KTT 112: Inorganic Chemistry I

Semester 2 2017/2018

Tutorial V

10.18. Draw a Lewis structure for a resonance form of each ion with the lowest possible
formal charges, show the charges, and give oxidation numbers of the atoms :

a) AsO 3-
4
–
b) ClO2

10.35. Determine the electron-group arrangement, molecular shape, and ideal bond angle(s)
for each of the following :

a) SO42-
b) NO2-
c) PH3

10.58. Which molecule in each pair has the greater dipole moment? Give the reason for your
choice.

a) ClO2 or SO2
b) HBr or HCl
c) BeCl2 or SCl2
d) AsF3 or AsF5

10.66. The VSEPR model was developed before any xenon compounds had been prepared.
Thus, these compounds provided an excellent test of the model’s predictive power. What
would you have predicted for the shapes of XeF2, XeF4, and XeF6 ?