Question

Draw the Lewis structure for COCl2, including lone pairs.What is the molecular shape of COCl2? The C - Cl bond in COCl2 is polar or nonpolar? What is the Cl - C - Cl bond angle? The molecule COCl2 is polar or nonpolar?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

COCl2 Contains two polar C- Cl bonds due to the electro negativity difference between carbon and chlorine.

There are 24 valence electrons in COCl2, the ideal bond angle is 120° based on the valence shell electron pair repulsion theory since the molecule trigonal planar. However, the double bond present compresses the bond angle to about 111°.

The dipoles in COCl2 do not cancel out hence the molecule is polar