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A-LevelChemistryChemical bondingFeb/Mar 2019Paper 1 Q41 Mark

The eight species that follow all have covalent bonds. In which pair do the species have different shapes from each other?

ABeCl2 and CO2
BCH4 and NH4⁺
CNH3 and BF3
DSCl2 and H2O

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) Feb/Mar 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Chemical bonding and is worth 1 mark.

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