Problem: 1. Indicate whether F3C−C≡N is linear, planar, or neither.a) linearb) planarc) neither linear nor planar2. Propose a hybridization scheme for the left-hand atom C.a) spb) sp2c) sp33.Propose a hybridization scheme for the right-hand atom C.a) spb) sp2c) sp3
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The possible electron pair and molecular geometries are:
Part 1: Draw the Lewis structure
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1. Indicate whether F3C−C≡N is linear, planar, or neither.
a) linear
b) planar
c) neither linear nor planar
2. Propose a hybridization scheme for the left-hand atom C.
a) sp
b) sp2
c) sp3
3.Propose a hybridization scheme for the right-hand atom C.
a) sp
b) sp2
c) sp3