Chemistry 881			October 1, 2001

Practice Examination 2

1. (10 points) Problem 2.2


2. (20 points) Problem 3.1


3. (20 points) Use the free electron model for the pi electrons in butadiene
 and show that the first electronic transition is predicted to occur at
 4.54 x 104cm-1.
 The length of butadiene can be estimated to be 578 pm.


4. (15 points) Problem 5.13


5. (5 points) Problem 5.18


6. (15 points) Problem 5.35


7. (15 points) Problem D10