Answer to Question #99355 in General Chemistry for Brittany Wallace

Question

1. Which of the following correctly describes double and triple bonds using valence bond theory (the localized electron model)?
a. They weaken the bond.
b. They have the same bond length as single bonds.
c. They result from side-to-side overlap of p-orbitals.
d. They help rotation of atoms around the bond axis.
e. They require the use of hybrid orbitals for all bonds.

2. The CS2 molecule has ____ sigma bond(s) and ____ pi bond(s).
3. What is the hybridization of the central atom in XeF4 ?

Answer 1

1.b. They have the same bond length as single bonds

2. The CS2 molecule has 8 sigma bonds and 8 pi bonds.

3.sp3d2 hybridization