A certain AB4 molecule has a square-planar molecular geometry.Which of the following statements about the moleculeis or are true?(i) The molecule has four electron domains about the centralatom A.(ii) The B¬A¬B angles between neighboring B atomsare 90°.(iii) The molecule has two nonbonding pairs of electrons onatom A. (a) Only one of the statements is true.(b) Statements (i) and (ii) are true.(c) Statements (i) and (iii) are true.(d) Statements (ii) and (iii) are true.(e) All three statements are true.

A certain AB4 molecule has a square-planar molecular geometry.Which of the following statements about the moleculeis or are true?(i) The molecule has four electron domains about the centralatom A.(ii) The B¬A¬B angles between neighboring B atomsare 90°.(iii) The molecule has two nonbonding pairs of electrons onatom A. (a) Only one of the statements is true.(b) Statements (i) and (ii) are true.(c) Statements (i) and (iii) are true.(d) Statements (ii) and (iii) are true.(e) All three statements are true.

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Chapter7: Covalent Bonding

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