Answer :
Your answer is: A. tetrahedral
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Answer : The molecular geometry or shape of chloroform, [tex]CHCl_3[/tex] is, (A) tetrahedral.
Explanation :
Formula used :
[tex]\text{Number of electrons}=\frac{1}{2}[V+N-C+A][/tex]
where,
V = number of valence electrons present in central atom
N = number of monovalent atoms bonded to central atom
C = charge of cation
A = charge of anion
Now we have to determine the hybridization of the chloroform molecule.
[tex]\text{Number of electrons}=\frac{1}{2}[4+4-0+0]=\frac{8}{2}=4[/tex]
As the number of electrons is 4. So, the hybridization will be [tex]sp^3[/tex] and the molecular geometry of the chloroform molecule will be tetrahedral.
The molecular geometry of chloroform is shown below.
