Shapes of molecules

Question 1

what are charge clouds? and what do they exist as?

Answer 1

an area where you have a big chance of finding an electron

bonding pairs and lone pairs exist as charge clouds

Question 2

electron pair repulsion

Answer 2

• electrons are negatively charged = the charge clouds repel each other

Question 3

what’s the trend in repulsions amongst bonds

Answer 3

increasing repulsion
from - bonding - bonding pairs
- lone pairs - bonding pairs
- lone - lone pairs