What is the electron geometry and molecular geometry for #"BeCl"_2"#?

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What is the electron geometry and molecular geometry for #"BeCl"_2"#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-06T03:55:16

They are both linear.

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Since the central #"Be"# atom has no lone pairs and two bonding atoms (groups/domains), the electron-pair and molecular geometry of #"BeCl"_2"# is linear and the bond angle is #180^@#.

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