4.25 lewis structure

[Jessica Wakefield 1H]

Hi the solution manual shows a lewis structure for SCl4 rather than SF4 for part D. Just wanted to confirm it would be the same structure just replaced with F rather than Cl? Or would it be slightly different?

[Ashley Chipoletti 1I]

yes, SF4 would be the same shape and lewis structure as the SCl4 as it is shown in the answer book just with F instead of Cl.

[Golbarg Rahimi 3k]

since F and Cl both belong to the same group and are both halogens the lewis structure would be the same.

[dstemp]

In this problem, why isn't CH2Cl2 nonpolar? It seems like the dipole moments would cancel out. Do all of the outer atoms need to be the same for a molecule to be nonpolar?

[isauramora3K]

^ 4.25A would be polar because although the 2D illustration looks like the charges would cancel out if you view the 3D model of a Tetrahedral shape they do not.