Chemistry: Matter & Change 1st Edition - Solutions by Chapter

A molecular orbital in which electrons have a higher energy than they would in isolated atomic orbitals

A molecular orbital that is of higher energy and lower stability than the atomic orbitals from which it was formed. (10.6)

The number of 12C atoms in exactly 12 g of 12C; it equals 6.022 * 1023 mol-1. (Section 3.4)

Theresulting net attraction between two dipoles.

A simple method for drawing the relative energy levels of the MOs for a ring assembled from continuously overlapping p orbitals.

The heat given off during a reaction in which an alkane reacts with oxygen to produce CO2 and water.

A cyclic amide.

Elements that are usually solids at room temperature, exhibit high electrical and heat conductivity, and appear lustrous. Most of the elements in the periodic table are metals. (Sections 2.5 and 12.1)

A type of carbocation rearrangement in which a methyl group migrates.

Solids that are composed of molecules. (Sections 12.1 and 12.6)

A two-step process for the Markovnikov addition of water across an alkene. With this process, carbocation rearrangements do not occur.

The SI unit of pressure: 1 Pa = 1 N >m2 . (Section 10.2)

For proteins, the sequence of amino acid residues.

The stabilization associated with the delocalization of electrons via resonance.

The square root of the average of the squared speeds of the gas molecules in a gas sample. (Section 10.7)

Hydrolysis of an ester in the presence of a base. (Section 24.4)

Ions that go through a reaction unchanged and that appear on both sides of the complete ionic equation. (Section 4.2)

The emf of a cell when all reagents are at standard conditions. (Section 20.4)

Reactions in which one group is replaced by another group.

Rules for predicting the wavelength of maximum absorption for a compound with extended conjugation.