Destroyer #25 GCHEM

[woox]

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I need help with this destroyer problem (attached).

I can get all the geometries except for HCl...I don't understand why its linear, it has 1 single bond (to H) and 3 pairs of lone electrons...isn't that 4 electron domains which is bent?

 

[PhansterZ]

I need help with this destroyer problem (attached).

I can get all the geometries except for HCl...I don't understand why its linear, it has 1 single bond (to H) and 3 pairs of lone electrons...isn't that 4 electron domains which is bent?

Geometry is defined by the central atom in most cases.

In HCl, there are no central atom, just 2 atoms connected to each other.

 

[spoog74]

I need help with this destroyer problem (attached).

I can get all the geometries except for HCl...I don't understand why its linear, it has 1 single bond (to H) and 3 pairs of lone electrons...isn't that 4 electron domains which is bent?

a general rule is that if there are ONLY 2 atoms only connected to each other, then it will be linear .

 

[HannibalLecter]

But the answer could be 3 or 4 based on if you consider bent geometry linear geometry. Whats the consensus on if bent considered linear or not linear?

H2S is bent. Would that be linear or non-linear geometry?

 

[bharat008]

I think HCN, CO2, and HCl are LINEAR..

I wouldn't consider H2S linear since it would be tetrahedral EDG.. MG would be BENT.. I don't think bent would be considered linear..

What's the answer??