Define the
following terms, answer the following questions for homework over the next week
and a half. Your test will be on
Tuesday February 5th and Wednesday February 6thth,
2002. This assignment will be due on
those days!
Define the
following terms:
Ball-and-stick
model Protein
VESPR theory Hydrogen bonds
Bond angle Linear
Hybrid orbital Trigonal planar
Dipole Tetrahedral
Polar molecule Pyramidal
Nonpolar molecule
Short answer
questions: (answer these questions)
1) What do the
letters VESPR stand for. Explain what
the theory says and how is it used?
2) Explain why
silicon tetrafluoride has a square structural formula but tetrahedral
arrangement in space.
3) Compare the
bond lengths of single, double, and triple bonds. Explain why the effect occurs.
4) Describe and
explain the trend in bond length in atoms within a column of the periodic
table.
5) Describe the
role of polarity in large molecules.
Give an example.
6) Explain water
is such an important substance and why life on Earth might be different if
water were a linear molecule.
7) Describe the
shapes and bond angles of certain molecules given.
MULTIPLE choice 20
questions (45 points)
Bonus section: 10
points on material from chapter 9.
As Always: YOU
WILL GET 10 EXTRA POINTS ON THE TEST IF YOU TAKE NOTES ON EVERY SECTION OF
CHAPTER 8.
PARENTS if you are viewing this, please note I
would like your son/daughter to take notes on the each section they are
assigned to read the day it is assigned.