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Structure card

Dichloromethane · CHX2ClX2\ce{CH2Cl2}

CHHClCl
Central C atom bonded to 2 H and 2 Cl atoms, with no lone pairs.ClHCHCl109.5°Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
20
VSEPR class
AX4\mathrm{AX_4}
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
tetrahedral
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridization (C)
sp3sp^{3}
Polarity
polar