Explain respectively whether the following compounds are white or non-white? And explain why? (A)ZnO (B) NiO (C)BaO (D)CuO. Whether a compound is white or non-white depends on its molecular structure and the way it interacts with light.

The molecular structure of a compound and how it interacts with the light will determine if it is white or not.

The molecular structure, as well as the interaction with light, will determine whether or not a particular compound is white. Let’s first examine the compound in question: Zinc oxide (ZnO), Nickel oxide (NiO), Barium Oxide (BaO), Copper oxide (CuO). Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a white compound (Tsuji & Tanaka, 2016). Because of the crystal structure it has and how it interacts light, this is possible. It is composed of two zinc atoms, an oxygen atom and a zinc. The lattice formed by the oxygen and zinc atoms forms the crystal structure. This reflective lattice makes the compound look white. Nickel oxide (NiO), is a compound that’s not white. The molecular arrangement of nickel oxide (NiO) is non-white. It consists of two nickel and one oxygen molecules. The compound appears dark because it does not reflect or absorb light. Non-white compounds include barium oxide (BaO). Because of the molecular arrangement, it consists of two oxygen atoms and one barium atom. Again, this structure absorbs light and results in. Cont…