Draw and determine the geometry for the following molecule:Br

Question

Draw and determine the geometry for the following molecule:Br₂CO

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here, it says to draw and determine the geometry for the following molecule B. R two C. O. So here carbon will go into center since the least electro negative. And remember carbons group for it. So it has four valence electrons. Halogen is when they're not in the center, only makes single bonds. Are bro means other allergens, Their in group 7 8. So they'd make a single bond with the carbon. Remember about carbon. Carbon wants to make four bonds. So in order to do that, it has to form a double bond to the oxygen, oxygen is in group six A. So it has six valence electrons. It uses two of them to form a double bond with carbon and it's two lone pairs. It would keep them um next to itself here, this is neither a five Elektron system or or six electron group system. This is the way we draw the structure itself though. So it's always good to keep practicing this. So in this particular example we have carbon connected to three surrounding elements or what we call bonding groups.

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