What is the 'electron group geometry' for the carbon in phosgene (Cl2C=O)?

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What is the 'electron group geometry' for the carbon in phosgene (Cl2C=O)? 

 

 

 

Select one:
a.

linear

b.

octahedral

c.

trigonal planar

d.

trigonal bipyramidal

e.

tetrahedral

hydrogen
helum
H
Не
1.0079
Ithium
4.0026
berylium
boron
carbon
nitrogen
oxygen
fluorine
neon
5
10
Li Be
6.941
10811
aluminium
12011
slicon
90122
14.007
phosphorus
15
15.999
18.998
20.180
sodium
sutur
chlorine
argon
11
12
13
14
18
Na Mg
AI Si
22.990
potassium
19
30.974
arsenie
24 305
26.982
gallum
31
28.006
germanium
32
32.065
selenium
35453
tromine
35
39.948
krypon
scandium
titanium
vanadium
chromium
manganese
25
iron
cobalt
nickel
copper
zinc
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
33
34
36
K Ca
Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu
Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.098
rutidium
40.078
strontium
51.996
molybdenum technetium
42
58.693
palladium
44.966
47.867
zirconium
50.942
nioblum
54.938
55.845
ruthenium
58.933
hodium
63.516
silver
65.39
cadmium
69.723
Indium
72.61
tin
74.922
antimony
78.96
tellurum
79.904
83.80
yttrium
iodine
37
38
39
45
54
Rb Sr
Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag
Cd In Sn Sb Te
Хе
85.468
91.224
hafnium
72
87.62
88.906
lutetum
92.906
tantalum
95.94
tungsten
74
101.07
osmkum
102.91
106.42
107.87
ridium
platinum
112.41
mercury
114.82
thallium
118.71
lead
121.76
bismuth
127.60
polonium
126.90
astatine
131.29
radon
caesium
rhenium
gold
55
57-70
73
75
81
82
86
Hg TI
Rn
132.91
francum
186 21
bohrium
137.33
178.49
lawrendum rutherfordum
103
174.97
180.95
dubnium
183.84
seaborgium
190.23
hassium
192.22
195.08
ununnillum unununium
110
196.97
200.59
ununbium
204.38
207.2
ununquadum
114
208.98
[209
[210
2221
radium
meitnerium
87
88
89-102
104
105
107
108
109
111
112
Fr Ra * * Lr Rf
Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub
Uuq
22
22
2621
261
262|
269
268
271
221
277
289
回 A
lanthanum
57
praseodymium neodymium| promethium
60
cerium
samarium
europlum
63
gadolnium
64
terbum
dysprosium
66
holmum
ertium
thulium
69
ytterblum
70
58
59
61
62
65
67
68
*Lanthanide series
Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb
Dy Ho Er Tm Yb
138.91
actinium
140.12
thorium
140.91
protactinium
91
144.24
uranium
149
neptunium
93
150.36
plutonium
151.96
americium
162 50
caltomium
98
164.93
einsteinium
157.25
158.93
berkelium
167.26
fermum
168.93
mendelevium nobelium
101
173.04
curium
** Actinide series
89
90
94
95
96
97
99
100
102
Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No
227)
232.04
231.04
238.03
[237]
1244]
2431
247]
247]
251]
2521
257
258]
259
Transcribed Image Text:hydrogen helum H Не 1.0079 Ithium 4.0026 berylium boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon 5 10 Li Be 6.941 10811 aluminium 12011 slicon 90122 14.007 phosphorus 15 15.999 18.998 20.180 sodium sutur chlorine argon 11 12 13 14 18 Na Mg AI Si 22.990 potassium 19 30.974 arsenie 24 305 26.982 gallum 31 28.006 germanium 32 32.065 selenium 35453 tromine 35 39.948 krypon scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese 25 iron cobalt nickel copper zinc 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 33 34 36 K Ca Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 39.098 rutidium 40.078 strontium 51.996 molybdenum technetium 42 58.693 palladium 44.966 47.867 zirconium 50.942 nioblum 54.938 55.845 ruthenium 58.933 hodium 63.516 silver 65.39 cadmium 69.723 Indium 72.61 tin 74.922 antimony 78.96 tellurum 79.904 83.80 yttrium iodine 37 38 39 45 54 Rb Sr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te Хе 85.468 91.224 hafnium 72 87.62 88.906 lutetum 92.906 tantalum 95.94 tungsten 74 101.07 osmkum 102.91 106.42 107.87 ridium platinum 112.41 mercury 114.82 thallium 118.71 lead 121.76 bismuth 127.60 polonium 126.90 astatine 131.29 radon caesium rhenium gold 55 57-70 73 75 81 82 86 Hg TI Rn 132.91 francum 186 21 bohrium 137.33 178.49 lawrendum rutherfordum 103 174.97 180.95 dubnium 183.84 seaborgium 190.23 hassium 192.22 195.08 ununnillum unununium 110 196.97 200.59 ununbium 204.38 207.2 ununquadum 114 208.98 [209 [210 2221 radium meitnerium 87 88 89-102 104 105 107 108 109 111 112 Fr Ra * * Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub Uuq 22 22 2621 261 262| 269 268 271 221 277 289 回 A lanthanum 57 praseodymium neodymium| promethium 60 cerium samarium europlum 63 gadolnium 64 terbum dysprosium 66 holmum ertium thulium 69 ytterblum 70 58 59 61 62 65 67 68 *Lanthanide series Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb 138.91 actinium 140.12 thorium 140.91 protactinium 91 144.24 uranium 149 neptunium 93 150.36 plutonium 151.96 americium 162 50 caltomium 98 164.93 einsteinium 157.25 158.93 berkelium 167.26 fermum 168.93 mendelevium nobelium 101 173.04 curium ** Actinide series 89 90 94 95 96 97 99 100 102 Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No 227) 232.04 231.04 238.03 [237] 1244] 2431 247] 247] 251] 2521 257 258] 259
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