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Offline jakebvt

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When considering hybridization are lone pair electrons considered?
« on: November 18, 2014, 09:31:47 AM »
Considering the electron geometry hybridization, do we consider lone pairs as electron groups?
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Re: When considering hybridization are lone pair electrons considered?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2014, 09:55:22 AM »
Why is my drawing not as accurate as the other drawing?


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Offline mjc123

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Re: When considering hybridization are lone pair electrons considered?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2014, 10:19:58 AM »
1. You haven't got enough valence electrons - 18 rather than 20 (7 from Cl, 6 each from the Os, 1 for the - charge).
2. With 1 lone pair on Cl, the molecule should be bent, not linear.
And the answer to your first question is yes.
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Re: When considering hybridization are lone pair electrons considered?
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2014, 11:05:54 AM »
Okay thank you!
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Offline Irlanur

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Re: When considering hybridization are lone pair electrons considered?
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2014, 06:33:20 PM »
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electron geometry hybridization

never heard of that...
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