What is the molecular geometry of the left carbon atom (circled) in acetic acid? The left carbon atom is attached to three hydro
gen atoms and one carbon atom through single bonds. The right carbon atom is attached to a carbon atom and an oxygen atom through single bonds and a second oxygen atom through a double bond.
1 answer:
Answer: Tetrahedral geometry
Explanation: The structure of the acetic acid is shown in the image below.
The left carbon atom is the one which is attached to three hydrogen atoms through single bonds and to one carbon atom through single bond as well.
Thus the orbitals which are used in the process of the formation of the chemical bond between these 4 are sp3 orbitals. And these orbitals results in the formation of the tetrahedral geometry.
The right carbon atom that is attached to a carbon atom and an oxygen atom through single bonds and a second oxygen atom through a double bond has trigonal planar geometry which involves the sp2 orbitals for the formation of the bond.
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Answer:
Reagent O₂ will be consumed first.
Explanation:
The balanced reaction between O₂ and C₄H₁₀ is:
2 C₄H₁₀ + 13 O₂ → 8 CO₂ + 10 H₂O
Then, by reaction stoichiometry, the following amounts of reactants and products participate in the reaction:
- C₄H₁₀: 2 moles
- O₂: 13 moles
- CO₂: 8 moles
- H₂O: 10 moles
Being:
- C: 12 g/mole
- H: 1 g/mole
- O: 16 g/mole
The molar mass of the compounds that participate in the reaction is:
- C₄H₁₀: 4*12 g/mole + 10*1 g/mole= 58 g/mole
- O₂: 2*16 g/mole= 32 g/mole
- CO₂: 12 g/mole + 2*16 g/mole= 44 g/mole
- H₂O: 2*1 g/mole + 16 g/mole= 18 g/mole
Then, by reaction stoichiometry, the following mass quantities of reactants and products participate in the reaction:
- C₄H₁₀: 2 moles* 58 g/mole= 116 g
- O₂: 13 moles* 32 g/mole= 416 g
- CO₂: 8 moles* 44 g/mole= 352 g
- H₂O: 10 moles* 18 g/mole= 180 g
If 78.1 g of O₂ react, it is possible to apply the following rule of three: if by stoichiometry 416 g of O₂ react with 116 g of C₄H₁₀, 62.4 g of C₄H₁₀ with how much mass of O₂ do they react?
mass of O₂= 223.78 grams
But 21.78 grams of O₂ are not available, 78.1 grams are available. Since you have less mass than you need to react with 62.4 g of C₄H₁₀, <u><em>reagent O₂ will be consumed first.</em></u>