Which of the Following Results in Bent Molecular Geometry

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following results in bent molecular geometry?

• A)4 bonding groups and no lone pair on the central atom
• B)2 bonding groups and 1 lone pair on the central atom
• C)2 bonding groups and 2 lone pairs on the central atom
• D)Both B and C
• E)Both A and C

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Definitions:

Orbital

A mathematical formula that characterizes the wave-patterns of a single electron or an electron duo within an atom.

Aromatic

Refers to chemicals that contain benzene rings, or similar ring structures, which are stable and have distinctive smells.

Antiaromatic

A term describing cyclic compounds that are unstable due to conjugated pi electrons disrupting the molecule’s planarity or symmetry.

Nonaromatic

Refers to compounds that do not have a conjugated system of electrons typical of aromatic compounds, lacking the distinctive stability and ring structure of benzene.