Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.40P
Use VSEPR to predict the geometry of these ions.
- (a) NH2–
- (b) NO2–
- (c) NO2+
- (d) NO3–
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