Elements X, Y and Z have 4, 5 and 7 valence electrons respectively.

(i) Write the molecular formula of the compounds formed by these elements individually with hydrogen.

(ii) Which of these compounds will have the highest dipole moment?

<p>This is a Short Answer Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar</p><p><strong>Ans:</strong> <strong> (i) </strong>According to the electronic configuration, a total of 8 electrons must be present in the valence shell of an element. Element X has 4 valence electrons, so it will share the remaining 4 electrons for the formation of the bond, the molecular formula will be XH₄ . The element Y has 5 valence shell electrons, so it will form 3 bonds and the formula will be YH₃ . The element Z has 7 valence shell electrons, so it will form one bond with hydrogen and has the molecular formula H-Z .</p><p><strong> (ii) </strong>Elements X, Y and Z having, 5 and 4 7 valence electrons respectively belongs to the second period and group 14^th ,15^th and 17^th . The electronegativity of the elements increases on moving across the period and the dipole moment is calculated by the difference in the electronegativity of the atoms in a molecular structure. Higher the difference in the electronegativity will be the dipole moment. So, the dipole moment of H - Z will be the highest.</p>

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