Hydrogen cyanide is poisonous liquid that has a faint, almond-like smell. One molecule of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is made up of o
ne hydrogen atom, one carbon atom, and one nitrogen atom, shown below. Which of the answer choices shows the correct Lewis dot diagram for hydrogen cyanide?
2 answers:
Answer : The correct Lewis-dot diagram is shown below.
Explanation :
Lewis-dot structure : Lewis-dot structure shows the bonding between the atoms of a molecule. Lewis-dot structure also shows the unpaired electrons present in the molecule. In the Lewis-dot structure, the dot represent the number of valence electrons.
The given molecule is, Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
As we know that carbon has '4' valence electrons, hydrogen has '1' valence electron and nitrogen has '5' valence electrons.
Therefore, the total number of valence electrons in hydrogen cyanide, = 1 + 4 + 5 = 10
According to Lewis-dot structure, there are 10 number of bonding electrons and 0 number of non-bonding electrons.
The Lewis-dot structure of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is shown below.
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Answer:
k =
Explanation:
The equilibrium-constant expression is defined as the ratio of the concentration of products over concentration of reactants. Each concentration is raised to the power of their coefficient.
Also, pure solid and liquids are not included in the equilibrium-constant expression because they don't affect the concentration of chemicals in the equilibrium
The global reaction is:
2 HgO (s) + H₂O (l) +2 Cl₂ (g) ⇌ 2 HOCl (aq) + HgO⋅HgCl₂ (s)
Thus, equilibrium-constant expression is:
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You don't include HgO nor HgO⋅HgCl₂ because are pure solids nor water because is pure liquid.
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