The interhalogen compound BrF3 is a volatile, straw-colored liquid. The compound exhibits appreciable electrical conductivity because of autoionization (“solv” refers to BrF3 as the solvent): 2 BrF31l2 ∆ BrF2 +1solv2 + BrF4- 1solv2 (a) What are the molecular structures of the BrF2+ and BrF4- ions?

The interhalogen compound BrF3 is a volatile, straw-colored liquid. The compound exhibits appreciable electrical conductivity because of autoionization (“solv” refers to BrF3 as the solvent): 2 BrF31l2 ∆ BrF2 +1solv2 + BrF4- 1solv2 (a) What are the molecular structures of the BrF2+ and BrF4- ions?

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Chapter7: Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

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