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What is the hybridisation of the carbon atoms in ethene (C2H4)?

sp2

sp3

sp

sp4

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How many π bonds are present in a triple bond?

2

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1

3

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What is the bond angle in a molecule with a trigonal planar geometry?

109.5°

90°

120°

180°

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What is the hybridisation of the carbon atom in hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?

sp

sp4

sp3

sp2

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Which of the following molecules consists entirely of σ (single) bonds?

ethane

ethene

hydrogen cyanide

nitrogen

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What determines the strength of a covalent bond?

the electronegativity difference between the atoms

the size of the atoms involved

the extent of orbital overlap

the number of electrons shared

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What is the geometry of the ethane molecule (C2H6)?

octahedral

linear

tetrahedral

trigonal planar

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bonds are formed when the atomic of two non-metal atoms overlap, allowing electrons to be shared between them.

Covalent
orbitals

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When atomic orbitals combine to form covalent bonds, they undergo a process called , where an s orbital mixes with one, two, or three p orbitals.

hybridisation

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A bond is formed from one σ bond and one π bond.

double

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In hydrogen cyanide, the carbon and nitrogen atoms form a bond.

triple

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Describe the difference beween the formation of sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds.

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