Question

the image shows a disassembled smartphone and the lewis structure of the solvent ethylene carbonate with one of the carbon atoms circled. the solvent is the important component in lithium ion batteries that allows power to move in many electronic devices. a typical solvent is ethylene carbonate, which has a molecular structure shown as a lewis structure in the image above. what is the electron - domain geometry around the circled carbon atom? tetrahedral trigonal planar trigonal pyramidal linear dont test me yet, i am trying to gain an understanding before attempting to answer this question. multiple choice 1 point

Explanation:

The circled carbon atom has 3 bonding - electron groups and no lone - pairs. According to VSEPR (Valence - Shell Electron - Pair Repulsion) theory, the electron - domain geometry is trigonal planar.

Answer:

trigonal planar