Bio1332 Biochemistry - Lectures Five & Six - Bonding In Organic Molecules

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6. True or False?Nitrogen can form single, double or triple bonds.

True

False

7. What happens during the hybridisation of carbon?

2s electron moves to a 2p orbital, creating 4 orbitals of equal energy

2p electron moves to half-occupied 2p orbital, to give 2 empty 2p orbitals

2p electron moves to 2s orbital, creating unequal energy in orbitals

8. How is the hybridised carbon atom able to bond?

Can form 4 covalent bonds

Can form 2 covalent bonds

Can form 4 ionic bonds

Can form 2 ionic bonds

9. What is the correct definition of organic chemistry?

The chemistry of living things

The chemistry of natural molecules

The chemistry of man-made molecules

10. How many electrons does carbon have?

6

4

12

8

11. Match the hybridisations to their shapes.

sp3 hybridised

sp2 hybridised

sp hybridised

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