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  2. Octet rule - Wikipedia

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    To form five bonds, the one s, three p and one d orbitals combine to form five sp 3 d hybrid orbitals which each share an electron pair with a halogen atom, for a total of 10 shared electrons, two more than the octet rule predicts. Similarly to form six bonds, the six sp 3 d 2 hybrid orbitals form six bonds with 12 shared electrons. [18]

  3. Resonance (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Under the framework of valence bond theory, resonance is an extension of the idea that the bonding in a chemical species can be described by a Lewis structure. For many chemical species, a single Lewis structure, consisting of atoms obeying the octet rule, possibly bearing formal charges, and connected by bonds of positive integer order, is sufficient for describing the chemical bonding and ...

  4. Lewis structure - Wikipedia

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    Satisfy the octet rule. Both oxygen atoms currently have 8 electrons assigned to them. The nitrogen atom has only 6 electrons assigned to it. One of the lone pairs on an oxygen atom must form a double bond, but either atom will work equally well. Therefore, there is a resonance structure. Tie up loose ends.

  5. Electron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, electron-deficiency describes molecules or ions that function as electron acceptors. Such electron-deficient species obey the octet rule, but they have (usually mild) oxidizing properties. [4] 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene and related polynitrated aromatic compounds are often described as electron-deficient. [5]

  6. Tetrafluoroberyllate - Wikipedia

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    The Be–F bond length is between 145 and 153 pm.The beryllium is sp 3 hybridized, leading to a longer bond than in BeF 2, where beryllium is sp hybridized. [11] In trifluoroberyllates, there are actually BeF 4 tetrahedra arranged in a triangle, so that three fluorine atoms are shared on two tetrahedra each, resulting in a formula of Be 3 F 9.

  7. Oxyanion - Wikipedia

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    Oxyanions are formed by a large majority of the chemical elements. [1] The formulae of simple oxyanions are determined by the octet rule. The corresponding oxyacid of an oxyanion is the compound H z A x O y. The structures of condensed oxyanions can be rationalized in terms of AO n polyhedral units with sharing of corners or edges between ...

  8. Electron configuration - Wikipedia

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    For example, hydrogen has one electron in the s-orbital of the first shell, so its configuration is written 1s 1. Lithium has two electrons in the 1s-subshell and one in the (higher-energy) 2s-subshell, so its configuration is written 1s 2 2s 1 (pronounced "one-s-two, two-s-one"). Phosphorus (atomic number 15) is as follows: 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 ...

  9. Valence bond theory - Wikipedia

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    According to this theory a covalent bond is formed between two atoms by the overlap of half filled valence atomic orbitals of each atom containing one unpaired electron. Valence Bond theory describes chemical bonding better than Lewis Theory, which states that atoms share or transfer electrons so that they achieve the octet rule.