The N2F2 molecule can exist in either of the following two forms:
............F
.......... /
....N=N
..../
F
F.........F
..\......./
...N=N
What is the hybridization of N in the molecule?
Which structure has a dipole moment?
2007-04-10 05:16:08 · 2 answers · asked by sky_blue 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Please explain
2007-04-10 05:27:25 · update #1
If I'm not mistaken, in both structures, the nitrogens will also have a non-bonding pair of electrons. Since there are effectively 3 "things" around each nitrogen, they are sp2 hybridized.
Your second structure should have a larger dipole moment than the first one since the individual bond polarities are not symmetrically arranged in a way that will cancel each other.
2007-04-10 05:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hybridization of N is sp3.
The second structure has a dipole moment
2007-04-10 12:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by Non più attiva su answers 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋