chemistry.stackexchange.com/q/34591/108386 I request community: the answer here also answers the question why carbon dioxide does not exist like crystalline structure of silicone. But that question is not included in the question part of OP so I request to edit it and include that path to avoid duplicates in future if community wants (I was going to make dupe as per answer)
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I don't edited myself because it may not be in community interest
The bond angle $\ce{\angle(F-C-F)}$ of $\ce{CHF_3 > CH_2F_2}$ whereas that of $\ce{\angle(Cl-C-Cl)}$ is $\ce{CH_2Cl_2 > CHCl_3}$ why is this the case? Some explanations I read suggest the Bent's rule but I am not able to understand the idea well.
For the Tosylate ion, the negatively charged oxygen is stabilized via resonance with the oxygen atoms. But what are the orbitals of sulfur that are involved in the overlap? Is the sulfur $\ce{sp^2}$ hybridized and thus have a p-orbital for resonance?
If it is $\ce{sp^2}$, would that mean that it...
The bond angle $\ce{\angle(F-C-F)}$ of $\ce{CHF_3 > CH_2F_2}$ whereas that of $\ce{\angle(Cl-C-Cl)}$ is $\ce{CH_2Cl_2 > CHCl_3}$ why is this the case? Some explanations I read suggest the Bent's rule but I am not able to understand the idea well.
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table