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Molecules
/ tetrachloroiodate ion
Structure card
Tetrachloroiodate ion ·
I
C
l
X
4
X
−
\ce{ICl4-}
ICl
X
4
X
−
−
I
−
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Central I atom bonded to 4 Cl atoms, with 2 lone pairs.
Cl
Cl
I
Cl
Cl
90°
180°
Ideal bond angles: 90°, 180°
Valence electrons
36
VSEPR class
A
X
4
E
2
\mathrm{AX_4E_2}
A
X
4
E
2
Electron geometry
octahedral
Shape
square planar
Bond angle
90°, 180° (exactly 90°; the two lone pairs sit opposite each other)
Hybridization (I)
s
p
3
d
2
sp^{3}d^{2}
s
p
3
d
2
Polarity
nonpolar
Formal charges
I −1
Periodic table