Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133949649
ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 7 The Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends - Study Questions - Page 281e: 68

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From the given bond lengths the atomic radiuses are: Cl: 100 pm Br: 114 pm I: 133 pm Therefore the estimate for the bond lengths are: Sn-Cl: 241 pm Sn-Br: 255 pm Sn-I: 274 pm Which are relatively close to the experimental values.
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