Use the VSEPR model to determine the three-dimensional shapes ofcarbon tetraiodide, CI4, and phosphine, PH3.

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1.) Use the VSEPR model to determine the three-dimensional shapes ofcarbon tetraiodide, CI4, and phosphine, PH3

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CI4

Linear

trigonal planar     

bent

tetrahedral

trigonal pyramidal

trigonal bipyramidal

seesaw

T-shaped

Octahedral

square pyramidal

square planar


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PH3

Linear

trigonal planar     

bent

tetrahedral

trigonal pyramidal

trigonal bipyramidal

seesaw

T-shaped

Octahedral

square pyramidal

square planar

 

2.) Identify the polarity of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) based upon its geometry and the dipole moments of the individual bonds.

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carbon dioxide:

Polar

nonpolar

     

 

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water:

polar

nonpolar

     

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