Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Chapter 1, Problem 8E
a model of each of the following molecules:
a. Based on your model, draw a bond-line representation with as many atoms as possible in the plane of the paper. Use wedge and dash bonds to represent any atoms that do not lie in the plane of the paper.
b. Indicate each unique bond angle and the shape of each unique central atom.
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b. In VSEPR theory, the shape or geometry of a molecule is determined by electron-electron repulsion.
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b. The steric number has five values from 2 to 6.
c. The steric number of a central atom is the sum of the number of bonds around the atom plus the number of electrons in lone pairs pairs
d. The electron-pair geometry is determined by the positions of the bonds and lone pairs in a molecule.
e. In VSEPR theory, the shape or geometry of a molecule is determined by electron-electron repulsion.
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1. It is a measure of how equally the electrons in a bond are distributed between the two atoms involved in a covalent bond.
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Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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