Use VSEPR Theory to Predict the Shape of the Molecule

question 66

Short Answer

Use VSEPR theory to predict the shape of the molecule or complex ion shown. Draw a Lewis dot structure to assist you in determining these shapes.
-CHCl₃

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Definitions:

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, calculated as the average of the squared deviations from the mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of data points in a statistical calculation that can change independently.

Sum of Squares

A statistical method that measures the variation within a dataset by summing the squared differences between each data point and the mean of the dataset.