Question

Explain the tetrahedral structure of Chlorine oxide with a bond angle of more than 109°28'

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Answer on Question #75972 – Chemistry – Inorganic Chemistry

Explain the tetrahedral structure of Chlorine oxide with a bond angle of more than 109°28'

Solution:

O=Cl=O has large bond angle (111°). VSEPR theory predicts that the bond angle should be less than 109° due to lone-pair repulsion.

- Lone-pair: lone-pair repulsion is about the same as double-bond: double-bond repulsion.

- Most of the negative charge in this structure will be on the oxygen atoms. These atoms will thus repel each other to some extent thus producing a larger than expected bond angle.

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