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How does the electron sea model explain the conductivity
Chapter 9, Problem 34E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 34E
How does the electron sea model explain the conductivity of metals? The malleability and ductility of metals?
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QUESTION:
Problem 34E
How does the electron sea model explain the conductivity of metals? The malleability and ductility of metals?
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Solution:Step-1 (a) Here the bond angles of the molecules vary in according to the presence of lone pairs electrons on the central atom. In ClO , the central atom is Cl atom and in NO , the - 2 2 central atom is N atom. 2 5 2 2 3 2 2 417l [Ne] 3s 3p 7N 1s 2s 2p 8 1s 2s 2p The Lewis structure of both the molecules areIn case of ClO there2re 2 bonded pairs atom and 2 nonbonded pairs of electrons on the centralatom . Hence its steric number will beSteric number(SN) = (number of atoms bonded to central atom) +(number of lone pair on centralatom) = 2+2=4A molecule , having steric number 4 with 2 bonded pairs and 2 nonbonded electrons on thecentral atom the electron domain geometry will be tetrahedral, molecular geometry is bentstructure with bo