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Ester Garcia 1F

O2- < S2- < P3- < Br-

Na+ < Mg2+ < Li+ < Be2+

feel free to @ me if I'm wrong

Ester Garcia 1F

In my chem discussion my TA mentioned that the sig fig rules for logs are different, so if we're given a question involving calculating pH=-log(concentration) then how would we go about determining the number of sig figs?

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What is the difference between a coordination compound and a chelate? Is a chelate a specific type of coordination compound?

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A Lewis acid can accept a pair of lone electrons and a lewis base can donate a pair of lone electrons. A Bronsted acid is a proton donor and a Bronsted base is a proton acceptor. Most Bronsted acids contain an H+ ion that breaks off while a lewis acid may have unfilled octects or have room to accept...

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Can someone list some common neutral ligands? Not knowing them confused me when asked to find the charge of a metal in a charged ion...

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When the coordinate compound has an overall negative charge then the Latin stem for the metal's symbol is used. In the case of Iron (Fe) its ferrate + ion.

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An oxalate ion has the formula C204 therefore the two carbons are connected by a single bond with two oxygens connected to each carbon one by a single bond the other by a double bond. However "polydentate" refers to a ligand with more than one site of attachment in this case oxalate is a b...

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Since single bonds have one sigma bond and a double bond has one sigma bond and one pi bond AND a sigma bond has the ability to rotate while a pi bond can not, would it be correct to say that a single bond is more flexible than a double or triple bond? or how would you describe that? Hope this quest...

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Polarizability of an anion is the measure of how easily its electron cloud can be distorted. Larger and more negatively charged anions (more electrons than protons) are highly polarizable. On the other hand, the polarizing power of a cation is the tendency to attract electrons of an anion distorting...

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A molecule has a net dipole if it is polar, therefore a molecule has a net dipole if it has dipole moments that do not cancel.

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Exactly, adding a number before the hybrid orbital just specifies the period it is found in. In this case period 2 would result in a coefficient of 2 before the hybrid orbital.

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Actually I agree with you...this electron configuration would give Rutherfordium because it is in the 6d sub shell and Thorium is found in the 5f sub shell. Hmm...can anyone explain dis?

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Nickel would have 2 unpaired electrons. Nickel is in the 3d sub shell therefore it contains 5 orbitals that can hold up to 10 electrons. Nickel has 8 electrons and using Hund's Rule (which states that every orbital in a sub shell is occupied by one electron before an orbital is occupied by 2 electro...

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Well first of all the polarity of the molecules are different: cis-dichloroethene is polar while trans-dichloroethene is non polar. The reason for this is the placement of the chlorine atoms within the molecule. In the cis-dichloroethene the chlorine atoms are on the same side of the carbon bond the...

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What causes a bent shape in a 3 atom molecule?

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Can someone explain what an induced dipole interaction is and why they occur (what causes an induced dipole interaction)?

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Can someone explain the relationship between number of electrons in an atom and strength of a bond?

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To answer ^ this question, formal charge is used to determine the best Lewis structure of a molecule. The structure with less formal charges is best because it is considered more stable.

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A Lewis structure of an acid would have many electrons (nearly a full octect) since Lewis acids accept electrons and it is more likely to gain a couple electrons then get rid of all the electrons in order to complete an octet. On the other hand, a lewis structure of a base would have few electrons s...

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Elements that exceed the 3p orbital have access to the 2 consecutive orbitals (so in this case the 4s and 3d orbital).

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Basically, add up all the valence electrons of the atoms present (taking into consideration the number of each atom in a molecule) and add or subtract electrons if given an ion and according to the charge of that ion. (an ion with a negative charge means adding electrons and an ion with a positive c...

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The number of dots (electrons) around en element correspond to the total number of valence electrons so after you've established the central atom and bonded the other atoms around the central atoms you add the remaining electrons (total valence electrons minus bonded electrons) to the other atoms su...

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I don't think the spin magnetic quantum number can have a value of zero because the quantum numbers are used to describe the position of an electron in an atom and specifically the spin magnetic quantum number describes the direction of the electron's spin. An electron has either a negative spin or ...

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You could also use the periodic table to determine the # of electrons in the d orbital. The number of electrons in the d orbital correspond to their order in the transition metal portion of the periodic table. For examples, Scandium is the first transition metal so its has one electron in the 3d orb...

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Another tip in memorizing the orbital drawings is that anything like dxz, dyz, dxy, etc have the lobes on the planes while drawings like dx^2y^2, dz^2, etc has the lobes on the axis. Of course, f orbitals are more complicated however I'm pretty sure there will not be a question asking for f-orbital ...

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Another distinction between the orbitals is the number of nodal planes. For examples, the s orbital has none, the p orbitals have one, the d orbitals have two, and the f orbitals have three.

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Right! A meter can fit a lot more nanometers (10^9 nanometers for every meter) so it would make sense that the number of nanometers is greater, therefore multiplying the number of meters (by 10^9) to get nanometers makes sense.

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The correct balanced equation would be CH4+2O2>CO2+2H2O not 2CH4+4O2>2CO2+4H2O. The coefficients of the equation can be further simplified by dividing by 2 therefore the balanced equation has a ratio of 1:2:1:2.

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My TA taught us another method to remember the diatomic elements. She refers to them as gens and ines. Ex. HydroGEN and fluorINE

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Re: Least to Most Polarizable/Polarizing Power

calculating pH

Coordination Compound

Re: Lewis Acids and Bases and Bronsted?

Neutral Ligands

Re: Naming Fe coordination compounds

Re: Oxalate Structure

pi and sigma bonds

Re: polarizing power and polarizability

Re: net dipole

Re: 2SP^3 vs. SP^3

Re: Electron Configuration of Rutherfordium

Re: Nickel Electron Configuration

Re: cis and trans dichloroethene

VSEPR

Induced dipole interation

Bond lengths [ENDORSED]

Re: Steps for Lewis Structures

Re: Acids and Bases

Re: Expanded Octet Rule

Re: Calculating number of valence electrons in bonds

Re: Lewis Structures

Re: Spin Magnetic Quantum Number

Re: Valence Electrons for d-block

Re: Tips and Tricks

Re: s, p, d, f

Re: Clarification on unit conversions

Re: Post-Module Assessment typo?? - Balancing Chemical Reactions

Re: diatomic elements