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Offline artem.metelskiy

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[PF5Br]- question
« on: March 09, 2011, 04:35:07 PM »
I'm asked to draw a Lewis dot structure for PF5Br-, but I'm not sure which element goes into center. I'm guessing it will be Br having 4 bonding pairs with F, one bonding pair with P and one lone pair. Is it correct?
I'm also asked to name molecular shape and Hybridization of central element. Would it  be square pyramidal shape and hybridization sp3d3? Thanks.

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Re: [PF5Br]- question
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 06:05:45 PM »
generally speaking, the halogens F and Br will behave like H in Lewis structures -- they usually are attached to just one other atom.  There are exceptions of course (i.e I3-), but go with this. 

So, try arranging the 6 halogens accordingly.  What do you get?...

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Re: [PF5Br]- question
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 07:01:27 PM »
so the Lewis dot structure would look like this?

Molecular shape Octahedral and hybridization sp3d2?

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Re: [PF5Br]- question
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 08:51:10 PM »
Yes, I believe so.

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