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lakshan

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geometric shapes of interhalogen compounds
« on: May 22, 2004, 11:54:52 AM »
Is there a method to find the geometric shapes of interhalogen compounds such as ICl2 ICL4 ?

Can anyone give a text from a recommended book or suggest a site to learn about this ?

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Re:geometric shapes of interhalogen compounds
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2004, 12:05:52 PM »
Read on VSEPR theory

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Re:geometric shapes of interhalogen compounds
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2004, 01:59:36 PM »
This website is from Purdue University. Hope it will enlighten u on Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory, to learn how to predict molecular shapes based on the molecular electronic configuration.

http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/vsepr/
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