The world's worst nuclear power plant accident occurred in 1986 at Chernobyl, then part of the Soviet Union. Because of design flaws and operator error, the accident exposed 250 million people to levels of radiation capable of causing illnesses. One source of radiation is iodine-131, which emits a beta particle and a gamma ray. 31 Xe+ e + or Draw Lewis structures for atomic iodine, molecular iodine, and the iodide ion. atomic iodine the iodide ion : .. : : 1 : molecular iodine Incorrect Which form of iodine-131 is taken up by the thyroid gland, and can lead to thyroid cancer? O atomic iodine molecular iodine the iodide ion the iodite ion Incorrect
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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