Inorganic Chemistry ACS: Study Guide Verified
Questions And Answers
.7 types of crystal systems - ANSWER-cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic,
monoclinic, triclinic, rhombohedral, hexaganol
.alloy - ANSWER-a blend of different metals, more formally called a solid
solution
.ambidentate ligand - ANSWER-one which has multiple donor atoms, but only
binds through one, typically has a negative charge, resonance stabilized
.amphiprotic substance - ANSWER-a molecule that can act as both a bronsted
acid and base
.anode - ANSWER-site of oxidation
.approximate Emax for square planar - ANSWER-100
.approximate Emax for tetrahedral - ANSWER-250
.aqua acids - ANSWER-the acidic proton on a water molecule coordinated to the
central metal ion
.are LCMT and MLCT localized or delocalized - ANSWER-localized
,.autoprotolysis - ANSWER-the proton transfer from one water molecule to
another
.band - ANSWER-a near continuous array of energy levels, due to the large
number of symmetrically oriented atomic orbitals in a solid with very similar
energy levels
.band gap - ANSWER-a separation of bands, due to there being no energy value
for the molecular orbital
.band theory p band - ANSWER-forms between p orbitals
.band theory s band - ANSWER-forms between s orbitals
.barycenter - ANSWER-the energy level corresponding to a spherical distribution
of electric charge
.based on energies of the transition, classify them as spin and laporte allowed or
forbidden - ANSWER-E<1, SF (spin forbidden), LF (laporte forbidden)
E<10 SA (spin allowed), LF
E<100 SA, LF
E<5000 SA, LA
.bi - ANSWER-two points of attachment
,.big L - ANSWER-L is the total orbital angular momentum quantum number
which comes from the relative orientation of individual orbital angular
momenta of each electron
.big S - ANSWER-S is the total spin quantum number, which comes from the
relative orientations of individual spins
.body centered - ANSWER-two lattice points per unit cell
.body centered cubic - ANSWER-3D version of body centered
.Bohr radius - ANSWER-the most probably distance to find the electron in a one
proton, one electron system (52.9 pico-meters)
.Bond order - ANSWER-a method to assessing overall bond strength between
two atoms in a molecule, higher bond order=stronger bond, assesses net
number of bonds between two atoms
.born haber cycle - ANSWER-a type of flow chart used to determine the lattice
enthalpies and other parameters governing how a solid behaves
.born mayer equation - ANSWER-allows us to estimate the lattice enthalpy from
charge and separation at T=0
.bronsted lowry acid - ANSWER-proton donor
.bronsted lowry base - ANSWER-proton acceptor
, .Building up principle/Hund's rule - ANSWER-when degenerate orbitals are
available for occupation, electrons occupy separate orbitals with parallel spin
.Calculating bond order - ANSWER-(bonding-antibonding)/2
.cathode - ANSWER-site of reduction
.charge transfer - ANSWER-occur when an electron that is primarily ligand or
metal in character oigrates to an orbital that is primarily metal or ligand in
character (opposite)
.chelate - ANSWER-a complex which forms when a polyentate ligand binds to a
metal with more than one of it's donor atoms. They tend to bind at adjacent
sites in a cis configuration
.chelate effect - ANSWER-a complex with chelating ligands is more stable than
one with non chelating ligands, as observed by formation constants
.close packed - ANSWER-structure type with least unfilled space
.Combination of electron affinity and ionization energy - ANSWER-
electronegativity, overall measure of an atoms ability to attract electrons to
itself when part of a compound, fluorine has highest electronegativity
.comproportionation - ANSWER-the reverse of disproportionation, two species
of the same element n different oxidation states will form a common product of
Questions And Answers
.7 types of crystal systems - ANSWER-cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic,
monoclinic, triclinic, rhombohedral, hexaganol
.alloy - ANSWER-a blend of different metals, more formally called a solid
solution
.ambidentate ligand - ANSWER-one which has multiple donor atoms, but only
binds through one, typically has a negative charge, resonance stabilized
.amphiprotic substance - ANSWER-a molecule that can act as both a bronsted
acid and base
.anode - ANSWER-site of oxidation
.approximate Emax for square planar - ANSWER-100
.approximate Emax for tetrahedral - ANSWER-250
.aqua acids - ANSWER-the acidic proton on a water molecule coordinated to the
central metal ion
.are LCMT and MLCT localized or delocalized - ANSWER-localized
,.autoprotolysis - ANSWER-the proton transfer from one water molecule to
another
.band - ANSWER-a near continuous array of energy levels, due to the large
number of symmetrically oriented atomic orbitals in a solid with very similar
energy levels
.band gap - ANSWER-a separation of bands, due to there being no energy value
for the molecular orbital
.band theory p band - ANSWER-forms between p orbitals
.band theory s band - ANSWER-forms between s orbitals
.barycenter - ANSWER-the energy level corresponding to a spherical distribution
of electric charge
.based on energies of the transition, classify them as spin and laporte allowed or
forbidden - ANSWER-E<1, SF (spin forbidden), LF (laporte forbidden)
E<10 SA (spin allowed), LF
E<100 SA, LF
E<5000 SA, LA
.bi - ANSWER-two points of attachment
,.big L - ANSWER-L is the total orbital angular momentum quantum number
which comes from the relative orientation of individual orbital angular
momenta of each electron
.big S - ANSWER-S is the total spin quantum number, which comes from the
relative orientations of individual spins
.body centered - ANSWER-two lattice points per unit cell
.body centered cubic - ANSWER-3D version of body centered
.Bohr radius - ANSWER-the most probably distance to find the electron in a one
proton, one electron system (52.9 pico-meters)
.Bond order - ANSWER-a method to assessing overall bond strength between
two atoms in a molecule, higher bond order=stronger bond, assesses net
number of bonds between two atoms
.born haber cycle - ANSWER-a type of flow chart used to determine the lattice
enthalpies and other parameters governing how a solid behaves
.born mayer equation - ANSWER-allows us to estimate the lattice enthalpy from
charge and separation at T=0
.bronsted lowry acid - ANSWER-proton donor
.bronsted lowry base - ANSWER-proton acceptor
, .Building up principle/Hund's rule - ANSWER-when degenerate orbitals are
available for occupation, electrons occupy separate orbitals with parallel spin
.Calculating bond order - ANSWER-(bonding-antibonding)/2
.cathode - ANSWER-site of reduction
.charge transfer - ANSWER-occur when an electron that is primarily ligand or
metal in character oigrates to an orbital that is primarily metal or ligand in
character (opposite)
.chelate - ANSWER-a complex which forms when a polyentate ligand binds to a
metal with more than one of it's donor atoms. They tend to bind at adjacent
sites in a cis configuration
.chelate effect - ANSWER-a complex with chelating ligands is more stable than
one with non chelating ligands, as observed by formation constants
.close packed - ANSWER-structure type with least unfilled space
.Combination of electron affinity and ionization energy - ANSWER-
electronegativity, overall measure of an atoms ability to attract electrons to
itself when part of a compound, fluorine has highest electronegativity
.comproportionation - ANSWER-the reverse of disproportionation, two species
of the same element n different oxidation states will form a common product of
