Supplemental Material for Chemistry
Chapter Eight
- Give the geometry and hybridization at the central atom for each of the following:

- Determine the coordination number of the central (dotted) cation.
- Write an expression for the potential energy of the central cation, given that the distance between adjacent ions is r.
- What kind of solid is formed by
- SiO2
- KNO3
- I2
- SiCl4
- Fe
- For each, determine what kind of intermolecular forces are involved
- BrF3
- BCl3
- acetic acid
- methanol
- Give the structures of the anions in the mica family of minerals.