In: Chemistry
NOTE: If more than one bond angle is possible, separate each with a space. For example, trigonal bipyramid geometry can lead to 3 different bond angles. Octahedral geometry can lead to 2. |
A. What is the hybridization of the central atom
in BrF5?
Hybridization = |
What are the approximate bond angles in this substance ?
Bond angles =
Hi,
A) For BrF5,
The central bromine atom makes five bonds to fluorine and has one pair of electrons for a total of six electron domains. The geometry is square pyramidal and the bromine is sp3d2 hybridized. Counting the electrons around the bromine and examining the orbitals it seems the bromine atom violates the octet rule. It uses its d orbitals to accommodate the extra electrons.
Hybridization: sp3d2.
The molecular geometry of BrF5, considering only the atoms, is
square pyramidal,hybridisation is sp3d2..... The electron pair
geometry around the central atom is octahedral....
because of lone pair-bond pair repulsion bond angle reduces from 90
to 84.8 degrees...
B) For XeCl2
Hybridization: sp3d.
There are 5 pairs of electrons about the central Xe atom. The structure will be based on a trigonal bipyramid geometry. The most stable arrangement of the atoms in XeCl2 is a linear molecular structure with a180