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1) Cyanido and cyano are interchangeable. So if the ligand is a negative charge, you can end it in -o or -ido. 2) Since the overall charge is negative, the metal always has to end in -ate. But, it's not "ironate", it's ferrate (the latin name). Similarly, the metal copper becomes cuprate i...

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No ICE tables will be used since we never went over it in class. First, you would write out the chemical reaction of Ba(OH)2 and balance it in order to see the moles of each product and reactant. Next, since we are trying to find the molarity, you need to convert grams of Ba(OH)2 to moles. Next, you...

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What about the example of (CH2)2-. This molecule has a lewis structure of two single bonds of the hydrogen atom coming off of the central carbon atom along with two lone pairs of electrons on the carbon. What shape and bond angles would this result in? Can a linear molecule have only 3 lone pairs in...

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4.1: Below are ball-and-stick models of two molecules. In each case, indicate whether there must be, may be, or cannot be one or more lone pairs of electrons on the central atom. For this problem, I was confused about part b which shows a model of a linear molecule with a 180 degree bond angle. The ...

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4.95: Consider the bonding in CH2£CHCHO. (a) Draw the most important Lewis structure. Include all nonzero formal charges. (b) Identify the composition of the bonds and the hybridization of each lone pair—for example, by writing (H1s,C2sp2). I understand how to draw out the Lewis structure for this p...

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4.43: Noting that the bond angle of an sp3 hybridized atom is 109.5 and that of an sp2 hybridized atom is 120 , do you expect the bond angle between two hybrid orbitals to increase or decrease as the s-character of the hybrids is increased? The solutions manual says that as the s-character increases...

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4.35 Identify the hybrid orbitals used by the atom in boldface type in each of the following species: (c) BrF3 I got the answer for this problem to be dsp3 since the lewis structure comes out to be a trigonal bipyramidal. However, the solutions manual shows that it is sp3d. Is one correct over the o...

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You always prioritize the number of valence electrons first. Counting the valence electrons is what allows you to draw out a rough sketch of the Lewis structure for that molecule. Formal charge comes into play last, when you're trying to figure out if what you have drawn is the best representation o...

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Polarizability is defined as the ability for a cation to distort an anion. As the atomic radius of an atom increases, the polarizing power decreases. As the atomic radius of an atom decreases, the polarizing power increases. Also, the greater the charge on an atom, the higher the polarizing power.

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When trying to find the best lewis structure possible, you always have to account for the formal charge. The first possibility is to have two single bonded Si-O. The formal charge for each silicon and oxygen atom would come out as 2 and -1, respectively. The second possibility is to have two doubled...

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When drawn out, sulfur tetrachloride has 4 single bonds of S-Cl coming off of sulfur. After accounting for the octet rule, you get 32 electrons, but you need 34. So, a lone pair is added to the sulfur atom. Thus, the molecule has 5 regions of electron density (4 single bonds and 1 lone pair). This p...

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Intermolecular forces are forces that occur between two or more molecules/compounds. Intramolecular forces are forces that occur within a molecule, or in other words between two atoms of a molecule/compound. For example, in a group of H20 molecules, intermolecular forces occur when the hydrogen atom...

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The electron configuration for As is [Ar]3d104s24p3. As3+ means that 3 electrons have been removed. When you're writing the electron configuration for As3+, you remove electrons from the valence shell. In this case, you remove electrons from the 4p orbital. Thus, you get [Ar]3d104s2. You cannot just...

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What exactly is the significance of hybrid orbitals? Why do we use them?

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What is molecular orbital theory?

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How exactly do radicals form and how would we know if we are given a radical? Are there specific elements that are more likely to form radicals? And how would you go about the process of drawing a radical?

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I'm a little confused about the following equation: [(q1)(q2)]/r

I know that q1 and q2 represent charges and that r represents distance between charges, but I'm not exactly sure what this formula represents. Can someone help me understand the significance of it?

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In discussion section we talked about two different periodic trends polarizability and polarizing power. What exactly are the differences between the two trends?

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Remember that copper is one of the exceptions for electron configuration, along with Chromium. Copper has an electron configuration of [Ar]3d^(10)4s^(1) in its normal state. For the copper Cu+ ion, the electron configuration is [Ar]3d^(10). This is because electrons are removed from the 4s orbital b...

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Can someone explain what exactly formal charge is, and what is the purpose of calculating it? Why is it most favorable for formal charge to be between -1 and 1?

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In some experiments electrons display particle-like properties and in other experiments electrons display wave-like properties. True or false? The answer is True for this question, but I'm not sure why. I thought electrons only display wave-like properties based on the diffraction patterns. Can some...

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Would someone be able to walk me through how to solve this problem:

Light hits a sodium metal surface and the velocity of the ejected electron is 6.61 x 105 m.s-1. The work function for sodium is 150.6 kJ.mol-1.
A. What is the kinetic energy of the ejected electron?

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Yes, the wavelength is the distance between two peaks. But, this is only one definition. The wavelength can also be the distance between two troughs. Or, a wavelength can just be the distance between two sequentially equivalent points. When a wave passes the same starting point, that is what determi...

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An electron will have zero kinetic energy (Ek) when there is no excess energy left over from the photoelectric effect. Look at the equation below: E(photon)-E(remove an electron)=E(excess) OR E(photon)-(work function)=Ek When we set Ek equal to zero, the equation becomes: E(photon)=E(remove an elect...

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Yes. In order to calculate the energy of a photon you use the equation E=hv.
E=energy of a photon in Joules
h=Planck's constant (6.626*10^-34 J*s)
v=frequency of wave in Hz

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The photoelectric experiment has to be done under a vacuum otherwise the ejected electrons will mix and interact with molecules in the air which can disrupt and ruin the experiment.

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Chromium's (Cr) electron configuration is: [Ar] 3d^5 4s^1

Copper's (Cu) electron configuration is: [Ar] 3d^10 4s^1

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In order to find the net number of moles produced, you have to add up the number of moles on the reactants and products side and then subtract the number of moles on the reactants side from the number of moles on the products side. So, for the first two you would do: A. (16+20)-(4+26)=6 B. (16+18)-(...

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I'm pretty sure we don't need to know how to name compounds, especially some of the anions shown on the table. But, I would just know the basics. For example, I would know the main diatomic gases which are oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and chlorine gas (and others). All of these gases contain two atoms...

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Dilution is when you are adding more solvent to a solution which contains solute and already some solvent. More often than not, the solvent that is being added is distilled water. A dilution leads to an increase in liters of solution and decreases the molarity of the solution.

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Yes, the subscript does count toward balancing the chemical equations. For example, if you have MgSO4, the subscript is the 4. In this case, the 4 means that there are 4 oxygen atoms. So whenever you have a subscript that comes after an element, it refers to the number of atoms of that element. Anot...

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In a combustion reaction there is always of hydrocarbon molecule and oxygen gas in the reactants. These two reactants combine to form carbon dioxide and water molecules as the products. I heard this is a very important concept to understand, so I'd go over some problems related to it in the homework!

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In a lot of the homework problems we were asked to calculate the fundamental units of different molecular compounds. What exactly are fundamental units and how do you solve for them? Here is an example problem from Fundamentals E.25: (a) Determine the number of KNO3 formula units in 0.750 mol KNO3. ...

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How would you go about solving homework problem G.13 in Fundamentals Exercises? The question is also shown below: To prepare a fertilizer solution, a florist dilutes 1.0 L of 0.20 m NH4NO3(aq) by adding 3.0 L of water. The florist then adds 100. mL of the diluted solution to each plant. How many mol...

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