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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGVSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond EnergyMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumnumerical
Passage / Comprehension

Consider the following molecules/ions:

SO₄²⁻; CCl₄; SOCl₂; PO₄³⁻; XeO₂F₂; SCl₂

Total number of structures in which double bond or triple bond in present (not considering co-ordinate bond)

Answer:
4.00
Solution:

The total number of structures containing at least one double bond is 4. Here is the breakdown:

SO₄²⁻: Contains two S=O double bonds (to minimize formal charge).

SOCl₂: Contains one S=O double bond and two S-Cl single bonds.

PO₄³⁻: Contains one P=O double bond and three P-O⁻ single bonds.

XeO₂F₂: Contains two Xe=O double bonds and two Xe-F single bonds.

CCl₄ and SCl₂: These molecules consist entirely of single bonds between the atoms.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:VSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond Energy
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