Two chlorine molecules will cobine to form a Cl2O2 molecule (Cl-O-O-CL).
A) What will be the molecular structure? (the molecule contains an oxygen-oxygen bond). Include bond angles where appropriate.
B) What is the hybridization for each atom in your model that is bonded to two or more atoms???
2007-12-30 16:38:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Part A-
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:Cl-O-O-Cl:
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Note: "_" used for spacing of lone pairs.
Part B-
Each O atom will be sp^3 hybridized, since electron group geometry is 4.
2007-12-30 16:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by ¿ /\/ 馬 ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is not correct, for only one molecule of chlorine reacts with one molecule of O2 to form Cl2O2. The structure should be that of H2O2 - hydrogen peroxide - where the angle H-O-O is about 94.5 degrees with a dihedral angle between the HO/HO units of 111 degrees. This model requires all atoms to be hybrids sp3, for all of them possess 8 electrons in their valence shell, which in turn requires 4 orbitals, which is what is provided by the sp3 hybridization.
2007-12-31 01:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by Stanlei K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋