Draw the Lewis structure for each of the following molecules or ions, and predict their electron-domain and molecular geometries: (e) XeF2
Give the approximate values for the indicated bond angles in the following molecules: (c)


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Key Concepts
Bond Angles
VSEPR Theory
Molecular Geometry
The figure that follows contains ball-and-stick drawings of three possible shapes of an AF4 molecule. (c) Which of the following elements will lead to an AF4 molecule with the shape in (iii): Be, C, S, Se, Si, Xe? i.
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Give the approximate values for the indicated bond angles in the following molecules: (a)
Give the approximate values for the indicated bond angles in the following molecules: (a)
Give the approximate values for the indicated bond angles in the following molecules: (d)
Ammonia, NH3, reacts with incredibly strong bases to produce the amide ion, NH2-. Ammonia can also react with acids to produce the ammonium ion, NH4+. (a) Which species (amide ion, ammonia, or ammonium ion) has the largest H¬N¬H bond angle? (b) Which species has the smallest H¬N¬H bond angle?