Asked by Shirley

Explain the following:
1) Ethylene, C2H4 is a planar molecule, but hydrazine, N2H4, is not
2) ICl2- is linear, but NH2- is bent
3) Of the compounds mercury(II) cyanate, Hg(OCN)2 and mercury(II) fulminate, Hg(CNO)2, one is highly explosive, the other is not.

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Answered by DrBob222
Three questions with no input from you. #1: C2H4 has a double bond so it must be planar. N2H4 has no double bond.

2. http://lessons.chemistnate.com/questions-answered/lewis-structures-and-vsepr-shapes-of-icl2-and-icl2-ions

3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dy8XYmFaiU
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