Answer to Question #139458 in Inorganic Chemistry for Sarita bartwal

Question

i) What is the actual and expected bond angles between Sn-Cl bonds?
ii) why is the actual bond angles different from the expected one?

Answer 1

1. The expected bond angle in is 120⁰ and the actual bond actual bond angle is 95⁰
2. The actual bond is different because the trigonometric planner between the vertical bond is missing