Chemistry · VSEPR Theory & Molecular Geometry
The bond angle Fax-Cl-Feq in ClF3 is approximately 87.5°, which is compressed from the ideal 90°. What is the primary reason for this compression?
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- 1d-orbital contraction reducing the bond angle
- 2Steric hindrance caused by the small size of fluorine atoms
- 3Greater repulsion exerted by the two equatorial lone pairs on the axial bond pairs✓
- 4Bond pair-bond pair repulsion between the fluorine atoms
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Greater repulsion exerted by the two equatorial lone pairs on the axial bond pairs
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