50 POINTS

3. Answer the following questions regarding the chemical reaction below.

A. Balance the following equation: H2O(I) — H2(g) + O2(g)

B. What type of reaction is this?

C. If you combined the elements in the product of this reaction, what type of reaction would it be? Hint: What is the reverse of the equation you just balanced

D. Write a balanced equation for the reaction described in part c.

E. What type of bond is formed between atoms of a molecule of the product of this new reaction? How can you determine which type of bond is formed between these atoms?

F. According to the rules for naming compounds that you learned in this course, what is
the chemical name of this new product? What is its common name?

G. Draw a Lewis dot structure of the bonds between atoms in a molecule of this new
product. Use a - (dash) to represent a bonding pair

H. What is the electron-pair geometry of a molecule of this new product? What is the
molecular geometry of this molecule?