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When does the angle between the planes in tetrahedral molecule with central atom deviate from 90°?
Consider an atom X bonded to four other atoms A, B, C, D in a tetrahedral fashion with sp³ hybridisation. If A, B, C, D are the same, every bond angle is 109.47°, and the angle between the planes ...
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Breaking degeneracy in phosphorus pentachloride
Recently, in a class discussion, the following point was brought up:
Although the axial and equatorial bond lengths in $\ce {PCl5}$ are inequivalent, when we consider the time-averaged $\ce {P-Cl}$...
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