Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

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

Chapter 4 - Exercises - Page 197c: 42

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Use the localized electron model to describe the bonding in $C_{2}H_{2}$ (exists as HCCH). In the localized electron model, the bonding in $C_{2}H_{2}$ (acetylene) can be described as follows: Each carbon atom has four valence electrons. The two carbon atoms form a triple bond between them, resulting in a total of six shared electron pairs. Each hydrogen atom contributes one electron to form a single bond with a carbon atom, resulting in a total of two shared electron pairs between the carbon and hydrogen atoms. The final structure can be represented as: H-C≡C-H The carbon atoms are sp hybridized, with two unhybridized p orbitals participating in the triple bond.
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