What is the electron pair geometry of the following? 1) I3? 2) HCN 3) ICl2+ Solu

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1.I3->SP3D ...trigonal bypyramid.... is the electron-pair geometry 2. HCN (Lewis diagram: . . H–C=N: It is linear with an sp-hybridized carbon You use a triple bond in order to satisfy the octets on both the carbon and the nitrogen atom. You've got 10 electrons on the whole molecule and only one pair used for the C–H bond. The other four pairs are used in the triple bond and the nitrogen-localized lone pair.) 3.ICl2+-->Tetrahedral (The electron cloud geometry is tetrahedral, but the molecular geometry is bent by connecting the nuclei of each chlorine atom to the nucleus of the iodine atom.)

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