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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

why in BeCl2 back bonding dosent happen though this compound satisfies the necessity to form a back bond

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Suraj Singh
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Solid BeCl2 performs back bonding... ie It dimerises to Be2Cl6 by back bonding.. Hope U like it........
Profile image of BHagyesh Sonalkar
9 Years ago
so suraj singh
Profile image of BHagyesh Sonalkar
9 Years ago
alone becl2 dosent perform backbonding
if the qs comes does backbonding happens in becl2 what is the ans
Profile image of Suraj Singh
9 Years ago
No.. Alone BeCl2 can`t perform back bonding alone... I haven`t read that it performs performs back bonding... Hope U like it
Profile image of BHagyesh Sonalkar
9 Years ago
why back bonding dosent happen in becl2 ?? suraj singh my qs was that and i like ur answers it was good
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Profile image of Suraj Singh
9 Years ago
May be due to very small size of Be and large size of Cl... The extent of back bonding is very less.. As 2p-3p back bonding can take place... And we know the extent of back bonding is inversely proportional to bond length