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What is Bents rule???????????????????????????????????????????????????????

What is Bents rule??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 

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Shivangi Khatter
askIITians Faculty 468 Points
5 years ago
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Bent's ruledescribes and explains the relationship between the orbital hybridization of central atoms in molecules and the electronegativities of substituents. Therulewas stated by HenryBentas follows: “ Atomic s character concentrates in orbitals directed toward electropositive substituents.
Khimraj
3007 Points
5 years ago
Bent's Rule describes and explains the relationship between the orbital hybridisations of central atoms in molecules and the electro-negativities of substituents.
The rule was stated by Henry Bent as follows:
"Atomic s character concentrates in orbitals directed toward electro-positive substituents".
Example -  molecular geometry can be explained and predicted by changing the substituent group. In the molecule Me2XCl2, (X=main group elements C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb), the bond angle Cl-X-Cl is smaller than C-X-C bond angle. With the highly electronegative halogen substituent, Cl, more p character is concentrated on central atom in X-Cl than X-C bonds.

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