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27 September, 11:39

Ignoring lone-pair effects, what is the smallest bond angle in clf5?

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  1. 27 September, 11:43
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    ClF5 contains 42 electrons. Ten of them are bonded pair of electrons. Thirty are in lone pairs with F atoms. So accounting for 40 electrons. The remaining two electrons are left on Cl as a lone pair. So, the bond angles will be more or less equal to 90 degrees due to the extra repulsion from the delocalized lone pair.
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