Answer to Question #98923 in General Chemistry for Brittany Wallace

Question

1. The electron-pair geometry around the P atom in POCl3 is ___.
There are ___lone pair(s) around the central atom, so the geometry of POCl3 is ___.

2. The electron-pair geometry around the O atom in H2O is ____.
There are ___lone pair(s) around the central atom, so the geometry of H2O is ___.

Answer 1

The electron pair geometry around POCl3 is tetrahedral.

There is zero lone-pair around thr central atom(P) so the geometry is tetrahedral.

The electron pair geometry around H2O is tetrahedral.

There are 2 loan pair around the central atom(O) so the geometry of H2O is tetrahedral and the shape is angular.