Which atom is used in the center of a lewis structure?
The LEAST electronegative
What does VSEPR stand for?
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
What is the hybridization of CO2?
How many electrons complete an octet?
Finish the statement: As the number of lone pairs increase,...
...the bonding pairs are increasingly squeezed together.
How many electron domains do double bonds count as?
one elctron domain
How many bonds can elements in group 15 form?
triple bonds
In a bent structure, there are ____ lone pairs and ____ bonding pairs?
2 lone pairs and 2 bonding pairs
What four orbitals are combined in a way that creates 4 equal hybrid atomic orbitals?
s, p, p, p
Do the elements Boron and Beryllium always HAVE to form an octet?
No, they do not.
Lone pairs need more space than bonding pairs because...
... they are localized on only one nucleus forcing both electrons to be only close to that nucleus.
What is the hybridization of CLO3-?
sp3
What needs to be placed around the drawing of a Lewis Structure that contains a polyatomic ion?
Brackets with the polyatomic ions charge in the upper right corner
What is the molecular geometry of this Lewis Structure?
Seesaw
What is the hybridization of SeF6?
sp3d2