bond angle of 109.5°; however, the angle in ammonia is closer to…

The presence of bond dipoles results in a molecular dipole. ____

When the molecular geometry is arranged such that the bond dipoles do not cancel each other out, the molecule will have a ____.

When the molecular geometry is arranged such that the bond dipoles do ____, the molecule will have a net dipole moment and will therefore b…

The ____ quantum number, n, indicates the average energy level of the shell.

The principal quantum number, ____, indicates the average energy level of the shell.

The principal quantum number, n, indicates ____.

The ____ quantum number, l, describes the subshells within each principal energy level.

The azimuthal quantum number, ____, describes the subshells within each principal energy level.

The azimuthal quantum number, l, describes ____.

When l = ____, this indicates the s subshell, which has one orbital that is spherical in shape.

When l = 0, this indicates the ____ subshell, which has one orbital that is spherical in shape.

When l = 0, this indicates the s subshell, which has o____ in shape.

When l = ____, this indicates the p subshell, which has three orbitals shaped like barbells along the x -, y -, and z -axes at right angles…

When l = 1, this indicates the ____ subshell, which has three orbitals shaped like barbells along the x -, y -, and z -axes at right angles…

When l = 1, this indicates the p subshell, which has ____ along the x -, y -, and z -axes at right angles to each other.

____ analysis of the wave functions of the orbitals is used to determine and assign plus and minus signs to each lobe of the p -orbitals.

Mathematical analysis of the wave functions of the orbitals is used to determine and assign ____ to each lobe of the p -orbitals.

When two atoms bond to form a compound, the atomic orbitals interact to form a ____ .

____ describes the probability of finding the bonding electrons in a given space.

Molecular orbital describes the probability of finding the ____ electrons in a given space.

Molecular orbitals are obtained by combining the ____ of the atomic orbitals.

Qualitatively, the overlap of two atomic orbitals describes ____.

If the signs of the two atomic orbitals are the same, ____ forms.

If the signs of the two atomic orbitals are ____, a bonding orbital forms.

If the signs of the two atomic orbitals are different, ____ forms.

If the signs of the two atomic orbitals are ____, an antibonding orbital forms.

When orbitals overlap head-to-head, the resulting bond is ____.

When orbitals overlap ____, the resulting bond is a sigma ( σ ) bond .

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