Chemical Bonding
How to solve this type of question. Please explain in detail (bothering me since a long time)
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@Dexter
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+solved @user1 @user2... to close the thread when your doubt is solved. Mention the users who helped you solve the doubt. This will be added to their stats.xenon's config is 5s2 5p6
oxygen uses its 2p electrons to bond
p pi - p pi bonding isnt possible since xenon is too big for that
orbital overlap too wack and diffuse
even 2p-3p bonds are unstable, let alone 2p-5p
so xenon has to use its vacant d orbitals
for every Xe=O pi bond
therefore, four p pi - d pi
you can also hack the options, if one Xe=O is p pi-d pi then all of them are (therefore 4), since every Xe=O behaves the same anyway
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/72130/phosphorus-does-not-form-p%CF%80-p%CF%80-bonds-but-how-could-it-form-d%CF%80-p%CF%80-bonds
jee isnt asking this cos this is outdated (the theory of p pi d pi bonds)
Huh
Ohk
How can I find if jee will ask this or not ?
Is it mentioned in the syllabus ?
read good books, follow syllabus, ditch coaching modules, take their tests though cos that is close to the real thing.
They will ask these types of ques in their tests though
test taking is a practice to mark things that you know
more than the actual score
most students mess up on negative marking
that needs training, to not take baits and ONLY mark things you know
and what you do know, do it quickly and using tricks
Time to read jd lee