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Structure card

Silicon tetrachloride · SiClX4\ce{SiCl4}

SiClClClCl
Central Si atom bonded to 4 Cl atoms, with no lone pairs.ClClSiClCl109.5°Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
32
VSEPR class
AX4\mathrm{AX_4}
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
tetrahedral
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridization (Si)
sp3sp^{3}
Polarity
nonpolar