Except for nitrogen, the elements of Group 5A(15) all form pentafluorides and most form pentachlorides. The chlorine atoms of PCI5 can be replaced with fluorine atoms one at a time to give, successively, PCI4F, PCI3F2, ..., PF5.(a) Given the relative sizes of F and Cl, would you expect the first two F substitutions to be at axial or equatorial positions?О axialO equatorialThis answer has not been graded yet.(b) Which of the five fluorine-containing molecules have no dipole moment? (Select all that apply.)O PCI3F2O PCI2F3O PCIF4O PF5O PCI4F

Given: To identify that which among F and Cl will take the axial position.

Except for nitrogen, the elements of Group SA(15) all form pentafluorides and most form pentachlorides. The chlorine atoms of PCI5 can be replaced with fluorine atoms one at a time to give, successively, PCI4F, PCI,F2, -.., PF (a) Given the relative sizes of F and CI, would you expect the first two F substitutions to be at axial or equatorial positions? O axial O equatorial This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Which of the five fluorine-containing molecules have no dipole moment? (Select all that apply.) O PCI3F2 O PCI,F3 O PCIF4 O PFs O PCI4F

Except for nitrogen, the elements of Group SA(15) all form pentafluorides and most form pentachlorides. The chlorine atoms of PCI5 can be replaced with fluorine atoms one at a time to give, successively, PCI4F, PCI,F2, -.., PF (a) Given the relative sizes of F and CI, would you expect the first two F substitutions to be at axial or equatorial positions? O axial O equatorial This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Which of the five fluorine-containing molecules have no dipole moment? (Select all that apply.) O PCI3F2 O PCI,F3 O PCIF4 O PFs O PCI4F

Pushing Electrons

4th Edition

ISBN:9781133951889

Author:Weeks, Daniel P.

Publisher:Weeks, Daniel P.

Chapter1: Lewis Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3EQ: 3. The skeleton of chloromethane is __________________ The central carbon atom is bonded to...

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