Question

Note: (Answer all questions from part A to part E)

A. A tetrahedral carbon is_______ hybridized while a linear carbon is______

B. Hybridization is the combination of two or more_________ orbitals to form the same number of_______orbitals, each having the same shape and energy.

C. A________bond is formed by side-by-side overlap of two p orbitals.

D. Two Lewis structures that have the same atomic placement and σ structure but a different arrangement of π electrons are called______

E. All single bonds are________bonds.

Answer 1

A. A tetrahedral carbon is sp³ hybridized while a linear carbon is sp hybridized.

B. Hybridization is the combination of two or more atomic orbitals to form the same number of molecular orbitals, each having the same shape and energy.

C. A pi () bond is formed by side-by-side overlap of two p orbitals.

D. Two Lewis structures that have the same atomic placement and σ structure but a different arrangement of π electrons are called resonance structures.

E. All single bonds are sigma (σ) bonds.