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

Question

According to VSEPR theory what is the shape of cl2O molecule?

Answer 1

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)