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All textbooksBrown 14th EditionCh.9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding TheoriesProblem 86a

Chapter 9, Problem 86a

An AB2 molecule is described as having a tetrahedral geometry. (a) How many nonbonding domains are on atom A?

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Hi everyone here. We have a question telling us that a B two is a molecule with linear geometry, and the question is how many non bonding domains are attached to the central atom A. To have a B. two and to have a linear geometry. Our molecule would have to be a X two E three, which means that A. Is surrounded by two atoms and three non bonding electron pairs. So our answer here is a three. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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