Chemistry 7: Quiz 1
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Which element is happy to have only six valence electrons instead of the normal eight?
Boron
A sigma bond forms when orbitals overlap side by side, and a pi bond forms when orbitals overlap end to end.
False.
Covalent bonds are explain by the valence bond theory, and ionic bonds are explained by the molecular orbital theory.
False. Both theories explain covalent bonds.
According to the molecular orbital theory, BLANK is the characteristic that gives magnetic properties to two atoms of oxygen but not to just one atom of oxygen
Paramagnetism
According to the molecular orbital theory, for a bond to form between two atoms, there must be more electrons in the bonding orbitals than the anti-bonding orbitals.
True.
