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[SOLVED] Ambiguous bonding question
Like I said it's just an ambiguous bonding question.
Non-bonding pairs of electrons
1. Create repulsions with other bonded atoms and other non-bonded pairs of electrons.
2. Do not influence molecular polarities because they are not involved in the formation of bonds.
3. Are responsible for resonance effects in molecules
4. Are counted as anti-bonding electrons when calculating bond orders of molecules.
5. Are localized on the least electronegative atom.
So I basically eliminated 3-5 as being wrong. But I'm unsure what they mean by non-bonding pairs of electrons. Are they referring solely to lone pairs or are they referring to core electrons. Which is why I'm stuck between 1 and 2. So I could use a little help. Thank you
Like I said it's just an ambiguous bonding question.
Non-bonding pairs of electrons
1. Create repulsions with other bonded atoms and other non-bonded pairs of electrons.
2. Do not influence molecular polarities because they are not involved in the formation of bonds.
3. Are responsible for resonance effects in molecules
4. Are counted as anti-bonding electrons when calculating bond orders of molecules.
5. Are localized on the least electronegative atom.
So I basically eliminated 3-5 as being wrong. But I'm unsure what they mean by non-bonding pairs of electrons. Are they referring solely to lone pairs or are they referring to core electrons. Which is why I'm stuck between 1 and 2. So I could use a little help. Thank you