Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 6 - Section 6.7 - Shapes and Polarity of Molecules - Questions and Problems - Page 196: 6.65a

Answer

Bent Shape

Work Step by Step

$SeBr_{2}$ has four electron pairs, two are bonded and two are non bonded. It has bent shape due to the repulsion effect of lone pairs .
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