Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
Bond angle in
Concept Introduction:
The bond angle is the angle formed between two bonded atoms in a covalent species. It decides the molecular geometry of a molecule. For example in molecule
The table that relates hybridization with % s character is as follows:
Bond angle is directly related to % s character in a molecule.
Hybridization is calculated by the hybrid orbitals and to calculate hybrid orbitals we need to know the steric number that is given by,
The table that relates the steric number with hybridization is as follows:
(b)
Interpretation:
Whether
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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