All categories

2 years ago

Why does water have a lopsided shape and act like a chemical magnet?

Chemistry

1 answer:

leva [86]2 years ago

4 0

Answer:

See below

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) Shape

The formula for water is H-O-H.

The central O atom has four electron pairs around it. They try to get as far from each other as possible, so they point toward the corners of a tetrahedron.

Only two of the pairs have a hydrogen atom attached, so water has a bent shape. The H-O-H bond angle is about 104°.

(b) Chemical magnet

The O atom has a greater attraction than H for the shared electrons in the O-H bonds, so the electrons spend more time near the O.

This gives the O atom a partial negative charge (pink in the diagram) and the H atoms a partial positive charge (blue).

The water molecule acts like a chemical magnet because its negative end attracts the positive ends of other molecules, while its positive ends attract the negative ends of other molecules.

You might be interested in

Tell me What is an element?

Anarel [89]

Answer:

Any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes.

Another definition:

An element is the simplest pure substance which can neither be split nor built up from other simpler substances by chemical reaction

5 0

1 year ago

Determine the mass fraction of iron in its compounds:

Shkiper50 [21]

Explanation:

We have a molecule composed of 3" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; one; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">33 iron atoms, and 4" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: p; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">44 atoms of another element. We are given the following information: it has 2.36 g" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">2.36 g2.36 g of iron for 3.26 g" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: -wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">3.26 g3.26 g of molecule.

I want to find the molar mass of the compound, I have tried so far:

m=3.26 g=0.00326 kg" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: normal; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">m=3.26 g=0.00326 kgm=3.26 g=0.00326 kg

Since it has 3" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; nt-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: normal; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; text-indent: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">FeFe and 4" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: normal; ; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">44 atoms of an unknown substance, therefore:

3+4=7 atoms,1 mol=6.022⋅1023 atoms76.022⋅1023=1.16⋅10−23" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: : ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; width: 10000em !important; ; font-family: inherit; eight: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">0.003260.00326 by 1.16⋅10−23" role="presentation"; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">1.16⋅10−231.16⋅10−23 and I obtained 2.79429⋅1019" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; f inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; text-indent: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">2.79429⋅10

IT'S TOTAL ANSWER OF ITS AND THIS QUESTION IS IN MATHEMATION FINAL EXAM. PLEASE GIVE❤ AND MARK ME A BRAINLIST

7 0

2 years ago

In sublimation which state of matter is absent

Oliga [24]

Liquid :) it goes directly from a solid to a gas. Have a nice day!

5 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Solid cadmium sulfide reacts with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid . Express your answer as a balanced chemical equation. Id

max2010maxim [7]

Explanation:

When solid cadmium sulfide reacts with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid then the reaction will be as follows.

$CdS(s) + H_{2}SO_{4}(aq) \rightarrow CdSO_{4}(aq) + H_{2}S(g)$

Hence, ionic equation for this reaction is as follows.

$CdS(s) + 2H^{+}(aq) + SO^{2-}_{4}(aq) \rightarrow Cd^{2+}(aq) + SO^{2-}_{4}(aq) + H_{2}S(g)$

Therefore, net ionic equation for this reaction is as follows.

$CdS(s) + 2H^{+}(aq) \rightarrow Cd^{2+}(aq) + H_{2}S(g)$

8 0

2 years ago

What is metal made out of?

maxonik [38]

Explanation:

Scientifically speaking, metals are naturally occurring chemical elements that are typically hard, lustrous, and good conductors of both heat and electricity. Examples include iron, gold, silver, copper, zinc, nickel, etc., but also elements we don't normally think of as metals.

7 0

3 years ago