Question: (e) Use the Polyhedral Skeletal Electron Pair Theory (PSEPT) to rationalise why:- 1. (i) Rh4(CO)12 has a tetrahedral core 2. (ii) O3(CO)12 has a triangular

 (e) Use the Polyhedral Skeletal Electron Pair Theory (PSEPT) to rationalise

(e) Use the Polyhedral Skeletal Electron Pair Theory (PSEPT) to rationalise why:- 1. (i) Rh4(CO)12 has a tetrahedral core 2. (ii) O3(CO)12 has a triangular core 3. (iii) [Ru6(CO)17B]has an octahedral Ru6 core 4. (iv) [O6(CO)18P]has a trigonal prismatic O6 core (4 marks)

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