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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | | Spanish term or phrase: estructura electrónica de enlaces y espacial | Se trata del programa de estudios de la materia Quimica General e Inorganica II.
Cuando menciona los temas de las unidades dice lo siguiente:
Direccionalidad del enlace químico, modelo de uniones de valencia, hibridacion y geometrias. Descripción de la estructura electrónica de enlaces y espacial.
Mi duda es sobre el último término "estructura electrónica de enlaces y espacial". En un primer intento lo realicé de esta manera: electronic structure of bonds and space?? Es correcto??? |
| | | electronic structure of bonds and their directinoality | Explanation:
This is what it ** should ** be. Directionality of covalent bonds ** is a big deal ** in chemistry, to put it mildly. Ionic bonds don't have directionality; covalent bonds do.. (that's part of the reason as to why diamonds are hard (and forever..)...
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Note added at 27 mins (2011-02-19 03:34:09 GMT)
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You could say "spatial directionality", but I think that's not needed.
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-02-19 03:35:17 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_bond
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-02-19 03:36:32 GMT)
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All bonds can be explained by quantum theory, but, in practice, simplification rules allow chemists to predict the strength, **directionality**, and polarity of bonds. The octet rule and VSEPR theory are two examples. More sophisticated theories are valence bond theory which includes orbital hybridization and resonance, and the linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital method which includes ligand field theory. Electrostatics are used to describe bond polarities and the effects they have on chemical substances.
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