In-class Worksheet - MOs and Hybridization PDF

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CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet 1. Identify the hybridization of each carbon atom and each oxygen atom in each of the following molecules (hint: draw the Lewis structures for each molecule and identify the geometry):

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

a) CO2

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

b) CH2O

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

c) C2H2

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

2. Fill out the molecular orbital diagram for N2. What is the predicted bond order?

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

3. Which molecule would you predict to have a stronger N-N bond; N2+ or N2-? Explain your answer.

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

4. Draw the molecular orbital diagram for nitrogen monoxide (NO). Assume it adopts the same orbital arrangement as O2 and F2 (no s-p mixing). What is the bond order for NO?

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

5. Why is molecular orbital theory better able to explain the bonding in NO than hybridization or Lewis structures?

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet

CHEM 001B – Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals In-class Worksheet 1) In the...