Solutions for Chapter 21: Chemistry: The Central Science 12th Edition

Impurities that can accept electrons from semiconductors. (21.3)

The positions that are adjacent to the vinylic positions of a carboncarbon double bond.

The equilibrium constant for the base ionization. (15.6)

An elimination reaction in which a proton from the beta (b) position is removed together with the leaving group, forming a double bond.

The dipole moment that is due to unequal electron sharing between two atoms in a covalent bond. (Section 9.3)

The branch of chemistry that deals with the relationships between electricity and chemical reactions. (Chapter 20: Introduction)

A substance that consists of a single enantiomer, and not its mirror image.

Attractive forces between transient dipole moments, observed in alkanes.

A compound that possesses chirality centers and an internal plane of symmetry.

A naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbon compounds composed of hydrogen and carbon. (Section 5.8)

A chemical equation for a solution reaction in which soluble strong electrolytes are written as ions and spectator ions are omitted. (Section 4.2)

The ratio of the actual (experimental) yield of a product to its theoretical (calculated) yield, multiplied by 100. (Section 3.7)

A plane that bisects a compound into two halves that are mirror images of each other.

A ligand in which two or more donor atoms can coordinate to the same metal ion. (Section 23.3)

A substance produced in a chemical reaction; it appears to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation. (Section 3.1)

The structure that arises when a protein consists of two or more folded polypeptide chains that aggregate to form one protein complex.

A reaction that converts an alkene into an epoxide via a stereospecific pathway.

A reaction that disobeys conservation of orbital symmetry.

For mechanisms, a step that involves three chemical entities.

The angle between two groups in a Newman projection, also called the dihedral angle.