Chapter 9 Flashcards
covalent bond
forms between two atoms when a pair of electrons is shared
electron domain
the region where electrons will be found
bonding electron pair
forming a covalent bond
nonbonding electron pair
lone pair: electrons are located on one atom (NH3)
ideal e- domain geometry for 2 e- pairs
linear - 180
ideal e- domain geometry for 3 e- pairs
trigonal planar -120
ideal e- domain geometry for 4 e- pairs
tetrahedral - 109.5
ideal e- domain geometry for 5 e- pairs
trigonal bipyramidal (90, 120, 180)
ideal e- domain geometry for 6 e- pairs
octahedral (90)
lone pairs and bond angles
nonbonding e- pair exerts a repulsive force on adjacent e- pairs = compresses bond angles
bond angles decrease as nonbonding pairs increase: e.g. CH4 —> NH3 —> H2O
polar molecule
bond dipoles are not symmetrical
nonpolar molecule
bond dipoles cancel (e.g. equal and/or arranged symmetrically around the center)
2 e- domains
2 bonding
0 nonbonding
linear e- domain geometry and molecular geometry
3 e- domains
3 bonding
0 nonbonding
trigonal planar e- domain geometry
trigonal planar molecular geometry
3 e- domains
2 bonding
1 nonbonding
trigonal planar e- domain geometry
bent molecular geometry
4 e- domains
4 bonding
0 nonbonding
tetrahedral e- domain geometry
tetrahedral molecular geometry
4 e- domains
3 bonding
1 nonbonding
tetrahedral e- domain geometry
trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry
4 e- domains
2 bonding
2 nonbonding
tetrahedral e- domain geometry
bent molecular geometry
5 e- domains
5 bonding
0 nonbonding
trigonal bipyramidal e- domain geometry
trigonal bipyramidal molecular geometry
5 e- domains
4 bonding
1 nonbonding
trigonal bipyramidal e- domain geometry
see saw molecular geometry