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Interpretation:
An energy diagram of
Concept introduction:
The stability of a molecule or an ion relative to the separated atoms depends on the number of electrons in its bonding and antibonding MOs. More the number of electrons in the bonding MO, more the stability. On the other hand, presence of electron(s) in the antibonding orbital destabilizes the molecule (or ion).
Completely removing an atom’s electron to ionize it requires supplying energy to the electron. The amount of energy needed for this is higher than that needed for promoting an electron to a higher energy orbital of the molecule or atom.

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ORG CHEM W/ EBOOK & SW5 + STUDY GUIDE
- Which region(s) of the following phospholipid is/are hydrophobic? RO I hydro-water phobic-dislikes = Hydrophobic dislikes water ○ I only Il only I and III only II and IV only O II, III, and IV only III || IVarrow_forwardPredict the product of the following reactions: O 0= excess Х Кон ОН H+ H+ Iarrow_forwardHow many chiral centers/stereocenters are there in the following molecule? 1 2 3 4arrow_forward
- Which of these correspond to the molecule: 2,5-dimethylheptanearrow_forwardGiven the following data, determine the order of the reaction with respect to H2. H2(g) + 21Cl(g) → I2(g) + 2HCl(g) Experiment [H2] (torr) [ICI] (torr) Rate (M/s) 1 250 325 0.266 2 250 81 0.0665 3 50 325 0.266arrow_forwardWhich one of the following molecules is chiral? H- NH₂ H3C དང་།་ OH H HO H₂N HO- -H CHO -OH H HO- OH H- -H CH₂OH OHarrow_forward
- The structure of an unsaturated phospholipid is shown below. Which region of the molecule is most hydrophilic ? H₂N-CH₂ H₂C IV CH3 CH3 hydro-water philic-likes = Hydrophilic likes water ○ IV All regions are equally hydrophilic. IIIarrow_forwardWhich of the following compounds would you most appropriately call hydrophobic? ○ CH4 H2CO CO HCI ○ NaClarrow_forwardWhich of the following triglycerides would you most expect to be a liquid at room temperature? saturated fat trans monounsaturated fat trans polyunsaturated fat cis monounsaturated fat ○ cis polyunsaturated fatarrow_forward
- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage Learning
