Chemistry: Matter and Change
Chemistry: Matter and Change
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078746376
Author: Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 8, Problem 9STP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The compound that does not have a bent shape is to be identified.

Concept introduction:

The molecular shape of a molecule is determined via a model referred as valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model. According to this model, in a molecule, the atoms and the lone pairs around the central atom are arranged in such a manner that minimizes the repulsion.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Answer to Problem 9STP

The compound that does not have a bent shape is BeH2. Therefore, option (A) is the correct option.

Explanation of Solution

Reason for correct option: The atomic number of beryllium and hydrogen is 4 and 1 respectively. The electronic configuration is written below.

Be4=1s22s2H1=1s1

The bonding in BeH2 is shown below.

Chemistry: Matter and Change, Chapter 8, Problem 9STP , additional homework tip  1

Therefore, each hydrogen atom is attached with beryllium atom via single bond. There is no lone pair of electrons. Therefore, the shape of BeH2 is linear with 180° bond angle as shown below.

Chemistry: Matter and Change, Chapter 8, Problem 9STP , additional homework tip  2

Therefore, correct option is option (A).

Conclusion

Reason for incorrect option: The compound H2O has bent shape. So, B is incorrect option.

The compound H2S has bent shape. So, C is incorrect option.

The compound SeH2 has bent shape. So, D is incorrect option.

Chapter 8 Solutions

Chemistry: Matter and Change

Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 11SSCCh. 8.1 - Prob. 12SSCCh. 8.1 - Prob. 13SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 14PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 15PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 16PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 17PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 18PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 19PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 20PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 21PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 22PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 23PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 24PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 25PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 26PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 27PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 28PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 29PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 30PPCh. 8.2 - Prob. 31SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 32SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 33SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 34SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 35SSCCh. 8.2 - Prob. 36SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 37PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 38PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 39PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 40PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 41PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 42PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 43PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 44PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 45PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 46PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 47PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 48PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 49PPCh. 8.3 - Prob. 50SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 51SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 52SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 53SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 54SSCCh. 8.3 - Prob. 55SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 56PPCh. 8.4 - Prob. 57PPCh. 8.4 - Prob. 58PPCh. 8.4 - Prob. 59PPCh. 8.4 - Prob. 60PPCh. 8.4 - Prob. 61SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 62SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 63SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 64SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 65SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 66SSCCh. 8.4 - Prob. 67SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 68SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 69SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 70SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 71SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 72SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 73SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 74SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 75SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 76SSCCh. 8.5 - Prob. 77SSCCh. 8 - Prob. 78ACh. 8 - Prob. 79ACh. 8 - Prob. 80ACh. 8 - Prob. 81ACh. 8 - Prob. 82ACh. 8 - Prob. 83ACh. 8 - Prob. 84ACh. 8 - Prob. 85ACh. 8 - Prob. 86ACh. 8 - Prob. 87ACh. 8 - Prob. 88ACh. 8 - Prob. 90ACh. 8 - Prob. 91ACh. 8 - Prob. 92ACh. 8 - Prob. 93ACh. 8 - Prob. 94ACh. 8 - Prob. 95ACh. 8 - Prob. 96ACh. 8 - Prob. 97ACh. 8 - Prob. 98ACh. 8 - Prob. 99ACh. 8 - Prob. 100ACh. 8 - Prob. 101ACh. 8 - Prob. 102ACh. 8 - Prob. 103ACh. 8 - Prob. 104ACh. 8 - Prob. 105ACh. 8 - Prob. 106ACh. 8 - Prob. 107ACh. 8 - Prob. 108ACh. 8 - Prob. 109ACh. 8 - Prob. 110ACh. 8 - Prob. 111ACh. 8 - Prob. 112ACh. 8 - Prob. 113ACh. 8 - Prob. 114ACh. 8 - Prob. 115ACh. 8 - Prob. 116ACh. 8 - Prob. 117ACh. 8 - Prob. 118ACh. 8 - Prob. 119ACh. 8 - Rank the bonds according to increasing polarity....Ch. 8 - Prob. 121ACh. 8 - Prob. 122ACh. 8 - Use Lewis structures to predict the molecular...Ch. 8 - Prob. 124ACh. 8 - Prob. 125ACh. 8 - Prob. 126ACh. 8 - Prob. 127ACh. 8 - Prob. 128ACh. 8 - Prob. 129ACh. 8 - Prob. 130ACh. 8 - Prob. 131ACh. 8 - Prob. 132ACh. 8 - Prob. 133ACh. 8 - Prob. 134ACh. 8 - Prob. 135ACh. 8 - Prob. 136ACh. 8 - Prob. 137ACh. 8 - Prob. 138ACh. 8 - Prob. 139ACh. 8 - Prob. 140ACh. 8 - Prob. 141ACh. 8 - Prob. 142ACh. 8 - Prob. 143ACh. 8 - Prob. 144ACh. 8 - Prob. 145ACh. 8 - Prob. 1STPCh. 8 - Prob. 2STPCh. 8 - Prob. 3STPCh. 8 - Prob. 4STPCh. 8 - Prob. 5STPCh. 8 - Prob. 6STPCh. 8 - Prob. 7STPCh. 8 - Prob. 8STPCh. 8 - Prob. 9STPCh. 8 - Prob. 10STPCh. 8 - Prob. 11STPCh. 8 - Prob. 12STPCh. 8 - Prob. 13STPCh. 8 - Prob. 14STPCh. 8 - Prob. 15STPCh. 8 - Prob. 16STPCh. 8 - Prob. 17STPCh. 8 - Prob. 18STPCh. 8 - Prob. 19STP
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Chemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305957404
Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781259911156
Author:Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305577213
Author:Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9780078021558
Author:Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305079373
Author:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind...
Chemistry
ISBN:9781118431221
Author:Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. Bullard
Publisher:WILEY
Stoichiometry - Chemistry for Massive Creatures: Crash Course Chemistry #6; Author: Crash Course;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL1jmJaUkaQ;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
Bonding (Ionic, Covalent & Metallic) - GCSE Chemistry; Author: Science Shorts;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9MA6Od-zBA;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
General Chemistry 1A. Lecture 12. Two Theories of Bonding.; Author: UCI Open;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLTlL9Z1bh0;License: CC-BY