ClO2+

[aaronharouni]

Why does the electron pair on central Cl atom of ClO2+ result in a trigonal planar arrangement?

[904901860]

its molecular shape is trigonal planar because there are two atoms attached to the central atom, but the electron pair arrangement would be bent since there are two lone pairs and therefore the atoms are repulsed from the lone pairs creating a bent shape

[Ray Guo 4C]

Shouldn't the molecule be linear? If the chlorine atom has two lone pairs and two bonding pairs.

[Destiny Diaz 4D]

I understood the shape to be angular from the solutions but I don't understand why.

[Destiny Diaz 4D]

I understood the shape to be angular from the solutions but I don't understand why.

I believe that because the steric number is four and since there are two lone pairs then the shape is angular but I still am slightly confused.

[Esther Lee 4H]

Shouldn't the molecule be linear? If the chlorine atom has two lone pairs and two bonding pairs.

if there are two lone pairs and two bonding pairs it should be bent. I know it sounds weird bc the two bonding and lone "cancel" each other out but if you think about it, we all know the shape of H2O to be bent even though it has 2 lone pairs and 2 bonding. my TA said in discussion today that even though technically it should cancel out, it was geometrically found to repel each other resulting in a bent shape. so ClO2+ should be a bent shape.

here's a chart I find useful in determining shape:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/76/d0 ... bf7f24.png

[Ray Guo 4C]

Shouldn't the molecule be linear? If the chlorine atom has two lone pairs and two bonding pairs.

if there are two lone pairs and two bonding pairs it should be bent. I know it sounds weird bc the two bonding and lone "cancel" each other out but if you think about it, we all know the shape of H2O to be bent even though it has 2 lone pairs and 2 bonding. my TA said in discussion today that even though technically it should cancel out, it was geometrically found to repel each other resulting in a bent shape. so ClO2+ should be a bent shape.

here's a chart I find useful in determining shape:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/76/d0 ... bf7f24.png

Thank you!

[Tinisha 1G]

This molecule has a bent shape. There are three electron densities and one lone pair, making the molecular shape bent.