Questions: Consider the following Lewis Dot Structure for the molecule SF₆: [Lewis structure diagram of SF₆] Fill in the following blanks with the correct responses. Remember that for the purposes of determining orbital and molecular geometries, double and triple bonds only count as 1 bonding pair (BP). - # of Bonding Pairs (BP) : Answer - # of Lone Pairs (LP) : Answer - BP + LP = : Answer - Orbital geometry : Answer - Molecular geometry : Answer - ∠1(°) = : Answer - ∠2(°) = : Answer - ∠3(°) = : Answer - Are there polar bonds? (Yes/No) : Answer

Consider the following Lewis Dot Structure for the molecule SF₆:

[Lewis structure diagram of SF₆]

Fill in the following blanks with the correct responses. Remember that for the purposes of determining orbital and molecular geometries, double and triple bonds only count as 1 bonding pair (BP).

- # of Bonding Pairs (BP) : Answer
- # of Lone Pairs (LP) : Answer
- BP + LP = : Answer
- Orbital geometry : Answer
- Molecular geometry : Answer
- ∠1(°) = : Answer
- ∠2(°) = : Answer
- ∠3(°) = : Answer
- Are there polar bonds? (Yes/No) : Answer

Transcript text: Consider the following Lewis Dot Structure for the molecule SF₆: [Lewis structure diagram of SF₆] Fill in the following blanks with the correct responses. Remember that for the purposes of determining orbital and molecular geometries, double and triple bonds only count as 1 bonding pair (BP). # of Bonding Pairs (BP) : Answer # of Lone Pairs (LP) : Answer BP + LP = : Answer Orbital geometry : Answer Molecular geometry : Answer ∠1(°) = : Answer ∠2(°) = : Answer ∠3(°) = : Answer Are there polar bonds? (Yes/No) : Answer

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Count the number of bonding pairs and lone pairs

The Lewis structure shows four fluorine atoms bonded to a central sulfur atom. This means there are four bonding pairs (BP). The sulfur atom also has one lone pair (LP).

Step 2: Determine Steric Number and Orbital Geometry

The steric number is the sum of the bonding pairs and lone pairs around the central atom. In SF₄, the steric number is 4 + 1 = 5. A steric number of 5 corresponds to a trigonal bipyramidal orbital geometry.

Step 3: Determine Molecular Geometry

The molecular geometry describes the arrangement of the atoms, not just the electron pairs. Since there are 4 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair, the molecular geometry of SF₄ is see-saw.