FINAL - SECTION 4 Flashcards
5 basic electron groups (egg)
- Count the number of electron groups around central atom (bonded atoms + LPo central)
- 2 electron groups = linear (sp)
- 3 electron groups = trigonal planar (sp2)
- 4 electron groups = tetrahedral (sp3)
- 5 electron groups = trigonal bypyramidal (sp3d)
- 6 electron groups = octahedral (sp3d2)
Dashed lines
Behind plane
Solid line
Infront of plane
7 molecular geometry shapes (mg)
- Only count ATOMS bonded to central atom
- Bent
- Linear
- Trigonal pyramidal
- T shape
- Seesaw
- Square planar
- Square pyramidal
egg = mg when
All electron groups are atoms
egg ≠ atoms when
LP are present
BLT sandwich
BP LP
2 1 Bent
2 2
2 3 Linear
3 1 Trigonal pyramidal
3 2 T shape
4 1 Seesaw
4 2 Square planar
5 1 Square pyramidal
In diatomic molecules..
Only 1 bond so the bond dipole determines polarity
In polyatomic molecules…
The total polarity is determined by bond polarity and bond angle
Valence bond theory
Defines covalent bond as an electron density between 2 atoms and the ideal distance occurs with overlap from partially filled atomic orbitals of each atom
Sigma bond
Formed head to head by overlap of orbitals (single bonds always)
Pi bond
Formed by lateral overlap of 2 lobes of orbital
Sigma and pi bond in bonds
- Single bond = 1 sigma bond
- Double bond = 1 sigma bond + 1 pi
- Triple bond = 1 sigma bond + 2 pi
Hybridization clues
- Attached to 2 atoms: sp
- Attached to 3 atoms: sp2
- Attached to 4 atoms: sp3
- Attached to 5 atoms: sp3d
- Attached to 6 atoms: sp3d2
Molecular orbital theory
Typically used for diatomic molecules or at lease treat it like that (only on valence electrons