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- Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:18 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: 12.17
- Replies: 2
- Views: 274
Re: 12.17
For SO4, I understand that it's a nonmetal, and therefore going to be acidic, but when I draw the lewis structure, there doesn't seem to be any need for it to accept any more electrons. So why is it still acidic?
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:59 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: 12.13
- Replies: 5
- Views: 541
Re: 12.13
Can someone explain why in part B of this problem, BF3 is a lewis acid?
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: Lewis Acids & Bases
- Topic: 12.13
- Replies: 5
- Views: 541
Re: 12.13
Can someone explain why in part B of this problem, BF3 is a lewis acid?
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:15 pm
- Forum: Properties & Structures of Inorganic & Organic Bases
- Topic: HCOOH to HCO2^-
- Replies: 1
- Views: 640
HCOOH to HCO2^-
In 12.3d, the acid HCOOH donates its proton to become the conjugate base HCO2^-
I understand this problem, but I was wondering, is it wrong to write HCOO^- as opposed to what the solutions manual says (HCO2^-)?
Is there a difference?
I understand this problem, but I was wondering, is it wrong to write HCOO^- as opposed to what the solutions manual says (HCO2^-)?
Is there a difference?
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:38 pm
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: HW 17.31 b
- Replies: 4
- Views: 335
Re: HW 17.31 b
I was wondering about this too, but I read another post addressing this issue and the way I understand it now is that the sum of the charges of atoms inside the brackets will be opposite of the charge of the atom on the outside of the brackets. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, or phrasing it wrong)...
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:53 pm
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: Oxidation Numbers 17.29
- Replies: 2
- Views: 266
Oxidation Numbers 17.29
17.29 asks us to name the complex (which I understand) and then to determine the oxidation number of the metal. The solutions manual gives a formula for finding the oxidation number of the metal: (# of metal atoms)(oxidation number of the metal) + ∑(# of each ligand)(charge of each ligand) = charge ...
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:52 pm
- Forum: Naming
- Topic: HW 29 part C
- Replies: 4
- Views: 337
Re: HW 29 part C
Yes, they are the same ligand. "Cyano" is the older version of the name whereas "cyanido" is the newer version.
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:14 am
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: 14.15b [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 148
14.15b [ENDORSED]
The atom is TeCl4. The question asks to write the Lewis structure, VSEPR formula, shape, and predicted bond angles. I understand everything including the fact that it is See-Saw shaped. However, the solutions manual lists the bond angles as 90 degrees and 120 degrees. First, why are there two bond a...
- Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:28 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: 13.a)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 304
Re: 13.a)
I was wondering about the same question (4.13a). The solutions manual lists two lone pairs on the right side of the central Iodine atom and one lone pair on the left side. This drawing makes it look like it should be angular. Can someone explain why it's linear?
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:40 pm
- Forum: Determining Molecular Shape (VSEPR)
- Topic: Central Atom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 365
Central Atom
4.7 (a) "What is the shape of the thionyl chloride molecule, SOCl2? Sulfur is the central atom." This problem explicitly gives sulfur as the central atom; however, in this instance, is it acceptable to use Oxygen as the central atom should the problem not have specifically given the centra...
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:37 pm
- Forum: Ionic & Covalent Bonds
- Topic: Homework 3.11
- Replies: 2
- Views: 340
Homework 3.11
3.11 Question: Which M^3+ ions (where M is a metal) are predicted to have the following ground-state electron configurations: (a) [Ar] 3d^6 (b) [Ar] 3d^5 The solutions manual says: (a) Co^3+ (b) Fe^3+ To find this, do you simply add 3 electrons to the given ionized configuration (i.e.: [Ar] 3d^6), f...
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:07 pm
- Forum: Empirical & Molecular Formulas
- Topic: F.13
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2790
F.13
F.13 says: "In an experiment, 4.14 g of phosphorus combined with chlorine to produce 27.8 g of a white solid compound. (a) What is the empirical formula of the compound? (b) Assuming that the empirical and molecular formulas of the compound are the same, what is its name?" At first glance,...