Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.40P

Use VSEPR to predict the geometry of these ions.

  1. (a) NH2
  2. (b) NO2
  3. (c) NO2+
  4. (d) NO3
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