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13 questions linked to/from What is Drago's rule? Does it really exist?
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What is the exact statement of Drago's rule? [duplicate]
While studying the topic of chemical bonding, I came across a statement given by my teacher:
Elements of the third period and above do not show hybridisation. An example, in the case of $\ce{PH_3}$, $...
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Why do compounds like SF6 and SF4 exist but SH6 and SH4 don't?
Both $\ce{SF6}$ and $\ce{SH6}$ and $\ce{SF4}$ and $\ce{SH4}$ have the same central atom and the same hybridization, but my teacher specifically mentioned that $\ce{SH6}$ and $\ce{SH4}$ don't exist. I'...
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Why is the bond angle H-P-H smaller than H-N-H?
$\ce{N}$ & $\ce{P}$ are in the same group. Both $\ce{NH3}$ and $\ce{PH3}$ have one lone pair and according to VSEPR theory, both the central atoms are predicted to be $\ce{sp^3}$ hybridized.
But ...
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Hybridization of nitrogen in trisilylamine, (SiH3)3N?
I want to know the hybridization of the central atom in $\ce{(SiH3)3N}$.
I think it should be $\mathrm{sp^3}$, because $\ce{N}$ is attached to three silicon atoms and one lone pair. But actually it ...
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Hybridization in PH3
Does $\ce{PH3}$ exhibit $\ce{sp^3}$ hybridization?
Arguments against hybridization:
$\ce{PH3}$ is less basic than $\ce{NH3}$.
This jibes with the supposition that $\ce{PH3}$ keeps its lone pair in ...
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Why are axial bonds are longer than equatorial bond in sp3d hybridized atoms?
Why are axial bonds are longer than equatorial bond in case of $\mathrm{sp^3d}$ hybridization? I have done some research but I can't seem to find the answer.
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Bond angle order of SF2, OF2, HOF
Arrange the following componds in the increasing order of bond angle.
$$\ce{HOF,~OF2,~SF2}$$
I know that bond angle of $\ce{SF2}$ will be less than the bond angle of $\ce{OF2}$ because of larger ...
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Mathematical relation between bond angle and fraction of s or p character
In Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D.Lee (Adapted by Sudarsan Guha, Fourth Edition), on page 75, under the topic "Effect of Electronegativity - When the surrounding atom is same with different ...
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How can I tell if a molecule is polar or not?
Consider $\ce{PCl3}$, $\ce{CH2Cl2}$, $\ce{HCN}$, and $\ce{SiO2}$. Which of these molecules are polar substances?
I appear to be lacking on the concept of "polar substance". I was just studying about ...
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Is ClH7 possible? [duplicate]
Chlorine can be $sp^3d^3$ hybridized.
If so, it can form $\ce{ClH_7}$ and then chlorine, being more electronegative, will have (-7) as its oxidation number. But we know that the oxidation number of $\...
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Why the formation of PH4+ is difficult compared to NH4+? [duplicate]
My textbook asks this as an objective question.
What I had in mind was that the lone pair on phosporous was more distributed as compared to nitrogen(since nitrogen is more electronegative and smaller ...
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How to explain shape of molecules in penta and hexa coordination if hybridization involving d-orbitals (in main block) is considered incorrect?
In this answer @Jan says:
penta- and hexacoordination; tetracoordination with additional lone
pairs and related: attempt to form as many normal bonds with p
orbitals as possible; keep one lone ...
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Clarification needed regarding description of molecules without hybridization using pure p orbitals
I need some clarification regarding this answer given by the user @Jan.
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Therefore, the a priori predicted most stable configurations of
certain coordination numbers are:
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