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4.7     Discuss the shape of the following molecules using the VSEPR model:

                (c)  SiCl_{4}

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Using the VSEPR model we have, SiCl_{4} 

The central atom has no lone pair and there are four bond pairs. 

SiCl_{4} is of the type AB_{4}  sicl4

hence, it has tetrahedral shape.  sicl4  

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