Answer:
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.
Answer: False
Explanation:
Molecular formula is the chemical formula which depicts the actual number of atoms of each element present in the compound.
Empirical formula is the simplest chemical formula which depicts the whole number of atoms of each element present in the compound.
Example: has similar molecular formula and empirical formula as the elements are already present in simplest of the ratios.
has molecular formula of
but
as the empirical formula.
Electrophiles are reagents attracted to electrons.
Electrophiles tend to be electron-deficient and carry partial positive charges. They are attracted to species with lone pairs of electrons. For example, protons have no electrons and tend to share ones with other species, hence behaving as electrophiles in aqueous reactions. In the reaction between
and ammonia
, protons would be attracted to lone electron pairs on nitrogen atoms in ammonia molecules, which carry partial positive charges.
The Lewis Acid-base theory define Acids as species that accept electron pairs in a particular acid-base reaction. Electrophiles, by definition, tend to accept electrons. Lewis acids thus behaves as electrophiles in acid-base reactions. In the previous example, demonstrates acidic behavior and can be inferred as an electrophile.