Chemical Bonding and Excitation Quiz

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What is excitation?

The addition of energy to a system, causing it to move from ground state to excited state (correct)

The removal of energy from a system, causing it to move from excited state to ground state

The process of converting excited state to ground state without any energy change

The stabilization of a system at its ground state

What type of hybridization occurs when the s orbital combines with the p orbitals to give four new hybrid orbitals?

sp3 hybridization (correct)

sp hybridization

dsp3 hybridization

sp2 hybridization

In sp2 hybridization, how many p orbitals combine with the s orbital to give three new hybrid orbitals?

Three p orbitals

Four p orbitals

Two p orbitals (correct)

One p orbital

What happens to the remaining p orbital in sp2 hybridization?

It remains unhybridized Signup and view all the answers

What is the hybridization number and shape of sp3 hybrids?

4, tetrahedral Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hybridization occurs when the s orbital combines with one p orbital to give two new hybrid orbitals called sp orbitals?

sp hybridization Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometric structure formed by periodic arrays of atoms in most solids called?

Crystal lattice Signup and view all the answers

What are compounds that ionize in water to produce aqueous solutions that conduct an electric current called?

Electrolytes Signup and view all the answers

What type of bonds join together the atoms in molecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?

Covalent bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of sp hybrid orbitals?

Linear Signup and view all the answers

In the molecule benzene (C6H6), how many sigma bonds does each carbon form?

3 Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory called for a molecule when two or more structures can be drawn, that differ only in the distribution of electrons?

Theory of Resonance Signup and view all the answers

What type of bonds are localized because the bonding electrons are between the two bonded atoms?

Covalent bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for molecules that conjugate double bonds in a ring structure?

Aromatic compounds Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for when the overlapping of p orbitals can extend across all the p orbitals to form what is known as a delocalized bond?

Delocalization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for when more than two adjacent atoms have available p orbitals for pi-bond formation?

Conjugation Signup and view all the answers

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