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VSEPR Review
Linear has how many lone pairs? | 0 lone pairs |
Trigonal Planar has how many lone paris? | 0 lone pairs |
Bent has how many lone pairs? | 1 lone pair OR 2 lone pairs |
Tetrahedral has how many lone pairs? | 0 lone pairs |
Trigonal Pyramid has how many lone pairs? | 1 lone pair |
What does vsepr stand for? | valence shell electron pair repulsion |
What is an example of Trigonal Planar? | BF3 , CO3 |
What is an example of Pyramidal? | OH3 and NH3 |
What is an example of a linear structure? | BeCl2, CO2 |
What is an example of a bent molecule? | H20 |
bent bond angle | 104.5 degrees |
tetrahedral bond angle | 109.5 degrees |
linear bond angle | 180 degrees |
pyramidal bond angle | 107 degrees |
lone pairs | Pairs of electrons associated with one atom in a molecule and not involved in bonding. |
What is VSEPR used for? | to predict molecular geometry |