Use an ideal regular tetrahedron AX₄, a bent SO₂ molecule and planar SO₃. In the tetrahedron count planes determined by any three of the FIVE nuclei, including the central A. Which statements are corr

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Use an ideal regular tetrahedron AX₄, a bent SO₂ molecule and planar SO₃. In the tetrahedron count planes determined by any three of the FIVE nuclei, including the central A. Which statements are correct?

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In a regular tetrahedron, a plane through A and two vertices contains no third vertex; the four ligand-face planes also exclude A and the opposite vertex. The6 centre-plus-edge planes and4 face planes are distinct, giving 10, so A and B hold. Bent SO₂ does not cancel its bond dipoles, whereas planar SO₃ does. Internal hydrogen bonding can reduce available external donors/acceptors, so D is not guaranteed.

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