Multiple Choice
How many covalent bonds can a typical carbon atom form?
Which of the atoms in the molecular models in [Problem 20] have
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a. three lone pairs?
b. two lone pairs?
c. one lone pair?
d. no lone pairs?
a. Find potassium (K) in the periodic table and predict how many valence electrons it has.
b. What orbital does the unpaired electron occupy?
Look at the relative positions of each pair of atoms listed here in the periodic table. How many core electrons does each have? How many valence electrons does each have?
a. carbon and silicon
b. oxygen and sulfur