Chapter 4 Flashcards
Relative position of the groups on the central atom
Electron geometry
Relative position of the atoms in a molecule
Molecular geometry
Electron geometries:
Two groups of electrons:
Three groups of electrons:
Four groups of electrons:
Linear
Trigonometry planar
Tetrahedral
If all electron groups are bonding groups, the molecular and electron geometry are _____
Same
If one or more electron groups are nonbonding electrons then the molecular and electron geometry are ______.
Different
Two electron groups:
Electron geometry: ______
Molecular geometry:_______
Linear, linear
Three electron groups
Electron geometry: ______ ________
Molecular geometry: _______ ________ or ______
Trigonal planar
Trigonal planar or bent
Four electron groups:
Electron geometry= ____________
Molecular geometry= ___________, ________ _________, or _______
Tetrahedral
Tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, or bent
Tetrahedral angle is _______. Also true for trigonal pyramidal and bent (4 electron groups)
109.5
Trigonal planar angle is ______. Also true for bent (3 electron groups)
120
Linear angle is ____
180
__________ bonds are 2 atoms sharing electrons
Covalent
(Sharing is not always equal)
Ability of an atom, when part of a covalent bond, to draw electrons towards its nucleus
Electronegativity
Electronegativity determines if a bond is ______ or ________
Polar or nonpolar
Uneven electron distribution leads to partial charges (polar):
Atom with a greater electron density has partial _______ charge
Atom with lesser electron density has partial ________ charge
Negative
Positive