Chemistry: Atoms First
Chemistry: Atoms First
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259638138
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.79QP
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Interpretation: The most important resonance structure of CO2 should be identified from the given structures.

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  • Sometimes the chemical bonding of a molecule cannot be represented using a single Lewis structure. In these cases, the chemical bonding are described by delocalization of electrons and is known as resonance.
  • A formal charge (FC) is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, irrespective of relative electronegativity by thinking that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally among atoms.
  • This method is used to identify the most probable Lewis structures if more than one possibility exists for a compound.
  • The Lewis structure of a molecule with zero formal charge for all atoms is more important than molecules having nonzero formal charge.

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Chapter 6 Solutions

Chemistry: Atoms First

Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 3PPBCh. 6.2 - Prob. 6.2.1SRCh. 6.2 - Prob. 6.2.2SRCh. 6.2 - Using data from Table 6.2, calculate the magnitude...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 6.2.4SRCh. 6.3 - Draw the Lewis structure for carbon disulfide...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 4PPACh. 6.3 - Prob. 4PPBCh. 6.3 - Prob. 4PPCCh. 6.3 - Prob. 6.3.1SRCh. 6.3 - Prob. 6.3.2SRCh. 6.4 - The widespread use of fertilizers has resulted in...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 5PPACh. 6.4 - Prob. 5PPBCh. 6.4 - Prob. 5PPCCh. 6.4 - Formaldehyde (CH2O), which can be used 10 preserve...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 6PPACh. 6.4 - Prob. 6PPBCh. 6.4 - Prob. 6PPCCh. 6.4 - Prob. 6.4.1SRCh. 6.4 - Prob. 6.4.2SRCh. 6.5 - Prob. 6.7WECh. 6.5 - Prob. 7PPACh. 6.5 - Prob. 7PPBCh. 6.5 - Prob. 7PPCCh. 6.5 - How many resonance structures can be drawn for the...Ch. 6.5 - Indicate which of the following are resonance...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 6.8WECh. 6.6 - Prob. 8PPACh. 6.6 - Prob. 8PPBCh. 6.6 - Prob. 8PPCCh. 6.6 - Prob. 6.9WECh. 6.6 - Prob. 9PPACh. 6.6 - Prob. 9PPBCh. 6.6 - Elements in the same group exhibit similar...Ch. 6.6 - Draw three resonance structures for the hydrogen...Ch. 6.6 - Draw two resonance structures for each speciesone...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 10PPCCh. 6.6 - Prob. 6.6.1SRCh. 6.6 - Which elements cannot have more than an octet of...Ch. 6.6 - How many electrons are around the central atom in...Ch. 6 - Which of the following atoms must always obey the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.2KSPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.3KSPCh. 6 - How many lone pairs are on the central atom in the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.1QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.2QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.3QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.4QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.5QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.6QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.7QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.8QPCh. 6 - For each of the following pairs of elements, state...Ch. 6 - Define electronegativity and explain the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.11QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.12QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.13QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.14QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.15QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.16QPCh. 6 - Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.18QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.19QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.20QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.21QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.22QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.23QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.24QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.25QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.26QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.27QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.28QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.30QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.31QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.32QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.33QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.34QPCh. 6 - Draw all of the resonance structures for the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.36QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.37QPCh. 6 - Draw three resonance structures for the molecule...Ch. 6 - Draw three reasonable resonance structures for the...Ch. 6 - Indicate which of the following are resonance...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.41QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.42QPCh. 6 - Draw a resonance structure of the guanine molecule...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.44QPCh. 6 - Give three examples of compounds that do not...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.46QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.47QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.48QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.49QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.50QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.51QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.52QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.53QPCh. 6 - Draw Lewis structures for the radical species ClF2...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.55QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.56QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.57QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.58QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.59QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.60QPCh. 6 - Give an example of an ion or molecule containing...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.62QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.63QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.64QPCh. 6 - Are the following statements true or false? (a)...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.66QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.67QPCh. 6 - Most organic acids can be represented as RCOOH,...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.69QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.70QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.71QPCh. 6 - The following species have been detected in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.73QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.74QPCh. 6 - The triiodide ion (I3) in which the I atoms are...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.76QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.77QPCh. 6 - The chlorine nitrate (ClONO2) molecule is believed...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.79QPCh. 6 - For each of the following organic molecules draw a...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.81QPCh. 6 - Draw Lewis structures for the following organic...Ch. 6 - Draw Lewis structures for the following four...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.84QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.85QPCh. 6 - Draw three resonance structures for (a) the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.87QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.88QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.89QPCh. 6 - Draw a Lewis structure for nitrogen pentoxide...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.91QPCh. 6 - Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a stable compound....Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.93QPCh. 6 - Vinyl chloride (C2H3Cl) differs from ethylene...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.95QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.96QPCh. 6 - In 1999 an unusual cation containing only nitrogen...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.98QPCh. 6 - Prob. 6.99QPCh. 6 - Electrostatic potential maps for three compounds...
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