Atoms form chemical bonds with other atoms when there's an electrostatic attraction between them. This attraction results from the properties and characteristics of the atoms' outermost electrons, which are known as valence electrons.

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Which is TRUE of the products in this combustion reaction? 4Fe + 3O2 2Fe2O3

ycow [4]

The only true answer is A.

products are on the right side of the reaction

products and reactants don't necessarily have same physical or chemical properties

It is the reactants that <span>are the atoms, molecules, or compounds that participate in the reaction.</span>

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What state of matter has the strongest intermolecular forces?

Ksivusya [100]

Answer:

Solid

Explanation:

As the temperature continues to drop, the matter forms a solid. Due to the solid's low kinetic energy, particles have no "time" to move around, the particles have more "time" to be attracted. Therefore, solids have the strongest intramolecular forces (because they have the strongest attraction).

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A. Describe the molecule chlorine dioxide, CIO in terms of three possible resonance structures.

cupoosta [38]

Answer:

See explanation

Explanation:

The compound ClO2 has 19 valence electrons. ClO2 is a bent molecule with tetrahedral electron pair geometry but has two lone pairs of electrons. This is indicated by the presence of four electron pairs on the outermost shell of the central atom.

The molecule has an odd number of valence electrons, hence, it is generally regarded as a paramagnetic radical. None of the proposed Lewis structures for the molecule is satisfactory because none of them obeys the octet rule.

From the images attached, one can easily see that the electron dots around the oxygen and chlorine atoms does not satisfy the octet rule in all the resonance structures shown.

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