Tutorial 1 2022
Tutorial 1 2022
Tutorial 1
Lecture 2.1-2.4
1. What functional groups are present in Aspartame?
2. Tadalafil, the structure of which is shown below.
Identify
• all hydrogen-bond donors in Tadalafil
• all hydrogen bond acceptors in Tadalafil
• all hydrogen bond donors and
acceptors in Tadalafil
3. Which of the following particle will have, on losing
an electron, a half-filled p orbital?
A. N
B. N-
C. O+
D. O-
a) S
b) V
c) Rb
5. Fill in the blanks in the table below
Molecules Bonded Pair Lone Pair Total Shape Angles
valence
electrons
BrF5
XeBr4
SCl4
SiH2O
6. Predict the molecular geometry of TeO2
7. Predict the molecular geometry of the following
compounds and justify your answer.
i) ArF4
ii) SiF4
iii) SiF2
8. Although CO2 and SO2 are triatomic molecules, the
shape of these molecules are different. Explain their
differences in term of structure and bonding.
9. Draw the molecular orbital picture of methane.
How would you interpret that all the C-H bonds of
methane are identical?
10. Napthalene, C10H8, is an active component in
mothballs. Its structure formula shown below.
A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3
12. What is the hybridization around the nitrogen
atom in ammonia, NH3?
A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3
13. What is the hybridization around the boron
atom in boron trifluoride, BF3?
A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3
14. What is the hybridization around the sulfur
atom in hydrogen sulphide, SH2?
A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3