The structure of 2-methyl-2-propanol (also named t-butanol) is shown below. Practice Problem #1: CH3 CH3-C-OH Is diethyl ether, CH,CH,0CH,CH3, an isomer of t-butanol? Explain why or why not, and include the kind of isomer in your explanation if it is. When exposed to air, t-butanol absorbs water from air readily. Provide a reason for water being easily mixed with t-butanol. A sample of t-butanol with a mass of 25.0733 g was exposed to air for a period |of time. It was found that mass of the sample increased to 25.1667 g. Assuming no other substance entered the sample, predict the freezing point of the "wet" sample. Freezing point of pure t-butanol is 25.50°C, and Kfis 8.37°C/m.
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
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