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VSEPR & Molecular Geometry

6 electron domains - sp3d2

5 electron domains - sp3d

4 electron domains - sp3

3 electron domains - sp2

2 electron domains - sp

6 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Octahedral, 90

5 bonds, 1 lone pair - Square Pyramid, <90

4 bonds, 2 lone pairs - Square Planar, 90

3 bonds, 3 lone pairs - T-shaped, 90

2 bonds, 4 lone pairs - Linear, 180 5 bonds,

0 lone pairs - Trigonal bipyramidal, 90 &120

4 bonds, 1 lone pair - Seesaw, <90

3 bonds, 2 lone pairs - T-shaped, <90

2 bonds, 3 lone pairs - linear, 180

4 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Tetrahedral, 109.5

3 bonds, 1 lone pair - Trigonal Pyramid, 107.5

2 bonds, 2 lone pairs - bent, 104.5

3 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Trigonal Planar, 120

2 bonds, 1 lone pair - bent, between 104.5 and 120

2 bonds, 0 lone pairs - linear

hybridization - the mixture of atomic orbitals to form a molecular orbital

VSEPR - valence shell electron pair repulsion

Linear

Trigonal Planar

Bent (<120)

Tetrahedral

Trigonal Pyramidal

Bent (<109)

Trigonal Bipyramidal

Seesaw

T shape (2 lone pairs)

Linear (3 lone pairs)

Octahedral

Square Pyramidal

Square Planar

T shape (3 lone pairs)

Linear (4 lone pairs)

anything with one lone pair - is polar

bent and t shape with 3 lone pairs - is polar

EN difference 0 - covalent non polar

EN difference 0.4 through 1.7 - covalent polar

EN difference <1.7 - ionic

MH

VSEPR & Molecular Geometry

6 electron domains - sp3d2

5 electron domains - sp3d

4 electron domains - sp3

3 electron domains - sp2

2 electron domains - sp

6 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Octahedral, 90

5 bonds, 1 lone pair - Square Pyramid, <90

4 bonds, 2 lone pairs - Square Planar, 90

3 bonds, 3 lone pairs - T-shaped, 90

2 bonds, 4 lone pairs - Linear, 180 5 bonds,

0 lone pairs - Trigonal bipyramidal, 90 &120

4 bonds, 1 lone pair - Seesaw, <90

3 bonds, 2 lone pairs - T-shaped, <90

2 bonds, 3 lone pairs - linear, 180

4 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Tetrahedral, 109.5

3 bonds, 1 lone pair - Trigonal Pyramid, 107.5

2 bonds, 2 lone pairs - bent, 104.5

3 bonds, 0 lone pairs - Trigonal Planar, 120

2 bonds, 1 lone pair - bent, between 104.5 and 120

2 bonds, 0 lone pairs - linear

hybridization - the mixture of atomic orbitals to form a molecular orbital

VSEPR - valence shell electron pair repulsion

Linear

Trigonal Planar

Bent (<120)

Tetrahedral

Trigonal Pyramidal

Bent (<109)

Trigonal Bipyramidal

Seesaw

T shape (2 lone pairs)

Linear (3 lone pairs)

Octahedral

Square Pyramidal

Square Planar

T shape (3 lone pairs)

Linear (4 lone pairs)

anything with one lone pair - is polar

bent and t shape with 3 lone pairs - is polar

EN difference 0 - covalent non polar

EN difference 0.4 through 1.7 - covalent polar

EN difference <1.7 - ionic

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