Chemistry 11B

Quiz 1

January 23, 2013

Name___________________________ (Print legibly in block letters, please!)

1. Complete the following for the species IF4+.
Lewis structure:

Electron-group geometry:

VSEPR notation:

Molecular geometry:

Sketch representing molecular geometry (assuming they are ideal, label bond angles):

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Chemistry 11B

Quiz 1

January 23, 2013

2. Indicate the hybridization expected for the central atom in each of the following:
a) HCO2-

Hybridization:_____________

b) SO32-

Hybridization:_____________

c) XeF4

Hybridization:_____________

3. In both of the ions ICl2+ and ICl2-, an iodine atom is bonded to two chlorine atoms.
Do you expect the same hybridization for the central atom in both cases?

Explanation:___________________________________________________
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