why is ethylene a planer molecule and acetylene a linear molecule.
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In chemistry, the linear molecular geometrydescribes the geometry around a central atom bonded to two other atoms (or ligands) placed at a bond-angle of 180°. Linear organic molecules, such as acetylene (HC≡CH), are often described by invoking sp orbital hybridization for their carbon centers.
(BeF2), a compound with a linear geometry at the beryllium atom.
According to the VSEPR model, linear geometry occurs at central atoms with two bonded atoms and zero or three lone pairs(AX2 or AX2E3) in the AXE notation. Neutral AX2 molecules with linear geometry include beryllium fluoride (F−Be−F) with two single bonds,carbon dioxide (O=C=O) with two double bonds, hydrogen cyanide (H−C≡N) with one single and one triple bond. The most important linear molecule with more than three atoms is acetylene (H−C≡C−H), in which each of its carbon atoms is considered to be a central atom with a single bond to one hydrogen and a triple bond to the other carbon atom. Linear anions include azide (N−
1) and thiocyanate (SCN−), and a linear cation is the nitronium ion (NO+
2)Linear geometry also occurs in AX2E3molecules, such as xenon difluoride (XeF2)[3]and the triiodide ion (I−
3) with one iodide bonded to the two others. As described by the VSEPR model, the five valence electron pairs on the central atom form a trigonal bipyramidin which the three lone pairs occupy the less crowded equatorial positions and the two bonded atoms occupy the two axial positions at the opposite ends of an axis, forming a linear molecule.
(BeF2), a compound with a linear geometry at the beryllium atom.
According to the VSEPR model, linear geometry occurs at central atoms with two bonded atoms and zero or three lone pairs(AX2 or AX2E3) in the AXE notation. Neutral AX2 molecules with linear geometry include beryllium fluoride (F−Be−F) with two single bonds,carbon dioxide (O=C=O) with two double bonds, hydrogen cyanide (H−C≡N) with one single and one triple bond. The most important linear molecule with more than three atoms is acetylene (H−C≡C−H), in which each of its carbon atoms is considered to be a central atom with a single bond to one hydrogen and a triple bond to the other carbon atom. Linear anions include azide (N−
1) and thiocyanate (SCN−), and a linear cation is the nitronium ion (NO+
2)Linear geometry also occurs in AX2E3molecules, such as xenon difluoride (XeF2)[3]and the triiodide ion (I−
3) with one iodide bonded to the two others. As described by the VSEPR model, the five valence electron pairs on the central atom form a trigonal bipyramidin which the three lone pairs occupy the less crowded equatorial positions and the two bonded atoms occupy the two axial positions at the opposite ends of an axis, forming a linear molecule.
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The molecular geometry about a carbon atom in an organic molecule depends on the number of atoms bonded to the carbon. ... In acetylene there are 2 atoms bonded to the carbon atom (1 hydrogen atom and 1 carbon atom) so the geometry is linear.
The molecular geometry about a carbon atom in an organic molecule depends on the number of atoms bonded to the carbon. ... In acetylene there are 2 atoms bonded to the carbon atom (1 hydrogen atom and 1 carbon atom) so the geometry is linear.
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