23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
Main Group Elements: Bonding Types
Problem 22.29b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionConsider the six second- and third-row elements in groups 4A–6A of the periodic table:
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Possible structures for the binary fluorides of each of these elements in its highest oxidation state are shown below.
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(b) Explain why the fluorides of nitrogen and phosphorus have different molecular structures but the fluorides of carbon and silicon have the same molecular structure.
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