The dominant intermolecular force that causes gaseous hcl molecules to attract one another is
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Answer:
Dipole-dipole attractions
Explanation:
The Cl atom is more electronegative than H, so it attracts the electrons in the H-Cl bond more to itself.
The Cl end of the molecule becomes partially negative (δ-), and the H end becomes more positive (δ+). This separation of charge is called an electric dipole,
When two HCl molecules are near each other, they arrange themselves so that the negative and positive ends of the dipoles line up and attract the two molecules together.
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Explanation:
BrCl₃ is an interhalogen compound with a hybridization of sp³d. The approximate bond angles can be predicted from the structure (attached below). Although, the lewis structure might be predicted to be trigonal bipyramidal from the structure, it is however a T-shaped geometry because of it's two lone pairs.
Also, from the structure attached, it can be predicted that the approximate bond angles about the central atom is 120° (360 ÷ 3) since each of the three chlorine atoms is equally spaced about the central atom.
