Spring Review Assignment #9

Due Wednesday, May 30th, 5:00
 

Physics

  No Physics Homework this week (you're welcome)

But there will be a Physics Take Home Test handed out on Wednesday and due  Thursday in class so start studying. (you're welcome)

Calculus

    No Calculus Problems this week (you're welcome)

Chemistry

    Problems from DeKock & Gray:
        Chapter 3: 1, 10

       Additional Question:

In trigonal bipyramidal molecules, the axial bonding orbitals can be viewed as dp hybrids. Assuming that the axial bonds are aligned with the z axis, and the equatorial bonding orbitals are s, p_x, p_y hybrids (sp²), the orbitals in the dp hybrids are then the p_z and d_z2. (see figure 15.26 in Oxtoby, or 1.23 in Gray, for the shape of the d_z2). The equations for forming the hybrids are shown below. What coefficients are required to generate the 2 equivalent dp bonding orbitals.

Y_{dp a} = c₁ Y_pz+ c₂ Y_dz2
Y_{dp b} = c₃ Y_pz + c₄ Y_dz2