Answer:
bent
Explanation:
The chlorite ion has been pictured in the image attached with its two main resonance contributors.
The ion has four regions of electron density as shown. On the basis of the VSEPR theory, we expect a tetrahedral geometry.
However, the ion is bent due to the effect of the lone pairs on chlorine which is the central atom in the ion. This distorts the bond angle of the ion hence the ion has a bent molecular geometry.
Answer : 0.0392 grams of Zn metal would be required to completely reduced the vanadium.
Explanation :
Let us rewrite the given equations again.
On adding above equations, we get the following combined equation.
We have 12.1 mL of 0.033 M solution of VO₂⁺.
Let us find the moles of VO₂⁺ from this information.
From the combined equation, we can see that the mole ratio of VO₂⁺ to Zn is 2:3.
Let us use this as a conversion factor to find the moles of Zn.
Let us convert the moles of Zn to grams of Zn using molar mass of Zn.
Molar mass of Zn is 65.38 g/mol.
We need 0.0392 grams of Zn metal to completely reduce vanadium.