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Discuss the shape of thefollowing molecules using the VSEPR model:

BeCl2, BCl3, SiCl4,AsF5, H2S, PH3



Answer -

BeCl2:

The central atom has no lone pair and thereare two bond pairs. i.e., BeCl2 is of the type AB2.Hence, it has a linear shape.

BCl3:

The central atom has no lone pair and thereare three bond pairs. Hence, it is of the type AB3. Hence, it istrigonal planar.

SiCl4:

The central atom has no lone pair and thereare four bond pairs. Hence, the shape of SiCl4 is tetrahedralbeing the AB4 type molecule.

AsF5:

The central atom has no lone pair and thereare five bond pairs. Hence, AsF5 is of the type AB5.Therefore, the shape is trigonal bipyramidal.

H2S:

The central atom has one lone pair and thereare two bond pairs. Hence, H2S is of the type AB2E. Theshape is Bent.

PH3:

Thecentral atom has one lone pair and there are three bond pairs. Hence, PH3 isof the AB3E type. Therefore, the shape is trigonal pyramidal.

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