Organic Chemistry Ch 1 Smith 6th Ed Questions and correct Answers
A tetrahedral carbon is ___ hybridized while linear carbon is ___ hybridized. - sp3, sp
Two different compounds that have the same molecular formula are known as ____. - isomers
___ bonds are generally weaker than ___ bonds. - Pi, sigma
Hybridization is the combination of two or more ___ orbitals to form the same number of ___ orbitals,
each having the same shape and energy. - atomic, hybrid
A pi (π) bond is formed by side-by-side overlap of two ___. - p orbitals
___ is a measure of an atom's attraction for electrons in a bond and indicates how much a particular
atom "wants" electrons. - Electronegativity
Two Lewis structures that have the same atomic placement and σ structure but a different arrangement
of π electrons are called ___. - resonance structures
All single bonds are ___ bonds. - sigma bonds
Constitutional Isomers - Two compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the way the
atoms are connected to each other; also called structural isomers
A tetrahedral carbon is ___ hybridized while linear carbon is ___ hybridized. - sp3, sp
Two different compounds that have the same molecular formula are known as ____. - isomers
___ bonds are generally weaker than ___ bonds. - Pi, sigma
Hybridization is the combination of two or more ___ orbitals to form the same number of ___ orbitals,
each having the same shape and energy. - atomic, hybrid
A pi (π) bond is formed by side-by-side overlap of two ___. - p orbitals
___ is a measure of an atom's attraction for electrons in a bond and indicates how much a particular
atom "wants" electrons. - Electronegativity
Two Lewis structures that have the same atomic placement and σ structure but a different arrangement
of π electrons are called ___. - resonance structures
All single bonds are ___ bonds. - sigma bonds
Constitutional Isomers - Two compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the way the
atoms are connected to each other; also called structural isomers
