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Q.1 The bond angles in silane (SiH4), phosphine (PH3), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are 109.5°, 93.6°, and 92.1°, respectively. Use VSEPR to explain this trend. Q.2 Determine the geometries of the following of the following ions: (a) PO4 3- (b) NO3- Q.3 Does carbon disulfide (CS2), a gas present in small amounts in crude petroleum, have a dipole moment? Explain your answer on the basis of molecular geometry.

Name: q1 the bond angles in silane sih4 phosphine ph3 and hydrogen sulfide h2s are 1095 936 and 921 respectively use vsepr to explain this trend q2 determine the geometries of the following of the following
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          Q.1 The bond angles in silane (SiH4), phosphine (PH3), and
hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are 109.5°, 93.6°, and 92.1°, respectively.
Use VSEPR to explain this trend.
Q.2 Determine the geometries of the following of the following
ions: (a) PO4 3-             
                 
 (b)  NO3-
Q.3 Does carbon disulfide (CS2), a gas present in small amounts
in crude petroleum, have a dipole moment? Explain your answer on
the basis of molecular geometry.

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1 According to VSEPR theory, the bond angles in a molecule depend on the number of electron pairs around the central atom. In silane (SiH4), phosphine (PH3), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the central atoms are Si, P, and S, respectively. Silane (SiH4) has a Show more…

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Q.1 The bond angles in silane (SiH4), phosphine (PH3), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are 109.5°, 93.6°, and 92.1°, respectively. Use VSEPR to explain this trend. Q.2 Determine the geometries of the following of the following ions: (a) PO4 3- (b) NO3- Q.3 Does carbon disulfide (CS2), a gas present in small amounts in crude petroleum, have a dipole moment? Explain your answer on the basis of molecular geometry.