Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 3 - Exercises - Page 150b: 38

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Work Step by Step

a. C-O bond: The electronegativity difference between carbon (2.55) and oxygen (3.44) is significant, indicating a polar covalent bond. The oxygen atom, being more electronegative, will have a partial negative charge (δ-), while the carbon atom will have a partial positive charge (δ+). b. P-H bond: The electronegativity difference between phosphorus (2.19) and hydrogen (2.20) is small, indicating a relatively non-polar covalent bond. The bond will have a slight polarity, with the hydrogen atom having a slightly positive charge (δ+) and the phosphorus atom having a slightly negative charge (δ-). c. H-Cl bond: The electronegativity difference between hydrogen (2.20) and chlorine (3.16) is significant, indicating a polar covalent bond. The chlorine atom, being more electronegative, will have a partial negative charge (δ-), while the hydrogen atom will have a partial positive charge (δ+). d. Br-Te bond: The electronegativity difference between bromine (2.96) and tellurium (2.10) is significant, indicating a polar covalent bond. The bromine atom, being more electronegative, will have a partial negative charge (δ-), while the tellurium atom will have a partial positive charge (δ+). e. Se-S bond: The electronegativity difference between selenium (2.55) and sulfur (2.58) is small, indicating a relatively non-polar covalent bond. The bond will have a slight polarity, with the sulfur atom having a slightly positive charge (δ+) and the selenium atom having a slightly negative charge (δ-).
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