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TUTORIAL QUESTIONS :
1.
Group 1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
No. of
Valence
electron
Lewis
dot
symbol Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ne
4 Draw the simplest Lewis structure for each of the following molecules. Comment on any
unusual features of the structure.
(a) ClF3 (b) BCl3
(c) SeF4 (d) NO
6 Formaldehyde (CH2O), a liquid with an unpleasant odour, has been traditionally used to
preserve laboratory species. Draw the Lewis structure for formaldehyde.
N C O N C O
(a) Determine the formal charge of each atom in both structures P and Q.
(b) Determine the most plausible structure. Explain.
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TUTORIAL QUESTIONS :
1 Draw and determine the molecular geometry of the species in which around the central atom
there are
(a) 2 single bonds (b) 3 single bonds (c) 4 single bonds.
(d) 5 single bonds (d) 6 single bonds
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS :
(b) What are dipole-dipole forces and explain how dipole-dipole forces cause molecules
to be attracted to one another?
3 (a) Name the type of van der Waals forces that exist between molecules for each
of the following species:
i. I2
ii. SO2
iii. CH4
iv. H2 S
v. C6H6
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