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Answer:
XY4Z2 ----- square planar
XY5Z ------- square pyramidal
XY2Z----- bent < 120°
XY2Z3 ----- Linear
XY4Z ---- see saw
XY2Z2 ----- bent <109°
XY3Z2 ----- T shaped
XY3Z ----- Trigonal pyramidal
Explanation:
The valence shell electron pair repulsion theory ( VSEPR) gives the description of molecular geometry based on the relative number of electron pairs present in the molecule.
However, electron pairs repel each other, the repulsion between two lone pairs is greater than the repulsion between a lone pair and a bond pair which is also greater than the repulsion between two lone pairs.
The presence of lone pairs distort the bond angle and molecular geometry from the expected geometry based on VSEPR theory. Hence, in the presence of lone pairs of electron, the observed molecular geometry may be different from that predicted on the basis of the VSEPR theory, the bond angles also differ slightly or widely depending on the number of lone pairs present.
All the molecules in the question possess lone pairs, the number of electron pairs do not correspond to the observed molecular shape or geometry due to lone pair repulsion. Usually, the molecular geometry deals more with the arrangement of bonded atoms in the molecule.
Positive ions are atoms that have lost an electron from its outtermost shell. It is positive because electrons are negative and the loss of something negative makes it a bit more positive.
A negative ion is larger than its original atom because it's gained an electron.
The more electrons an atomic has on its electron cloud, the bigger the atom.
Hopefully I didn't confuse you, good luck. ♡
molecule- when two or more of the same atoms of an element chemically join together
ex: O2
compund- when the two types of atoms are different
ex: H2O
