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  2. Bent's rule - Wikipedia

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    Shape of water molecule showing that the real bond angle 104.5° deviates from the ideal sp 3 angle of 109.5°. In chemistry, Bent's rule describes and explains the relationship between the orbital hybridization and the electronegativities of substituents. [1] [2] The rule was stated by Henry A. Bent as follows: [2]

  3. Nitrene - Wikipedia

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    The generic structure of a nitrene group. In chemistry, a nitrene or imene (R−:Ṅ·) is the nitrogen analogue of a carbene.The nitrogen atom is uncharged and monovalent, [1] so it has only 6 electrons in its valence level—two covalent bonded and four non-bonded electrons.

  4. Orbital hybridisation - Wikipedia

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    Chemist Linus Pauling first developed the hybridisation theory in 1931 to explain the structure of simple molecules such as methane (CH 4) using atomic orbitals. [2] Pauling pointed out that a carbon atom forms four bonds by using one s and three p orbitals, so that "it might be inferred" that a carbon atom would form three bonds at right angles (using p orbitals) and a fourth weaker bond ...

  5. Chemical bonding of water - Wikipedia

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    The actual hybridization of H 2 O can be explained via the concept of isovalent hybridization or Bent's rule. In short, s character is accumulated in lone pair orbitals because s character is energy lowering relative to p character, and lone pair electrons are closely held with unshared electron density.

  6. Triple bond - Wikipedia

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    Triple bonding can be explained in terms of orbital hybridization. In the case of acetylene, each carbon atom has two sp-orbitals and two p-orbitals. The two sp-orbitals are linear, with 180° bond angles, and occupy the x-axis in the cartesian coordinate system. The p-orbitals are perpendicular to the sp-orbitals on the y-axis and the z-axis.

  7. Lone pair - Wikipedia

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    Lone pairs in ammonia (A), water (B), and hydrogen chloride (C) A single lone pair can be found with atoms in the nitrogen group, such as nitrogen in ammonia. Two lone pairs can be found with atoms in the chalcogen group, such as oxygen in water. The halogens can carry three lone pairs, such as in hydrogen chloride.

  8. Nitrogen cycle - Wikipedia

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    The nitrogen cycle is an important process in the ocean as well. While the overall cycle is similar, there are different players [40] and modes of transfer for nitrogen in the ocean. Nitrogen enters the water through the precipitation, runoff, or as N 2 from the atmosphere. Nitrogen cannot be utilized by phytoplankton as N

  9. Catenation - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen, unlike its neighbor carbon, is much less likely to form chains that are stable at room temperature. But, there do exist nitrogen chains; for example, in solid nitrogen, triazane, azide anion and triazoles. [12] [13] Longer series with eight or more nitrogen atoms, such as 1,1'-Azobis-1,2,3-triazole, have been synthesized. These ...