A maximum of ____ electrons can occupy each molecular orbital, and their spins are _____. A maximum of ____ electrons can occupy each molecular orbital, and their spins are _____. Answer: 2; paired
Electrons occupy molecular orbitals beginning with the molecular orbital of the _____ energy. Electrons occupy molecular orbitals beginning with the molecular orbital of the _____ energy. Answer: lowest
Molecular orbitals are to molecules what atomic orbitals are to _____. Molecular orbitals are to molecules what atomic orbitals are to _____. Answer: atoms
A triple bond consists of ______ bonds. A triple bond consists of ______ bonds. Answer: 1 sigma and 2 pi
A double bond consists of ______ bonds. A double bond consists of ______ bonds. Answer: 1 sigma and 1 pi
Determine the hybridization of an atom based on the ________. Determine the hybridization of an atom based on the ________. Answer: number of electron domains
The ______ the amount of orbital overlap, the strong the bond. The ______ the amount of orbital overlap, the strong the bond. Answer: greater
Electron pair in the overlapping orbitals is ________ atoms. Electron pair in the overlapping orbitals is ________ atoms. Answer: shared by both
Covalent bonds are formed by ________, each of which contains ________ of _______ spin. The two overlapping lobes must be _________. Covalent bonds are formed by ________, each of which contains ________ of _______ spin.The two overlapping lobes must be _________. Answer: overlap; 1 electron; opposite; of the same phase
If a molecule contains ______ bonds, but the dipole moments for those bonds point ______________, the dipole moments cancel and there is no net dipole moment on the molecule. If a molecule contains ______ bonds, but the dipole moments for those bonds point ______________, the dipole moments cancel and there is no net dipole moment on the molecule. Answer: polar; equally in opposite directions
Consider the ____________ of a molecule in order to determine if it has a net dipole moment. Consider the ____________ of a molecule in order to determine if it has a net dipole moment. Answer: geometry
A molecule that contains polar bonds __________ a polar molecule. A molecule that contains polar bonds __________ a polar molecule. Answer: may or may not be