Chapter 6, Problem 6.59QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The resonance structure of the azide ion should be drawn.

Concept Introduction:

• Sometimes the chemical bonding of a molecule cannot be represented using a single Lewis structure. In these cases, the chemical bonding are described by delocalization of electrons and is known as resonance.
• All the possible resonance structures are imaginary whereas the resonance hybrid is real.
• These structures will differ only in the arrangement of the electrons not in the relative position of the atomic nuclei.

To find: The resonance structure for the given molecules.

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The formal charges of the azide ion should be drawn.

Concept Introduction

• A formal charge (FC) is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, irrespective of relative electronegativity by thinking that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally among atoms.
• This method is used to identify the most probable Lewis structures if more than one possibility exists for a compound.
• Formal charge of an atom can be determined by the given formula.

$\text{Formal}\text{charge}\left(\text{F}\text{C}\right)\text{=}\left(\begin{array}{l}\text{no}\text{.of}\text{valence}\\ \text{electron}\text{in}\text{atom}\end{array}\right)-\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}\left(\begin{array}{l}\text{no}\text{.of}\text{bonding}\\ \text{electrons}\end{array}\right)-\left(\begin{array}{l}\text{no}\text{.of}\text{non-bonding}\\ \text{electrons}\end{array}\right)$