Textbook Question
Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, is a very soluble salt in water. (b) Is there an N—Cl bond in solid ammonium chloride?
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure
Lewis Dot Structures: Sigma & Pi Bonds
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In a triple bond between two atoms, how many electrons are shared?
A
8 electrons
B
6 electrons
C
2 electrons
D
4 electrons
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Recall that a covalent bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between two atoms.
Understand that a single bond corresponds to sharing 2 electrons (1 pair), a double bond corresponds to sharing 4 electrons (2 pairs), and a triple bond corresponds to sharing 6 electrons (3 pairs).
Since the problem asks about a triple bond, identify that it consists of 3 shared pairs of electrons.
Calculate the total number of shared electrons by multiplying the number of pairs by 2: \$3 \times 2 = 6$ electrons.
Conclude that in a triple bond, 6 electrons are shared between the two atoms.
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