Asked by julie
Select the molecular shape of each molecule based on the formula or Lewis structure.
A molecule with the Lewis structure below has a
shape.
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A molecule with the Lewis structure below has a
shape.
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A molecule with the formula CBr4 has a
shape.
A molecule with the formula BeH2 has a
shape.
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I can’t see the two pictures you attached. Please either re‑upload them or tell me the central atom and how many atoms are bonded to it and how many lone pairs it has.
I can answer the last two from the formulas:
- CBr4 — tetrahedral (C has 4 bonds, 0 lone pairs → 4 electron groups → tetrahedral).
- BeH2 — linear (Be has 2 bonds, 0 lone pairs → 2 electron groups → linear).
If you upload or describe the Lewis structures for the first two, I’ll identify their shapes and explain why. (Quick VSEPR reminder: 2 groups → linear; 3 groups → trigonal planar; 4 groups → tetrahedral; adding lone pairs to 3 or 4 groups gives bent/trigonal pyramidal, etc.)
I can answer the last two from the formulas:
- CBr4 — tetrahedral (C has 4 bonds, 0 lone pairs → 4 electron groups → tetrahedral).
- BeH2 — linear (Be has 2 bonds, 0 lone pairs → 2 electron groups → linear).
If you upload or describe the Lewis structures for the first two, I’ll identify their shapes and explain why. (Quick VSEPR reminder: 2 groups → linear; 3 groups → trigonal planar; 4 groups → tetrahedral; adding lone pairs to 3 or 4 groups gives bent/trigonal pyramidal, etc.)
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