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VESPR Bonding Theory

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  1. What does it mean when the summation of the change in electronegativity is 0? Not 0?
    • 0=nonpolar-symmetrical
    • not 0=polar-asymmetrical 
  2. What is VESPR based on ?
    The minimization of repulsion amond Valence electron pairs
  3. What does the electron density say?
    • Eletronic Geometry
    • Bond Angle
    • Hybridization
  4. What is the bond angle of Linear?
    180
  5. What is the bond angle of Trigonal Planar?
    120
  6. What is the bond angle of Tetrahedral?
    109.5
  7. What is the bond angle of Trigonal Bipyramidal?
    90,120,180
  8. What is the bond angle of Octahedral?
    90,180
  9. What is the molecular geometry of linear?
    AB2
  10. What are the molecular geometries of trigonal planar?
    • AB3
    • AB2U-bent or angular
  11. What is the molecular geometries for Tetrahedral?
    • AB4
    • AB3U-triangular pyramid
    • AB2U2-bent or angular
  12. What is the molecular geometries for Trigonal bipyramidal?
    • AB5
    • AB4U-seesaw
    • AB3U2-T shaped
    • AB2U3-sameas AB5
  13. What is the molecular geometries for octahedral?
    • AB6
    • AB5U-square pyramid
    • AB4U2-planar
  14. What is the hybridization for Linear?
    sp
  15. What is the hybridization for Trigonal Planar?
    sp2
  16. What is the hybridization for Tetrahedral
    sp3
  17. What is the hybridization for trigonal bipyramidal?
    sp3d
  18. What is the hybridization for octahedral?
    sp3d2
  19. BLANK electron pairs take up more space than BLANK electron pairs
    unbonded, bonded

    unbonded electron pairstake up more space than bonded electron pairs
  20. What distrorts bond angle and geometries?
    Unbonded electron pairs
  21. Which electronic gemetries are hypervalent?
    • Trigonal bipyramidal
    • Octahedral
  22. Which electronic geometries can satisfy the octet rule?
    • Linear
    • Trigonal Planar
    • Tetrahedral
  23. ABn models what?
    State that the electronic geometry is the same molecular geometryImage Upload 1
  24. Decipher between electronic and molecular geometry.
    • electronic geometry-electron arrangements
    • molecular geometry-net shape
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VESPR Bonding Theory
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Lectures 10 and 11
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