(a) Nitrogen has relatively stable isotopes (half-life greater than 1 second) of mass numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (All except 14N and 15N are radioactive.) Calculate how many protons and neutrons are in each of these isotopes of nitrogen. (b) Write the electronic configurations of the third-row elements shown in the partial periodic table in Figure 1-6.
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Question
Draw Lewis structures for the following compounds and ions, showing appropriate formal charges.
(a) \(\left[\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}_{2}\right]^{+}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{Cl}\)
(c) \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{4} \mathrm{NCl}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{NaOCH}_{3}\)
(e) \({ }^{+} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\)
(f) \(-\mathrm{CH}_{3}\)
(g) \(\mathrm{NaBH}_{4}\)
(h) \(\mathrm{NaBH}_{3} \mathrm{CN}\)
(i) \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{2} \mathrm{O}-\mathrm{BF}_{3}\)
(j) \(\left[\mathrm{HONH}_{3}\right]^{+}\)
(k) \(\mathrm{KOC}\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{3}\)
(l) \(\left[\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{OH}\right]^{+}\)
Solution
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Lewis structures are an illustration of valence electrons and their bonding present in a particular molecule. The dots signify valence electrons or lone pairs. Each elements’ valence electron is first evaluated.
(a) \(\left[\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}_{2}\right]^{+}\)
The valence electron of carbon is 4.
The valence electron of hydrogen is 1.
The valence electron of oxygen is 6.
The Lewis structure of the given compound is as follows:
Thus, the given compound has a formal charge of +1.
(b) \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{Cl}\)
The valence electron of nitrogen is 5.
The valence electron of hydrogen is 1.
The valence electron of chlorine is 7.
The Lewis structure of the given compound is as follows:
Thus, the given compound has a formal charge of 0.
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