boning and shapes Flashcards
(22 cards)
how many times do 1A bond
1
How many times do 3A bond
3
How many times do 5A bond
3
what do you always do when its an ion
put brackets around it
The Lewis dot diagrams are used only for…
molecules
what is the first step in drawing dot diagram
count number of valence electrons
how do you know what the central atom is?
it has the most bonds
What is the last step in drawing dot diagram?
complete the octets
what does the VSEPR theory state
molecules adjust shape to decrease electron repulsion.
how many bonding pairs are in linear
2
how many bonding in trigonal planar
3
how many bonding in tetrahedral
4
how many bonding in trigonal pyramidal
3 bonding, 1 nonbonding
how many bonding in bent
2 bonding, 2 nonbonding
how many bonding in trigonal bipyramidal
5
how many bonding in octahedral
6
what angle is linear
180
what angle is trigonal planar
120
what angle is tetrahedral
109.5
what angle is trigonal pyramid
107
what angle is bent
104.5
what angle is trigonal bipyramid
90 and 120