Inorganic Chemistry
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Author: Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr
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Inorganic Chemistry
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Ch. 3 - Show the possible resonance structures for nitrous...Ch. 3 - Nitric acid, which exists as HNO3 molecules in the...Ch. 3 - L. C. Allen has suggested that a more meaningful...Ch. 3 - Give Lewis dot structures and sketch the shapes of...Ch. 3 - Give Lewis dot structures and sketch the shapes of...Ch. 3 - Give Lewis dot structures and sketch the shapes of...Ch. 3 - Explain the trends in bond angles and bond lengths...Ch. 3 - Select from each set the molecule or ¡on having...Ch. 3 - a. Compare the structures of the azide ion, N3 ,...Ch. 3 - Consider the series OCl2,O( CH3)2 , and O( SiH3)2...Ch. 3 - Two ions isoelectronic with carbon suboxide, C3O2...Ch. 3 - Explain the following: a. Ethylene, C2H4 , is a...Ch. 3 - Explain the following: a. PCI5 is a stable...Ch. 3 - X-ray crystal structures of ClOF3 and BrOF3 have...Ch. 3 - Make the following comparisons about the molecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.20PCh. 3 - A solution containing the lO2F2 ion reacts slowly...Ch. 3 - The XeOF3 anion has been reported recently (D. S....Ch. 3 - Predict the structure of l(CF3)Cl2 . Do you expect...Ch. 3 - a. Which has the longer axial PF distance, PF2(...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.25PCh. 3 - SeCl62,TeCl62 , and CIF6 are all octahedral, but...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.27PCh. 3 - The thiazyldichloride ion, NSCl2- , is...Ch. 3 - Sketch the most likely structure of PCl3Br2 and...Ch. 3 - a. Are the CF3 groups in PCl3( CF3)2 more likely...Ch. 3 - Of the molecules C1SO2CH3,C1SO2CF3 , and ClSO2CCl3...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.32PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.33PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.34PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.35PCh. 3 - Although the CF distances and the FCF bond angles...Ch. 3 - The Cl...Cl distance in CCl4 is 289 pm, and the...Ch. 3 - The FCF angle in F2CO , shown here, is 109.5°; the...Ch. 3 - Compounds in which hydrogen is the outer atom can...Ch. 3 - For each of the following bonds, indicate which...Ch. 3 - Give Lewis dot structures and shapes for the...Ch. 3 - Give Lewis dot structures and sketch the shapes...Ch. 3 - Which of the molecules in Problem 3.41 are polar?Ch. 3 - Which of the molecules in Problem 3.42 are polar?Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.45PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.46P
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