The structures of TeF4 and TeCl4 in the gas phase have been studied by electron diffraction (S. A. Shlykov, N. I. Giricheva, A. V. Titov, M. Szwak, D. Lentz, G. V. Girichev, Dalton Trans. , 2010 , 39 , 3245).
a. Would you expect the Te–X (axial) distances in these molecules to be longer or shorter than than Te – X (equatorial) distances? Explain briefly.
b. Which compound would you predict to have the smaller X(axial)–Te–X(axial) angles? The smaller X(equatorial)–Te–X(equatorial) angles? Explain briefly.
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