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11 years ago
Describe the similarities between H3O+ and NH3. How do their shapes and polarity compare? Why are these molecules called isoelectronic?

What information about a molecule can you gain from the Lewis-dot structure? What can you not tell?

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11 years ago
CO2 is linear, so the dipoles cancel out, so there is no net dipole. SO2 is bent because of its lone pair, so there is a net dipole.
H3O+ is trigonal planar, but NH3 is trigonal bipyramidal (since is has a lone pair).
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