(a) Which geometry and central atom hybridization wouldyou expect in the series BH4-, CH4, NH4+? (b) What wouldyou expect for the magnitude and direction of the bonddipoles in this series? (c) Write the formulas for the analogousspecies of the elements of period 3; would you expectthem to have the same hybridization at the centralatom?

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(a) Which geometry and central atom hybridization would
you expect in the series BH4-, CH4, NH4+? (b) What would
you expect for the magnitude and direction of the bond
dipoles in this series? (c) Write the formulas for the analogous
species of the elements of period 3; would you expect
them to have the same hybridization at the central
atom?

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