Topic 2- Lecture 9 Flashcards
VSEPR
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory
2 charge clouds
2 bonds
0 lone pairs
Bond angle= 180
Linear
1 charge cloud
Linear
3 charge clouds
3 bonds
0 lone pairs
Bond angle= 120
Trigonal planar
3 charge clouds
2 bonds
1 lone pair
Bond angle= 120
Bent
4 charge clouds
4 bonds
0 lone pairs
Bond angle= 109.5
Tetrahedral
4 charge clouds
3 bonds
1 lone pair
Bond angle= 107.3
Trigonal pyramidal
4 charge clouds
2 bonds
2 lone pairs
Bond angle= 104.5
Bent
5 charge clouds
5 bonds
0 lone pairs
Bond angle= 120 & 90
Trigonal bipyramidal
5 charge clouds
4 bonds
1 lone pair
Bond angle= 120 & 90
Seesaw
5 charge clouds
3 bonds
2 lone pairs
Bond angle= 90
T-shaped
5 charge clouds
2 bonds
3 lone pairs
Bond angle= 180
Linear
6 charge clouds
6 bonds
0 lone pairs
Bond angle= 90
Octahedral
6 charge clouds
5 bonds
1 lone pair
Bond angle= 90
Square pyramidal
6 charge clouds
4 bonds
2 lone pairs
Bond angle= 90
Square planar