1Wolfram Research Inc., Champaign IL, 61820, USA
World Journal of Chemical Education.
2017,
Vol. 5 No. 6, 203-205
DOI: 10.12691/wjce-5-6-3
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: S. M. Blinder. Structure and Bonding of Second-row Hydrides.
World Journal of Chemical Education. 2017; 5(6):203-205. doi: 10.12691/wjce-5-6-3.
Correspondence to: S. M. Blinder, Wolfram Research Inc., Champaign IL, 61820, USA. Email:
sblinder@wolfram.comAbstract
The structure and bonding of the hydrides of boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen are described using the concepts of the valence state and hybrid atomic orbitals. The tetrahedral arrangement of orbitals in CH4, NH3 and H2O is explained. A rationalization is proposed for the unique bridged structure of diborane B2H6.
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