SAMPLE PROBLEM 11.1
Postulating Hybrid Orbitals in a Molecule
SOLUTION:
(a) methanol, CH3OH
(b) sulfur tetrafluoride, SF4
(a) CH3OH
The groups around C are arranged as a tetrahedron.
O has a tetrahedral arrangement with two non-bonding e- pairs.
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