9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

Ionic, covalent, van der Waals, and hydrogen bonding, dissociation energy from ionization energy and electron affinity, and hybridized orbital geometry.

University Physics Volume 3, 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

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9.1 Exercise 1

Why is the potential energy associated with the exclusion principle positive in the example?

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9.1 Exercise 2

What is the main difference between an ionic bond, a covalent bond, and a van der Waals bond?

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9.1 Exercise 4

Describe three steps to ionic bonding.

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9.1 Exercise 6

For the $\text{H}_{2}$ molecule, why must the spins the electron spins be antiparallel?

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9.1 Exercise 8

Potassium chloride (KCl) is a molecule formed by an ionic bond. At equilibrium separation the atoms are $r_{0} = 0.279 \text{nm}$ apart. Determine the electrostatic potential energy of the atoms.

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9.1 Exercise 10

The measured energy dissociated energy of KCl is 4.43 eV. Use the results of the preceding problem to determine the energy of repulsion of the ions due to the exclusion principle.

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