Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories - Exercises - Page 390: 9.29b

Answer

Bond angle 3 is around 109.5 degrees, and bond angle 4 is less than 109.5 degrees.

Work Step by Step

Carbon has no lone pairs but is bonded to four atoms. Because there is a tetrahedral electron geometry and are no lone pairs, the bond angle is approximately 109.5 degrees for bond 3. Meanwhile, the central atom in bond 4, oxygen, has two lone pairs and is bonded to two atoms, so it has a tetrahedral electron geometry with a bond angle of less than 109.5 degrees.
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