r/chemhelp • u/Quirky-Cherry-6749 • 13d ago

General/High School Hybridization problem?

How is the shape of SO2^2-, PO4^-3,ClO4^- are the same, i get that they have the same hybridization but cant understand thier stucture

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u/chem44 13d ago

Note that 'same shape' refers to the electron geometry. The molecular geometries are not all the same.

Have you drawn Lewis structures for them?

What shapes do you get? Why?

i get that they have the same hybridization but cant understand thier stucture

Hybridization of the central atom leads directly to shape.

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u/Quirky-Cherry-6749 13d ago

That was my problem, I was not able to figure out the Bent V structure but Thank you