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Nomenclature of Covalent Compounds

Question 14 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR

A molecule that has a bent shape and a trigonal-planar electron domain shape has lone pair(s).

Answer
A
0
B
1
C
2
D
3

Explanation

A trigonal-planar electron-domain shape means there are three electron domains around the central atom. For the molecule to be bent, two domains must be bonding pairs and the remaining domain must be a lone pair. Therefore, it has 1 lone pair, choice B.

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