Lesson: Linking Hybridization to Geometry and Oxidation State Glencoe • Chemistry • Matter & Change • Basic Chemistry • Sixth Edition • Glencoe Science • Chemistry • Matter and Change

Chemistry

In this lesson, we will learn how to link the hybridization of an atom in a molecule to the oxidation state and geometry of bonds and electron pairs.

Worksheet: 8 Questions

Q1:

An atom of a main-group element forms three bonds and has three nonbonding electron pairs.

What is the hybridization of this atom?

Which term describes the bonding geometry in this molecule?

Which term describes the geometry of the electron pairs around the main-group atom?

Q2:

Sulfuric acid is manufactured by the following series of reactions.

  • Step 1: S()+8O()8SO()822sgg
  • Step 2: 2SO()+O()2SO()223ggg
  • Step 3: SO()+HO()HSO()3224gll

Which of the following is closest to the bond angle in S8?

Which of the following is closest to the bond angle in SO2?

Which reactions have no effect on the hybridization of the S atom?

Q3:

Potassium dichromate is an oxidizing agent commonly used in organic synthesis.

What is the formula of potassium dichromate?

What is the oxidation state of chromium in the dichromate ion?

What is the hybridization of chromium in the dichromate ion?

What is the bonding geometry around a chromium atom in a dichromate ion?
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