Based on the information above and your knowledge, what can be concluded about the relative strength of the Si-O and Si=O bonds?       Question 24 options:   A)  An Si=O bond is stronger than two Si-O bonds.     B)  An Si=O bond is weaker than two Si-O bonds.     C)  An Si-O bond has the same strength as an Si=O.     D)  Two Si-O bonds have the same strength as an Si=O.

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The following molecule, the silicon analog of formaldehyde, has never been successfully prepared.  

H2SiO or H2Si=O

The following reaction was attempted by researchers in order to synthesize this unusual compound:  

H2Si=S + P4O10  →   H2Si=O + P4O9

None of the desired compound (H2Si=O) was obtained.  Instead, the following molecule was obtained:  (H2SiO)2   a molecule in which the O and Si form an 

…Si-O-Si-O…  square.  Further research indicated that although  H2Si=O formed, it immediately formed  (H2SiO)2 and released a substantial amount of energy according to the reaction:  

2 H2Si=O →   (H2SiO)+ heat

Based on the information above and your knowledge, what can be concluded about the relative strength of the Si-O and Si=O bonds?  

 

 

Question 24 options:

 

A) 

An Si=O bond is stronger than two Si-O bonds.  

 

B) 

An Si=O bond is weaker than two Si-O bonds.  

 

C) 

An Si-O bond has the same strength as an Si=O.  

 

D) 

Two Si-O bonds have the same strength as an Si=O.  

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