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What is the chemical structure of PtCl4 and why? (and what molecular shape?)
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What is the chemical structure of PtCl4 and why? (and what molecular shape?)
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May 01, 2018, 09:10:56 PM »
This is a question that came up in a bonding unit in chemistry.
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Re: What is the chemical structure of PtCl4 and why? (and what molecular shape?)
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Do you have an educated guess? Maybe something based on VSEPR.
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Re: What is the chemical structure of PtCl4 and why? (and what molecular shape?)
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Are you an instructor asking a question or are you a student requesting assistance? Assuming the latter, start by looking up the electronic structure of Pt and counting the valence electrons.
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Re: What is the chemical structure of PtCl4 and why? (and what molecular shape?)
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PtCl4 has a chain structure with octahedral Pt and Pt-Cl-Pt bridges that can not be predicted using simple arguments.
I think you may mean [PtCl4]^2- the most common starting material of Pt. It is square planar d^8.
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