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When elements in Period 2 form covalent bonds, the 2s and 2p orbitals can be mixed or hybridised to form new, hybrid orbitals each of which has. effectively, a single-pear shape, well suited for overlap with the orbital of another atom. Taking carbon as an example the four orbitals 2s.2p.2p.2p can all be mixed to form four new hybrid orbitals (called sp because they are formed from one s and three p) these new orbitals appear as in Figure 2.9. i.e. they... 

In ethene the situation is rather different here, each carbon atom has one 2s and two 2p orbitals hybridised to form three sp single-pear orbitals which are trigonal planar (shown shaded in each half of Figure 2. JO). The remaining 2p orbital is not hybridised,... 

To extract the substance, the aqueous solution or suspension is placed in a separating-funnel, which may be either cylindrical. Fig. i6(a), or (better) pear-shaped, Fig. i6(b). Ether is then... 

General Considerations. With liquids and solutions the most serious losses are due to (a) transference from spherical flasks and difficulties of drainage, (b) retention by filter-papers, (c) absorption by large corks. As containers for small quantities of liquids it is therefore often convenient to use pear-shaped flasks A and conical test-tubes or centrifuge-tubes B (Fig. 29). (In this and subsequent figures, approximate dimensions are given to indicate a convenient size.)... 

For the separation of immiscible liquids a small separating funnel of the conventional type should be used whenever practicable, a pear-shaped funnel (Fig. 16, p. 35) of 5-10 ml. capacity being particularly... 

Distillation under reduced pressure. The student should first read details of this operation on a macro-scale (p. 28). For micro-scale work the apparatus shown in Fig. 40 is very convenient. A small pear-... 

Use the apparatus shown in Fig. 38, p. 63, using a thermometer reading to 100° and with water running through the vertical condenser. Place in the 25 ml. pear-shaped flask 5 ml. of ethanol, 5 ml. of glacial acetic acid and add carefully with shying i ml. of concentrated sulphuric acid. Attach the flask to the reflux condenser and boil the mixture gently for 10 minutes. 

The apparatus (Fig. 82), which is constructed throughout of glass, consists of a pear-shaped bulb A (of about 5 ml. capacity) in which the solution is boiled, and which has a short length of platinum wire fused through its lowest point to assist steady boiling. The bulb A is connected near its base by a curved narrow tube B to a vertical condenser C, and from its apex by a similar tube D, undulating as shown, to the cup E. A larger outer cup F is fused to the lower neck of E as shown. 

When the volume of mother liquor is large and the amount of crystals small, the apparatus of Fig. II, 32, 1 may be used. The large pear-shaped receiver is supported on a metal ring attached to a stand. When the receiver is about two-thirds fuU, atmospheric pressure is restored by suitably rotating the three-way stopcock the filtrate may then be removed by opening the tap at the lower end. The apparatus is again exhausted and the filtration continued. 

Fig. 11, 56, 9 depicts a splash head with a pear-shaped bulb and vertical delivery tube this is useful for steam distillation. The bottom cone is 24, 29 or 34 and the side cone is 19 or 24. 

As a general rule, when working with semimicro quantities, it is best to employ pear shaped vessels (Fig. XII, 1, 1, a) and centrifuge tubes (Fig. XII, 1, 1, 6) as containers for liquids convenient capacities are 6, 10 and 20 or 26 ml. for flasks, and 1, 3, and 6 ml. for centrifuge tubes. Round-bottomed vessels of similar volumes... 

A cyUndrical or, preferably, a pear-shaped separatory funnel (Fig. II, 1, 5, e and d) of 10-15 ml. capacity is usually employed for the separation of immiscible liquids. For separations on a smaller scale, a dropper pipette may be used the upper layer is best removed with a bent pipette as in Fig. XII, 1,3. For liquids which tend to emulsify, centrifugation (a hand centrifuge is satisfactory) will usually produce a clean line of demarcation between two immiscible liquids. 

XII,2. SOME TYPICAL OPERATIONS ON THE SEMIMICRO SCALE 1. Distillation at atmospheric pressure.—A simple apparatus is shown in Fig. XII, 2, 1 the pear-shaped distilling flask with long side... 

Distillation under diminished pressure.— A simple apparatus is illustrated in Fig. XII, 2, 7. The Claisen flask with pear-shaped bulb is... 

Alternatively, the apparatus shown in Fig. II, 19, 1 with obvious modifications (small flask with pear-shaped bulb, etc.) may be used. The set-up... 

Fractional distillation under diminished pressure.—A 5-25 ml. Claisen flask (with pear-shaped bulb) provided with a fractionating side arm (Fig. II, 24, 4r-5) and attached to a Liebig s condenser and a Perkin triangle (Fig. II, 20, 1 or II, 20, 2 volume of receiver ca. 10 ml.) wUl be found to have wide apphcation. 

Pear-shaped flasks ( boiling flasks, conical form ) 5 ml., 10 ml. and 25 ml. 

Writing the equation in the usual way directs too much attention to the atoms and not enough to the electrons We can remedy that by deleting any spec tator ions and by showing the unshared electron pairs and covalent bonds that are made and broken Both sodium hydroxide and sodium fluoride are com pletely ionized in water therefore Na" which ap pears on both sides of the equation is a spectator ion Hydrogen fluoride is a weak acid and exists as undissociated HF molecules in water... 

See for example the No vember 1955 issue of the Journal of Chemical Educa tion (p 584) An article giv ing references to a variety of chemistry mnemonics ap pears in the July 1960 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education (p 366)... 

Phlonzm is obtained from the root bark of apple pear cherry and plum trees It has the molecular formula C21H24O10 and yields a compound A and D glucose on hydrolysis in the pres ence of emulsin When phlorizin is treated with excess methyl iodide in the presence of potassium carbonate and then subjected to acid catalyzed hydrolysis a compound B is obtained Deduce the structure of phlorizin from this information... 

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