pls can somebody help me out. explain the shapes of the following species using electron pair repulsion?

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pls can somebody help me out. explain the shapes of the following species using electron pair repulsion?

1. PCl5 and SF4
2. NH4+ and PF3
3. SF6 and ICl4-

2006-10-27 19:22:40 · 1 answers · asked by tomzy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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1. PCl5 - trigonal bipyramidal, dsp3 hybridized; and SF4 - square pyramidal, d2sp3 hybridized
2. NH4+ - square pyramidal, d2sp3 hybridized; and PF3 - trigonal pyramidal, dsp3 hybridized
3. SF6 - octahedral, d2sp3 hybridized; and ICl4- - square planar, d2sp3 hybridized

2006-10-27 20:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by titanium007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋