D Demo0710 Full Member 10+ Year Member Jun 23, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad How many lone electron pairs are found in AsBr3? The answer is 10. I thought it would be two lone pairs on the arsenic since there is a total of 26 electrons and 24 of them are used between the As-Br bonds?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad How many lone electron pairs are found in AsBr3? The answer is 10. I thought it would be two lone pairs on the arsenic since there is a total of 26 electrons and 24 of them are used between the As-Br bonds?
H Heller123 Full Member 10+ Year Member Jun 23, 2012 #2 The electrons pairs on each Br count as electron pairs Upvote 0 Downvote
P PeterScroggins Full Member 10+ Year Member Jun 23, 2012 #3 26 valence electrons between the 4 atoms. 6 electrons taken up in the 3 single bonds between As and Br... That leaves 20 electrons and furthermore 10 electron PAIRS. Upvote 0 Downvote
26 valence electrons between the 4 atoms. 6 electrons taken up in the 3 single bonds between As and Br... That leaves 20 electrons and furthermore 10 electron PAIRS.
