Answer to Question #115233 in Inorganic Chemistry for Himansu Sekhar Mohanta

Question #115233
According to VSEPR theory what is the shape of cl2O molecule?
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Expert's answer
2020-05-11T14:23:33-0400


Cl atom has 7 e- (black colored)

O atom has 6 e- (red colored)

2 O e- and 2 Cl e- (from different Cl atoms) form 2 sigma bonds (lime colored bonds)

other 4 O e- form 2 lone pairs of electrons

The shape of the molecule is angular (e.g water molecule)


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