Draw and determine the molecular geometry for the following molecule. So CL4. So here sulfur would go in the center. It's in Group 6A so it has six valence electrons. Halogens, those in elements in Group 7A only make single bonds when they are our surrounding element. So sulfur is going to single bond to four of the chlorines.
The chlorines are in Group 7/8, so they have 7 valence electrons. So here they go here. Now remember, sulfur can have an expanded octet, which means it can have more than 8 electrons around it, and it will have to in order to incorporate the oxygen. Oxygen ideally wants to make two bonds. Sulfur can expand its octet, so sulfur is going to help it out and make a double bond to the oxygen.
Oxygens in Group 6A, so it has six valence electrons. So here this would be the shape of our SLCL4 structure and we're going to say it is connected to five bonding groups or surrounding elements and it has no lone pairs on it so it would be trigonal by pyramidal so. So this would represent its molecular geometry.
