Lecture 21 Homework Answers

1. Lewis structure + VSEPR shows CO2 is linear, so the two C-O bond dipoles cancel perfectly. SO2 is bent so that the two S-O bond dipoles dont cancel leaving the molecule with an overall dipole.

2. The only forces between noble gas atoms are dispersion forces, which increase with in creasing number of electrons. Hence more energy is required to separate them from their condensed into the isolated, gaseous state. This increases the boiling point. (Just like F2, Cl2, Br2, I2.)