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ISBN: 9781305582439

Author: Brown, William H.; Iverson, Brent L.; Anslyn, Eric; Foote, Christopher S.

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Valence Bond Theory

Quantum mechanical treatment of valence bond theory refers to the relationship established between the quantum mechanical theory and the valence bond theory to describe the chemical bonding in a particular molecule.

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Chapter 1, Problem 1.71AP

In Chapter 6, we study a group of organic cations called carbocations. Following is the structure of one such carbocation, the tert-butyl cation.

Chapter 1, Problem 1.71AP, In Chapter 6, we study a group of organic cations called carbocations. Following is the structure of

(a) How many electrons are in the valence shell of the carbon bearing the positive charge?
(b) Using VSEPR, predict the bond angles about this carbon.
(c) Given the bond angle you predicted in (b), what hybridization do you predict for this carbon?

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OWLv2 with MindTap Reader, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brown/Iverson/Anslyn/Foote's Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition

Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 1.1P Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 1.2P Ch. 1.2 - Judging from their relative positions in the...Ch. 1.2 - Classify each bond as nonpolar covalent or polar...Ch. 1.2 - Using the symbols and +, indicate the direction...Ch. 1.2 - Draw Lewis structures showing all valence...Ch. 1.2 - Draw Lewis structures for these ions and show...Ch. 1.3 - Draw Lewis structures and condensed structural...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.9P Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.10P

Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.11P Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.12P Ch. 1.4 - Predict all bond angles for these molecules. (a)...Ch. 1.5 - The geometry of carbon in diamond is tetrahedral,...Ch. 1.5 - Because of their spherical shape, C60 molecules...Ch. 1.5 - What best describes the CCC bond angles in C60? 1....Ch. 1.5 - Prob. 1.14P Ch. 1.7 - Describe the bonding in these molecules in terms...Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 1.16P Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 1.17P Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 1.18P Ch. 1.9 - Draw three contributing structures of the...Ch. 1.9 - What is the hybridization state of the circled...Ch. 1.9 - The molecule shown on the right in the example in...Ch. 1.9 - Prob. CQ Ch. 1.9 - The following structure is called imidazolium....Ch. 1 - Write the ground-state electron configuration for...Ch. 1 - Identify the atom that has each ground-state...Ch. 1 - Define valence shell and valence electron.Ch. 1 - How many electrons are in the valence shell of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.24P Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.25P Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.26P Ch. 1 - Write Lewis structures for these compounds. Show...Ch. 1 - Write Lewis structures for these ions. Show all...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.29P Ch. 1 - Some of these structural formulas are incorrect...Ch. 1 - Following the rule that each atom of carbon,...Ch. 1 - Following are several Lewis structures showing all...Ch. 1 - Which statements are true about electronegativity?...Ch. 1 - Why does fluorine, the element in the upper right...Ch. 1 - Arrange the single covalent bonds within each set...Ch. 1 - Using the values of electronegativity given in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.37P Ch. 1 - Use VSEPR to predict bond angles about each...Ch. 1 - Use VSEPR to predict bond angles about each atom...Ch. 1 - Use VSEPR to predict the geometry of these ions....Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.41P Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.42P Ch. 1 - What is the meaning of the term tertiary (3) when...Ch. 1 - What is the meaning of the term tertiary (3) when...Ch. 1 - Draw structural formulas for (a) The four primary...Ch. 1 - Draw structural formulas for the three tertiary...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.47P Ch. 1 - Identify the functional groups in each compound.Ch. 1 - Draw a three-dimensional representation for each...Ch. 1 - Tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4, is the starting...Ch. 1 - Which statements are true about resonance...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.52P Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.53P Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.54P Ch. 1 - Are the structures in each set valid contributing...Ch. 1 - State the orbital hybridization of each...Ch. 1 - Describe each highlighted bond in terms of the...Ch. 1 - Following is a structural formula of the...Ch. 1 - Draw a Lewis structure for methyl isocyanate,...Ch. 1 - What is the hybridization of the highlighted atoms...Ch. 1 - Using cartoon representations, draw a molecular...Ch. 1 - In what kind of orbitals do the lone-pair...Ch. 1 - Draw the delocalized molecular orbitals for the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.64AP Ch. 1 - Each compound contains both ions and covalent...Ch. 1 - Predict whether the carbon-metal bond in these...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.67AP Ch. 1 - Phosphorus is immediately under nitrogen in the...Ch. 1 - Draw a Lewis structure for the azide ion, N3. (The...Ch. 1 - Cyanic acid, HOCN, and isocyanic acid, HNCO,...Ch. 1 - In Chapter 6, we study a group of organic cations...Ch. 1 - Many reactions involve a change in hybridization...Ch. 1 - Following is a structural formula of benzene,...Ch. 1 - Following are three contributing structures for...Ch. 1 - (a) Draw a Lewis structure for the ozone molecule,...Ch. 1 - The following two compounds are isomers; that is,...Ch. 1 - In future chapters, we will encounter...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.78AP

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the number of electrons in the valence shell of the carbon bearing positive charge must be identified.

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