The shape of SCl4 is best described as a

Question

The shape of SCl4 is best described as a (A) square (B) tetrahedron (C) square pyramid (D) see-saw

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Sulphur has 6 valence electrons. Out of which it forms 4 bond pair with chlorine and one pair remain unbonded. Thus, it has 4 bond pairs and 1 lone pair. So, the shape of SCl4 is best described as a see-saw. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/ac8422a5b74abcdfb94d94597c0d195a-.jpeg" />

Q. The shape of $SC l_{4}$ is best described as a

square

tetrahedron

square pyramid

see-saw

Sulphur has $6$ valence electrons. Out of which it forms $4$ bond pair with chlorine and one pair remain unbonded. Thus, it has $4$ bond pairs and $1$ lone pair. So, the shape of $SC l_{4}$ is best described as a see-saw.

Q. The shape of SCl4​ is best described as a