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10.
Answer the following:
a.
What is the
H
¬
C
¬
O
bond angle in
CH
3
OH?
b.
What is the
H
¬
Be
¬
H
bond angle in
BeH
2
?
c.
What is the
H
¬
B
¬
H
bond angle in
BH
3
?
d.
What is the
C
¬
O
¬
H
bond angle in
CH
3
OH?
11.
For each of the following compounds, indicate the hybridization of the atom to which the arrow is pointing.
HCOH
O
HC N CH
3
OCH
3
CH
3
CH CH
2
12.
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.
a.
A pi bond is stronger than a sigma bond.
T F
b.
A triple bond is shorter than a double bond.
T F
c.
The oxygen–hydrogen bonds in water are formed by the overlap of
an
sp
2
orbital of oxygen with an
s
orbital of hydrogen.
T F
d.
A double bond is stronger than a single bond.
T F
e.
A tetrahedral carbon has bond angles of
107.5
°
.
T F
ANSWERS TO ALL THE PRACTICE TESTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF
THE SOLUTIONS MANUAL.