a. Ethylene, C₂H₂, is a planar molecule, but hydrazine, N₂H₂, is not. b. ICl, is linear, but NH₂ is bent.

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2. Explain the following:
a. Ethylene, C₂H4, is a planar molecule, but hydrazine,
N₂H₂, is not.
b. ICl, is linear, but NH₂ is bent.
c. Of the compounds mercury (II) cyanate, Hg(OCN)2,
and mercury(II) fulminate, Hg(CNO)2, one is highly
explosive, and the other is not.
Transcribed Image Text:2. Explain the following: a. Ethylene, C₂H4, is a planar molecule, but hydrazine, N₂H₂, is not. b. ICl, is linear, but NH₂ is bent. c. Of the compounds mercury (II) cyanate, Hg(OCN)2, and mercury(II) fulminate, Hg(CNO)2, one is highly explosive, and the other is not.
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