DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 18N.2.hl.TZ0.c
Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 3] | Reference code | 18N.2.hl.TZ0.c |
Level | hl | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Predict | Question number | c | Adapted from | N/A |
c.
[Maximum mark: 3]
18N.2.hl.TZ0.c
Bromine can form the bromate(V) ion, BrO3−.
Predict, using the VSEPR theory, the geometry of the BrO3− ion and the O−Br−O bond angles.
[3]
Markscheme
Geometry:
trigonal/pyramidal ✔
Reason:
three bonds AND one lone pair
OR
four electron domains ✔
O−Br−O angle:
107° ✔
Accept “charge centres” for “electron domains”.
Accept answers in the range 104–109°.