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• How do you draw VSEPR diagrams?
• For VSEPR theory, why do ions follow the exact same process? Why don't they gain/lose electrons?
• What is vsepr theory based on?
• Why is vsepr theory important?
• What is the vsepr model for PCl3?
• What is the VSEPR model for #N_2#?
• What is the vsepr model for NH3?
• What is the vsepr model for CHCl3?
• What is the vsepr model for CO2?
• What is the VSEPR shape of the molecule H2O?
• What is the VSEPR model for #"CH"_2"O"# ?
• Using the VSEPR theory, what is the shape of carbon tetraiodide?
• Based on the VSEPR theory, what is the molecular geometry of a molecule of PI3?
• What causes water molecules to have a bent shape according to the vsepr theory?
• What is the VSEPR shape of the molecule CH4?
• What is the VSEPR shape of the molecule #PF_3#?
• What shape is CH4O?
• What is the molecular shape of C2Cl2?
• What can cause distortion in bond angles in VSEPR shapes?
• What does Valence mean in chemistry?
• How does vsepr theory classify molecules?
• What are some common mistakes students make with VSEPR model?
• What is an example of a VSEPR model practice problem?
• What are some examples of VSEPR model?
• Does the VSEPR theory predict that XeF2 is linear?
• What does an octahedral geometry look like?
• Question #2013d
• Question #b02c9
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• Question #30d2b
• Question #5f272
• Question #06590
• What is the steric number of the central atom in the following species ? a) Carbon dioxide, CO2 b) Ammonia, NH3 c) Ammonium ion d) Formaldehyde
• What is the smallest bond angle in #SF_6# ? A) 109.5° B) 60° C) 120° D) 90°
• Question #e429c
• Question #25404
• Question #2bb07
• How does #PF_5# demonstrate bond-polarity?
• Which material is structurally distinct: graphite; silicon dioxide; or propane?
• What is bond angle of SiO2?
• What are the bond angles in the central atom of the following: #"NSF"#, #"OF"_2#, and #"IBr"_2^−"#?
• How do you use VSEPR theory to draw #"C"_10"H"_5"Cl"_7#?
• In the molecule #H_2S#, four electron groups around the sulfur atom are arranged in a tetrahedral geometry, but the shape of the molecule is called "bent." Why does the shape have a different name from the name of the electron group geometry?
• How many structures are there for #"XeF"_5^(+)#?
• What is C3H4's shape called? Is it trigonal planar
• When do we use wedges and lines for VSEPR?
• Question #903e4
• What is VSEPR in chemistry?
• What is the VSEPR shape for #CH_3OH#?
• #H_2O# forms a tetrahedral shape due to the two lone pairs. Why can't this rule be applied to all molecules with lone pairs?
• What is meant by the VSEPR theory? How it can be used to predict the shape of a molecule?
• Based on hybridization, how would you predict the shape of the #CO_3# (2-)ion?
• What is the VSEPR code and shape of #N_2#?
• What is the VSEPR notation for the molecule #AsH_3#?
• How would you use the VSEPR theory to predict the geometry of the #PCl_3# molecule?
• How do you use the VSEPR theory to predict the molecular shape of #SO_2#?
• According to VSEPR theory, what is the shape of the #PH_3# molecule best described as?
• According to the VSEPR theory, which shape is possible for a molecule with the molecular formula of #AB_3# (where the number of total electron groups is unstated)?
• According to the VSEPR theory, a molecule with the molecular formula of #A_2# has what shape?
• According to the VSEPR theory, what is the molecular shape of #CO_2#?
• According to the VSEPR theory, what is the shape of a molecule that has a central atom bound to three other atoms with no lone pairs of electrons?
• Why is VSEPR used?
• Why is the VSEPR theory useful?
• What does VSEPR mean?
• According to the VSEPR theory, what is the molecular shape of #H_2O#?
• What is the VSEPR shape of #SO_2#?
• What is the VSEPR shape of #SCl_2#?
• What VSEPR shape is #H_2O#?
• What VSEPR shape is #CO_2#?
• How do you draw VSEPR molecules?
• How does VSEPR work?
• How is the VSEPR theory used?
• What is a VSEPR model?
• How can you use the VSEPR theory?
• How do you draw VSEPR structures?
• Are all diatomic molecules linear?
• What is the electron pair geometry for an ammonia molecule, #NH_3#?
• What is the electron pair geometry for a water molecule, #H_2O#?
• What is the angle between electron groups in the trigonal planar electron geometry?
• If the bond angles at a carbon atom are 120°, how many groups are distributed around the carbon atom?
• What is the bond angle of a methane molecule that contains four hydrogen atoms bonded to one carbon atom?
• Why are the lone pairs in the diagram below connected with dashed lines and triangular shapes? Do they signify anything?
• What is the characteristic angle between atoms in a linear molecule, such as carbon dioxide?
• Question #b4c65
• How do you determine steric numbers?
• How are steric numbers used?
• How do you calculate steric numbers?
• What is the steric number for the #"O"# atom in water?
• What is the steric number of #NH_3#?
• What is the steric number of #SF_6#?
• What is the steric number of the central atom in carbon disulfide?
• What is #"VSEPR"# in relation to molecular structure?
• What are the #/_H-C-O# bond angles in #"dimethyl ether"#?
• What would be the structure of #ICl_2^(-)# ion?
• Question #74c54
• What idea is the VSEPR model based on?
• Question #299d9
• How do you know what the maximum bond angle is for a molecule?
• Question #ef24f
• What is #"Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory"#, and how is it used?
• What basic principle of physics governs VSEPR theory?
• What basic principle of physics governs VSEPR theory? What property of molecules is significantly affected by that principle?
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• How would you use the VSEPR theory to predict the molecular geometry of the molecule #AlBr_3#?
• What is the valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR) used for?
• What is #"VSEPR"#? Who originated the treatment?
• What are the bond-angles in a three-membered ring?
• Can you make a Lewis structure of dichromate ion, i.e. #Cr_2O_7^(2-)#?
• What is the geometry of the carbonate dianion, #CO_3^(2-)#?
• Question #3bfd4
• VSEPR theory tells that the valence electron pairs stay as far from each other as possible. For example, in BeCl_2 the two electron pairs of the two bonds are far apart so why we don't do this in the case of a double bond and assume it as a single bond ??
• Using the VSEPR theory, what would you predict the shape of the PCI3 molecule to be?
• How do you arrange #NH_4^+, BF_3, H_2O, C_2H_2#, in increasing order of bond angle?
• Why is the #"FPF"# bond angle larger than the #"BrPBr"# angle in #"PF"_3# and #"PBr"_3# respectively?
• What is the geometry of #IF_7#?
• Why are the bond angles of #"SF"_4# less than predicted by VSEPR theory for a trigonal bipyramidal geometry?
• Why is the acetylene molecule linear?
• What is the geometry of the bicarbonate ion, #HCO_3^(-)#?
• Explain associative interchange reactions? What is the mechanism?
• How do we determine the shape of molecules?
• If there are 2, 3, 4, 5 electron pairs around a central atom, what is the electronic geometry?
• Question #43102
• Why the tetrahedron is equal to the angle of 109.5degrees but it says in an article that if you divide the number of bonds thats the angle but when i divide 4 to 360 the answer is 90 they did not match pls answer my question tnx?