Hybridization Polarity Intermolecular Forces SCH4U
Theoretical process involving the mixing of atomic orbitals to create a new set of orbitals that take part in covalent bonding Mainly useful for describing the shapes of organic compounds
…helps to explain the molecular shape of CH 4 CH 4 is tetrahedral Bond angle is o WHY? Answer: Hybridization of carbon's s and p orbitals
Electron Configuration in Carbon
CH 4 – hybridization of Carbon 2s orbital + 3 2p orbitals → 4 hybridised sp 3 orbitals
sp 3 hybridization
Case of H 2 O Molecule H 2 O is also tetrahedral sp 3 hybridization Angle less then because lone the two non-bonding pairs remain closer to the oxygen atom, these exert a stronger repulsion against the two covalent bonding pairs, effectively pushing the two hydrogen atoms closer together. The result is a distorted tetrahedral arrangement in which the H—O—H angle is 104.5°
Polarity of Molecules
Using dipole moment vectors Since there is a resultant dipole vector, the molecule is POLAR
Non-polar molecules
Polar Molecules
Test your skill… Polar or non-polar? Draw the structure, determine shape and use dipole vectors to determine polarity: CHCl 3 (chloromethane) SO 3
Answers:
Intermolecular Forces
H-bonding