For each of the subsequent molecules, offer a Lewis structure, comprising resonance and formal charge. Forecast the electron-domain geometry, the molecular geometry, and the hybridization of the central atom. For each nonionic species state whether it will be polar or non-polar.
a) SeO2
b) XeF4
c) PCl5
d) BrF2-
e. Consider methyl cyanide, H3CCN.
a) Depict the best possible Lewis structure of methyl cyanide.
b) Predict the geometry and hybridization of each carbon atom.
c) Explain the bonding in this molecule in terms of sigma (s) and/or pi (p) bonds and the orbitals involved in bond formation.