CHEM 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lone Pair, Molecular Geometry, Single Bond

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The electron pairs in a bond or in a lone pair will try to get as far away from each other as possible due to repulsion o. Try to think where the bonded and lone pair electrons must be to satisfy this condition. 0 (or more, this in this only it doesn"t matter) Shape = linear, bond angle = 180 eg: mgcl2 e- Shape = trigonal planar, bond angle = 120 eg: bh. # of bonding pairs of e- # of lone pairs of e- Shape = tetrahedral, bond angle = 109. 5 bonds must be as far apart as possible in 3 directions (can"t represent with dot structure) long pair = stronger, changes bond angle. Shape = trigonal pyramidal, bond angle = ~107 eg: nh3. Will occupy same space as the bonded pair of electrons. There is just not an atom thats bonded to it.

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