SiCl, is used as a starting material in the production of silicon polymers. Describe hybridization schemes for the central atom and the orbital overlap that occur in this halogen compound. (Si, #C1) Data for the arrangement of electron pairs about a central atom in a molecule and geometry of the molecule and the shape of hybrid orbitals Number of Molecular Number of hybrid Hybridization of electron pairs geometry orbitals the central atom 2 Linear 2 sp 3 Trigonal planar 3 sp- 4 Tetrahedral 4 Trigonal 5 sp'd bipyramidal Octahedral sp°d

SiCl, is used as a starting material in the production of silicon polymers. Describe hybridization schemes for the central atom and the orbital overlap that occur in this halogen compound. (Si, #C1) Data for the arrangement of electron pairs about a central atom in a molecule and geometry of the molecule and the shape of hybrid orbitals Number of Molecular Number of hybrid Hybridization of electron pairs geometry orbitals the central atom 2 Linear 2 sp 3 Trigonal planar 3 sp- 4 Tetrahedral 4 Trigonal 5 sp'd bipyramidal Octahedral sp°d

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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Chapter7: Molecular Structures

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