Methyl Thiocyanate (CH₃SCN) Is Used as an Agricultural Pesticide and Fumigant

question 115

Essay

Methyl thiocyanate (CH₃SCN) is used as an agricultural pesticide and fumigant. Use formal charge to identify the most stable Lewis structure for this compound. Based on this structure, predict the local molecular geometry and hybridization at each atom except hydrogen.

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