(1 point each)
1. You can tell from its position in the Periodic Table that nitrogen has a total of
___7___ electrons, of which ___5___ are valence electrons.
2. The most electronegative element is ___fluorine (F)_____ .
3. The types of hybrid orbitals used to make covalent bonds of carbon are :
sp3, sp2, sp
4. Give an example of a functional group by name and by structure.
alcohol (or hydroxy group) ROH
ether ROR
carbonyl group C=O
aldehyde RCHO
ketone R2CO
carboxyl group RCOOH
(lots of other possibilities)
5. CH5 would be considered an impossible (or very unstable) compound because
it violates the octet rule - there are a total of nine valence electrons and no good place to put them all.