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Determine the shape of each of the following molecules.
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CH4: Central Carbon is SP3 hybridized and hence it is tetrahedral.
HOCl : Central oxygen atom is SP3 hybridized but there are two loan pairs of electrons and hence the other two bonds will be pushed. Thus it makes the H-O-Cl bond bent
CH2Cl2 : Central Carbon atom is SP3 hybridized and hence it is Tetrahedral
NH3 : Central Nitrogen atom is sp3 hybridized but due to the loan pair all other bonds gets pshued towards each other and hence grometry will be trigonal pyramidal.
Br2 : There are only two atoms so the geometry is linear.
Icl : There are only two atoms so the geometry is linear.
HI : There are only two atoms so the geometry is linear.