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Published on: August 12, 2026
Draw an electron dot structure for Br 3 – . Deduce an approximate value of the bond angle.
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In Br 3 – there are 5 electron pairs around central bromine atom (3 lone pairs and 2 bond pairs). The hybridisation of bromine is thus sp 3 d. To have minimum repulsions between lp-lp and lp-bp it acquires linear shape as shown below.
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