Draw Lewis structures for BrO4-, SiH4, PCl4, CH2Cl2 and BF4-. (a) Which species is/are likely to be paramagnetic? (b) What reaction(s) would occur for the paramagnetic species? (c) By VSEPR, suggest the molecular geometry of each species.

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  1. Draw Lewis structures for BrO4-, SiH4, PCl4, CH2Cl2 and BF4-.
    (a) Which species is/are likely to be paramagnetic?
    (b) What reaction(s) would occur for the paramagnetic species? (c) By VSEPR, suggest the molecular geometry of each species.

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