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<strong>Chapter</strong> 9: Molecular Structures<br />

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(b) XeF 2 (22 e – ) The type is AX 2E 3, so the electron-pair geometry is triangular<br />

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(c) ClF 2 – (22 e – ) The type is AX 2E 3, so the electron-pair geometry is triangular<br />

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25. NO 2 molecule and NO 2 – ion differ by only one electron. NO2 has 17 electrons and NO 2 – has 18 electrons.<br />

Their Lewis structures are quite similar:<br />

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