Chemistry Atoms First2e
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Chapter 18, Problem 33E
Describe the hybridization of silicon and the molecular structure of the following molecules and ions:
(a) (CH3)3SiH.
(b) SIO44-.
(c) Si2H6.
(d) Si(OH)4.
(e) SiF62-
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