In 1874, Dutch chemist Jacobus van't Hoff (1852–1911) and French chemist Joseph Le Bel (1847–1930) independently deduced that a carbon atom bonded to four atoms assumes a tetrahedral geometry. Prior to that time, it was believed that tetravalent carbons assumed a square planar geometry. One piece of evidence that can be used to support a tetrahedral geometry is the fact that molecules with the general formula CX2Y2 (where X and Y are either a hydrogen or a halogen atom) are always polar. Explain how this supports a tetrahedral geometry and rules out a square planar geometry. Square planar geometry Tetrahedral geometry

In 1874, Dutch chemist Jacobus van't Hoff (1852–1911) and French chemist Joseph Le Bel (1847–1930) independently deduced that a carbon atom bonded to four atoms assumes a tetrahedral geometry. Prior to that time, it was believed that tetravalent carbons assumed a square planar geometry. One piece of evidence that can be used to support a tetrahedral geometry is the fact that molecules with the general formula CX2Y2 (where X and Y are either a hydrogen or a halogen atom) are always polar. Explain how this supports a tetrahedral geometry and rules out a square planar geometry. Square planar geometry Tetrahedral geometry

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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