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Sunday, May 24, 2020

If silver iodide crystallizes in a zinc blende structure with I- ions forming the lattice then calculate fraction of the tetrahedral voids occupied by Ag+ ions.

In AgI, if there are nI- ions, there will be nAg+ ions. As I- ions form the lattice, number of tetrahedral voids = 2n. As there are nAg+ ions to occupy these voids, therefore fraction of tetrahedral voids occupied by Ag+ ions = n/2n = ½ = 50%.

Arrange the silicon halides into decreasing order of Lewis acids Character? SiF3, SiCl3, SiBr3, SiI3

In case of silicone halides inductive effect dominate over back bonding hence lewis acid character decided by inductive effect.
Hence order of lewis acid character   SiF>SiCl3 > SiBr> SiI3

What is the d-Orbital resonance ?

D-ORBITAL RESONANCE:
It is a phenomenon in which electrons of ms and np get delocalized to vacant nd orbital because this availability of vacant d orbital to expect back bond get reduced .
In those molecules species where d orbital’s resonance exist of back Bonding is decreased.

N(CH3)3 is pyramidal while(SiH3)3N is trigonal planer why?


N(CH3)3 has sp3 hybridization & pyramidal shape at N, but in (SiH3)3N again there is 2pπ—3dπ back bonding between lone pair orbital of nitrogen into vacant orbital of silicon. Hence trisilyl amines is sp2, planer & is less basic than trimethyl amine.

Calculate the percentage degree of dissociation of an electrolyte XY2 ( normal molar mass=165) in water if the observed molar mass by measuring elevation in boiling point is 65.5.