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Solution: Predict the geometry of the following molecules
Chapter 10, Problem 10.11(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Predict the geometry of the following molecules using the VSEPR method: (a) HgBr2, (b) N2O (arrangement of atoms is NNO), (c) SCN2 (arrangement of atoms is SCN)
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QUESTION:
Predict the geometry of the following molecules using the VSEPR method: (a) HgBr2, (b) N2O (arrangement of atoms is NNO), (c) SCN2 (arrangement of atoms is SCN)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
We need to predict the geometry of the following molecules using the VSEPR method.
VSEPR theory - Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory is used to predict the 3 dimensional geometry molecules based on the valence shell electron bond pairs among the atoms in the molecule.