VSEPR Shapes
The number of bonds in the molecule CH4.
What is 4?
The acronym of the word VSEPR
What is Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion?
This physical property is known for giving metals their shiny appearance.
What is luster?
The shape of Ammonium (NH4+)
What is tetrahedral?
The number of lone pairs on the central atom in SF2
What is 2?
VSEPR Theory provides this key molecular information that Lewis Structures do not.
What is molecular shape/geometry?
Electrons in metallic bonds are delocalized. This is commonly referred to as _______.
What is an electron sea?
The shape of BF3
What is trigonal planar?
The types of bond(s) in CO2
What is single and double?
The angle between atoms in the molecule NH3.
What is 107.5?
Who is AC/DC?
The shape of a molecule with the bond type of AB3E
What is trigonal pyramidal?
The number of bonds in C2H6
What is 7?
The angle between atoms in the molecule SO2.
What is 120?
The presence of these cause a molecule to have a different molecular geometry compared to its electron domain geometry.
What are lone pairs?
This metallic atom structure repeats its pattern every 3 layers.
What is face-centered cubic?
The shape of a molecule that has 2 bonding domains and 2 non-bonding domains
What is bent (angular)?
The number of lone pairs in NH3.
What is 1?
The angle between atoms with a bond type of AB6
What is 90?
Type of electron domain that take up the most space.
What are non-bonding domains?
Alkali Metals are typically soft. This is due to these two factors.
What is low valence electron count and large atomic radius?