Questions: Isotlurane is used as an inhaled anesthetic. The image shows the Lewis dot structure of isoflurane. What is the bond angle around each carbon center? 120° 90° 109.5° 180° What is the bond angle around the oxygen center? 109.5° 180° 90° 120° What is the molecular geometry at each carbon center? bent trigonal pyramidal linear tetrahedral trigonal planar

Isotlurane is used as an inhaled anesthetic. The image shows the Lewis dot structure of isoflurane. What is the bond angle around each carbon center? 120° 90° 109.5° 180° What is the bond angle around the oxygen center? 109.5° 180° 90° 120° What is the molecular geometry at each carbon center? bent trigonal pyramidal linear tetrahedral trigonal planar
Transcript text: Isotlurane is used as an inhaled anesthetic. The image shows the Lewis dot structure of isoflurane. What is the bond angle around each carbon center? $120^{\circ}$ $90^{\circ}$ $109.5^{\circ}$ $180^{\circ}$ What is the bond angle around the oxygen center? $109.5^{\circ}$ $180^{\circ}$ $90^{\circ}$ $120^{\circ}$ What is the molecular geometry at each carbon center? bent trigonal pyramidal linear tetrahedral trigonal planar
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Step 1: Determine the bond angle around each carbon center

The carbon atoms in isoflurane are bonded to four other atoms (either hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, or oxygen). This results in a tetrahedral geometry around each carbon atom. The bond angle in a tetrahedral geometry is approximately 109.5°.

Step 2: Determine the bond angle around the oxygen center

The oxygen atom in isoflurane is bonded to two carbon atoms and has two lone pairs of electrons. This results in a bent molecular geometry around the oxygen atom. The bond angle in a bent geometry with two lone pairs is approximately 109.5°.

Step 3: Determine the molecular geometry at each carbon center

Each carbon atom in isoflurane is bonded to four other atoms, resulting in a tetrahedral molecular geometry.

Final Answer

  1. The bond angle around each carbon center is 109.5°.
  2. The bond angle around the oxygen center is 109.5°.
  3. The molecular geometry at each carbon center is tetrahedral.
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