(a) Predict the electron-domain geometry around the centralXe atom in XeF2, XeF4, and XeF6. (b) The molecule IF7has a pentagonal bipyramid structure: five fluorines areequatorial, forming a flat pentagon around the central iodineatom, and the other two fluorines are axial. Predictthe molecular geometry of IF6-.

(a) Predict the electron-domain geometry around the centralXe atom in XeF2, XeF4, and XeF6. (b) The molecule IF7has a pentagonal bipyramid structure: five fluorines areequatorial, forming a flat pentagon around the central iodineatom, and the other two fluorines are axial. Predictthe molecular geometry of IF6-.

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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Chapter10: Molecular Structure And Bonding Theories

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.68QE

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