Predict the molecular shape of the sulfite ion
linear
trigonal planar (120 degrees)
bent
tetrahedral
trigonal pyramidal
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This sulfite ion in VSEPR model notation is AX3E, so the molecular geometry will be trigonal pyramidal.
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The sulfite ion would be a trigonal pyramid, because it is bonded to three Oxygen atoms and also has a lone pair.
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Trigonal pyramid, because there are 3 bonding pairs with Oxygen, and 1 lone pair on S.
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It would be a trigonal pyramid due to information given of the three oxygen bonded with the sulfur along with one lone pair.
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Since the S has 3 oxygen bonded to it, we know it would be trigonal and along with the lone pair on S we can deduce that the shape is trigonal pyramidal.
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The shape would be trigonal pyramidal since the S has 3 oxygens bonded and one lone pair attached to it.
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Hi! This would be trigonal planar because there are 3 oxygens bonded to sulfur plus a lone pair.
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Re: Sapling Week 7-8 #1
JaylinWangDis3D wrote:Predict the molecular shape of the sulfite ion
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linear
trigonal planar (120 degrees)
bent
tetrahedral
trigonal pyramidal
Using the hybridization and angles chart, you would be able to see that the steric number is 3 since it is a total of three bonds, and with no lone pairs, it would make the choice a trigonal planar!
Hope that helps!
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