Hey students,
Try this O Level Chemistry questions on Bonding and Organic Chemistry.
Question:
The number of shared pairs electrons in a molecule of methanol is:
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Show me your reasoning. You can leave your suggested answers in the “Comments” section below.
Rgds,
Sean
SimpleChemConcepts
Qn answered and explained under comments
Answer is indeed C.
Well done!
my ans is C
I do not have access to a scanner at the moment.
Draw out the Full Structural Formulae of Methanol, CH3OH. Since this is a covalent molecule, link all element present using a straight line (i,e. covalent bond). In this way, you can see that there are 5 straight lines in the molecule, i.e. 5 pairs of electrons.
PS: You can follow Robobooga depiction to draw out the molecule.
HAHA CAN WE HAVE DIAGRAMS?!
hmm.. is the answer to this qn (C)?
By drawing the CH3OH structural formula, C will share 4 pairs of electrons with 3H and O.. while O will share yet another pair of electrons with the remaining H… therefore, there should be 5 pairs rite?
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Sean
SimpleChemConcepts
Hey hello there!
I’m an O level student too, Chanced upon this blog and decided to do the Qns here, cool blog you have here to provide help for students like myself Haha, Thanks for setting up this blog!
Anyway, i think the Ans for this Qn is (C), correct me if I’m wrong.
By drawing the structure of Methanol, CH3OH, We can see that 3 H atoms and the C atom, each share it’s electrons with one another. So there are 3 pairs of electrons shared already.
However, the C atom is bonded to the O atom, and a pair of electrons is shared here, making C obtaining a stable structure. O and H atom, itself, will share one pair of electrons so obtain a stable structure as well.
Hence, 5 pairs of electrons are shared….
Am i right? Lol. Not very confident of my own answer, haha.