Determine the shape of the following molecules using the VSEPR model.

$B e C l_{2}, B C l_{3}, S i C l_{4}, A s F_{5}, H_{2} S a n d P H_{3}$

Question

Determine the shape of the following molecules using the VSEPR model- displaystyle BeCl-2- BCl-3- SiCl-4- AsF-5- H-2-S  and  PH-3-

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Molecule	Number of electron pairs around central atom	Molecular geometry	Bond angles
$B e C l_{2}$	2	Linear	$180^{o}$
$B C l_{3}$	3	trigonal planar	$120^{o}$
$S i C l_{4}$	4	tetrahedral	${109.5}^{o}$
$A s F_{5}$	5	trigonal bipyramidal	three $120^{o}$ , two $90^{o}$
$H_{2} S$	6	non linear/bent	$92^{o}$
$P H_{3}$	5	trigonal pyramidal	${93.5}^{o}$

Determine the shape of the following molecules using the VSEPR model.BeCl2, BCl3, SiCl4, AsF5, H2S and PH3