VESPR and bond angles Flashcards
1
Q
2:0
A
linear
2
Q
3:0
A
trigonal planar
3
Q
4:0
A
tetrahedral
4
Q
5:0
A
trigonal bipyramidal
5
Q
6:0
A
octahedral
6
Q
2:1
A
bent
7
Q
3:1
A
trigonal pyramidal
8
Q
2:2
A
bent
9
Q
4:1
A
seesaw
10
Q
3:2
A
t-shape
11
Q
2:3
A
linear
12
Q
5:1
A
square pyramidal
13
Q
4:2
A
square planar
14
Q
3:3
A
t-shape
15
Q
2:4
A
linear
16
Q
trigonal planar bond angle
A
~120 degrees
17
Q
tetrahedral bond angle
A
109.5 degrees
18
Q
linear bond angle
A
180 degrees
19
Q
trigonal bipyramidal bond angle
A
90 degrees and 120 degrees
20
Q
octahedral bond angles
A
90 degrees
21
Q
MOLECULES WITH THE SAME TOTAL NUMBER OF PAIRS (BONDS + LONE) HAVE THE SAME BOND ANGLES
A
THE MORE LONE PAIRS, THE MORE THE ANGLES GET SLIGHTLY SMALLER
e.g: tetrahedral: 109.5, trigonal pyramidal: <109.5, bent: «109.5
