11. Bonding & Molecular Structure
Resonance Structures
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure Resonance Structures
47PRACTICE PROBLEM
Dichloroacetylene is an unstable liquid that explodes readily at its boiling point (33 °C). The mass percent composition of dichloroacetylene is 25.3 % C and 74.7 % Cl with a molecular weight of 94.92 g/mol. Determine the molecular formula for this molecule and draw a reasonable Lewis dot structure. Assign formal charges to all atoms in the structure and explain why dichloroacetylene is unstable.
Dichloroacetylene is an unstable liquid that explodes readily at its boiling point (33 °C). The mass percent composition of dichloroacetylene is 25.3 % C and 74.7 % Cl with a molecular weight of 94.92 g/mol. Determine the molecular formula for this molecule and draw a reasonable Lewis dot structure. Assign formal charges to all atoms in the structure and explain why dichloroacetylene is unstable.