For each statement, indicate whether it is true or false. (a) In order to make a covalent

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For each statement, indicate whether it is true or false. 

(a) In order to make a covalent bond, the orbitals on each atom in the bond must overlap. 

(b) A p orbital on one atom cannot make a bond to an s orbital on another atom. 

(c) Lone pairs of electrons on an atom in a molecule influence the shape of a molecule. 

(d) The 1s orbital has a nodal plane. 

(e) The 2p orbital has a nodal plane.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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