Suppose that silicon could form molecules that are precisely the analogs of ethane (C 2 H 6

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Suppose that silicon could form molecules that are precisely the analogs of ethane (C2H6), ethylene (C2H4), and acetylene (C2H2). How would you describe the bonding about Si in terms of hydrid orbitals? Silicon does not readily form some of the analogous compounds containing p bonds. Why might this be the case?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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