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3 years ago

Draw the correct Lewis structure for NH3.

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Fiesta28 [93]3 years ago

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I think this Is the correct answer

Explanation:

nitrogen is an element of atomic number 7 and so has 5 electrons in its valence shells. it requires 3 more electrons to complete its octet.nitrogen shares an electron with 3 atoms of hydrogen each to achieve this. hydrogen being an element with atomic number 1 requires 1 more electron to reach the electronic configuration of its nearest noble gas, helium. so it shares an electron with nitrogen

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The atomic number (Z) of the 3 elements F, Ne, and Na, are 9, 10, and 11.

Explanation:

Now Z refers to the number of protons in the element's nucleus, and protons are POSITIVELY charged particles. So a fluoride ion, F−, has 10 electrons rather than 9 (why?), a neutral neon atom has 10 electrons, and a sodium ion, Na+, also has 10 electrons (why?).

So the 3 species are ISOELECTRONIC; they possess the same number of electrons.

You should look at the Periodic Table to confirm the electron number. Elements are (usually) electrically neutral (sometimes they can be ionic if they have lost or gained electrons). If there are 10 positively charged protons in the nucleus, there are NECESSARILY 10 electrons associated with the NEUTRAL atom. I don't know WHY I am capitalizing certain WORDS.

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Answer: Fe - O

Explanation:

1) Start by showing the chart information in a more understandable way:

Elements ---------- Electronegativity

aluminum (Al) ----- 1.61

calcium (Ca) ------- 1

carbon (C) ---------- 2.55

chlorine (Cl) -------- 3.16

fluorine (F) --------- 4

hydrogen (H) ------ 2.2

iron (Fe) ------------- 1.83

nitrogen (N) --------- 3.04

oxygen (O) ----------- 3.44

phosphorus (P) ----- 2.19

potassium (K) -------- 0.82

silicon (Si) ------------- 1.9

sulfur (S) --------------- 2.58

2) Find the electronegativity differences for the atoms in each compound:

i) Ca – Cl: 3.16 - 1 = 2.16

ii) Fe – O: 3.44 - 1.83 = 1.61

iii) H – S: 2.58 - 2.2 = 0.38

iii= F – F = 4 - 4 = 0

3) Analysis

i) The higher the electronegativity difference between two non-metal elements, the the more the polar the covalent bond. Therefore, the bond H - S is the most polar among the non-metal - non-metal bonds listed. But 0.38 is a small difference, so this is not very polar.

ii) For metal - non-metal bonds, when the difference in electronegativities is too high (close to or greater than 2.0) the ionic character is dominant, and so you cannot classify the bond as polar but as ionic. Therefore, Ca - Cl with 2.16 electronegativity difference is a ionic bond.

iii) The bond in Fe – O has electronegativty difference of 1.61, so it is yet covalent, and highly polar.

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