Question

Suppose a molecule with six electron groups is confined to two dimensions and has a hexagonal planar electron geometry. A molecule with six electron groups arranged in a hexagonal planar geometry. The top and bottom groups are labeled 1 and 4, respectively. The two groups next to 1 are labeled 2 and the two groups next to 4 are labeled 3. If two of the six groups are lone pairs, where would they located?

Answer 1

Answer:

Above and below the plane of a square

Explanation:

The number of electron groups often determine the shape of a molecule. When we have a coordination number of six, one of the possible arrangement of groups is the hexagonal planar geometry. In this arrangement, six electron groups are arranged in the same plane.

If two among the groups are replaced by lone pairs, the substituents will arrange themselves at the corners of a square while the lone pairs will be found above and below the plane of the square. This is the square planar geometry.