How atoms interact with other atoms is largely dependant on the number of electrons on its outermost layer. The electrons on this layer are called valence electrons.
As you might know, atoms have their electrons arranged in layers/shells, starting at k, l m, n etc. Each layer has a maximum number of electrons it can accommodate, with the outermost one being the valence shell. The first layer (k) can accomodate 2 electrons, the second one (l) can accomodate 8, as can the third one (m) etc.
As a rule of thumb, most atoms don't like being alone. These atoms have a valence shell that isn't saturated. This is the case for hydrogen(1), with one free slot in its outter shell.
However, atoms like helium are a bit different. They are inert, and don't need to bond with other atoms. This is because their valence shell is saturated. In this case, helium saturated the k shell with 2 electrons. Helium in this form will not form bonds.
However, hydrogen is still out there looking for buddies. Hydrogen will bind with any other atom with a free electron. Being extremely common, it's likely that said atom will be another hydrogen.
However, another common example would be for 2 hydrogens to bond with one oxygen, forming h2O (oxygen can form 2 bonds)
Conclusion : helium is inert and will not interact with other atoms. Hydrogen is not, and thus needs to bond with other atoms.
Intermolecular forces exist between what?
Answer:
Intramolecular forces are the forces that hold atoms together within a molecule. Intermolecular forces are forces that exist between molecules.
Explanation:
A reactive metal that burns with oxygen and makes a white bright light is?
sodium
iron
magnesium
copper
Answer:
it is magnesium hope it helps
2-Methyl-2-pentanol can be made starting from two different ketone electrophiles using two different Grignard reagents: one from a lower molecular mass Grignard reagent and one from a higher molecular mass Grignard reagent. Provide the retrosynthetic analysis for both routes using bromine as the halogen.
Answer:
Explanation:
In this case, we can do this by thinking a little.
Both ways use a grignard reagent, the difference between both ways is that one use an electrophile ketone with a low molecular mass, and the other has a high molecular mass.
The grignard reagent is commonly used to reduce carbonyle groups to alcohols. In the first step, a complex with the reagent is formed in the carbonile, and in the second step, the oxygen atom is hidrated in acid or basic medium and form the respective alcohol.
For the first way, we will use a high molecular mass ketone. In this case the 2-pentanone reacting with CH₃MgBr as a grignard reagent.
For the second way, we will use a low molecular mass ketone, in this case Acetone, reacting with CH₃CH₂CH₂MgBr. Both of them, will give the same product of 2 methyl-2-pentanol. See picture below for that
Hope this helps