Molecular Geometry Lab - Part III
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1. a) What is the molecular geometry for each of the following
central atoms in ethane, C2H6?
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b) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for ethane. | |||
c) What are the approximate bond angles around each of the central atoms? | |||
d) What is the VSEPR # and electron group
arrangement for each of the following atoms in ethane?
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2. a) What is the molecular geometry for each of the following
central atoms in 2-butyne, C4H6?
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b) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for 2-butyne. | |||||
c) What are the approximate bond angles around each of the central atoms? | |||||
d) What is the VSEPR # and electron group
arrangement for each of the following atoms in 2-butyne?
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3. a) What is the molecular geometry for each of the following
central atoms in benzene, C6H6?
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b) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for benzene. | |||||
c) What are the approximate bond angles around each of the central atoms? | |||||
d) What is the VSEPR # and electron group
arrangement for each of the following atoms in benzene?
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4. a) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for acetone, C3H6O. | ||||
b) What is
the VSEPR # and electron group arrangement
for each of the
following atoms in acetone?
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c) According
to part a) above, what is the predicted molecular geometry for each of the
following central atoms in acetone?
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d) The structure shown at the left is the known geometry for acetone. Do your answers to part c) above differ from the structure shown at the left? Describe any differences. |
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5. a) Draw the Lewis Dot Structure for urea, CH4N2O. | ||||
b) What is
the VSEPR # and electron group
arrangement for each of the following atoms in urea?
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c) According
to part a) above, what is the predicted molecular geometry for each of the
following central atoms in urea?
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d) The structure shown at the left is the known geometry for urea in the solid phase. Do your answers to part c) above differ from the structure shown at the left? Describe any differences. |