Can anyone help me out with the differences between electron geometry and molecular geometry for SCl6?

I think the molecular geometry is octahedral, but I'm not so sure for the electron geometry. Thanks :)

Of course! I can help you with that. To determine the electron geometry and molecular geometry of SCl6, we first need to know the Lewis structure of the molecule. However, since you've asked specifically about the geometry, I'll assume that you already have the Lewis structure.

The electron geometry describes the arrangement of electron pairs around the central atom, including both bonding and nonbonding electron pairs. On the other hand, the molecular geometry describes only the arrangement of the bonded atoms around the central atom, ignoring the nonbonding electron pairs.

Let's consider the Lewis structure of SCl6:

S
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Cl
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Cl
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Cl
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Cl
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Cl
|
Cl

In the Lewis structure, we see that sulfur (S) is the central atom bonded to all six chlorine (Cl) atoms.

To determine the electron geometry, we count the total number of electron pairs around the central atom. In this case, sulfur has 6 bonding pairs (one with each chlorine atom) and no lone pairs. Hence, the electron geometry is octahedral.

To determine the molecular geometry, we consider only the positions of the bonded atoms around the central atom, not the lone pairs. Since all the chlorine atoms are bonded to sulfur, the molecular geometry is also octahedral.

In summary, both the electron geometry and molecular geometry of SCl6 are octahedral.