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Each ball-and-stick model shows the electron and molecular
Chapter 10, Problem 43E(choose chapter or problem)
Each ball-and-stick model shows the electron and molecular geometry of a generic molecule. Explain what is wrong with each molecular geometry and provide the correct molecular geometry, given the number of lone pairs and bonding groups on the central atom.
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QUESTION:
Each ball-and-stick model shows the electron and molecular geometry of a generic molecule. Explain what is wrong with each molecular geometry and provide the correct molecular geometry, given the number of lone pairs and bonding groups on the central atom.
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Molecular geometry is the shape of a molecule predicted by considering only bond electron pairs.
Valence shell electron pair repulsion model predicts the shapes of molecules and ions based on the number of bond pairs and lone pairs present on the central atom of a molecule.
In the ball and stick model, the atoms can be represented by spheres. The spheres will be connected by rods that indicate bonds. Presence of lone pairs distort the geometry of the molecule.