What is the idealized bond angles for COCl2?

Answer 1

The outer electrons of As is 5, and there are 3 bonded Cl's. this makes the * electrons for the octet rule to be obeyed. therefore AsCl3 will bond with one lone pair, thus the bond angle will deviate from the ideal tetrahedral angle of 109.50.

VSEPR theory predicts that lone-pair bonding pair repusions are stronger than bondonding pair- bonding pair repulsions and the bond angle is predicted to be less than 109.50. the actual bond angle is around 980

Answer 2

Between the two Fluorine atoms the angle is 180 degrees, however, the chlorine and the other fluorine atom have an angle less than 90 degrees because with 5 bonding sites this would be a trigonal bi-pyramidal structure, but the presence of two non-bonded pairs (lone pairs) makes this molecule a T-shape. A letter T has 90 degree angles, but the two lone pairs compress these angles so that they are less than 90 degrees.

Answer 3

Aluminum chloride is an ionic compound. Therefore, it has no bond angles. Bond angles are only defined for covalent bonds only.

Answer 4

The shape is a tetrahedral so the bond angles are 109.5 degrees.

Answer 5

There are two distinct angles in this molecule. Between the equatorial plane, the bond angle is 120 and that of the axial plane is 180.

Answer 6

In the monemric molecular form 1200. In the dimeric Al2Cl6 form approximately 109 0 and in the solid where Al is 6 coordinate, 90 0

Answer 7

120 degrees