DETERMINING THE MOLECULAR SHAPE USING 

MAGNETS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
OBJECTIVE  

To determine the structure, density and bond angle of a molecule using the VSEPR 
model 

Pre-Lab questions 

Molecule  Central Atom  Regions of Electron Density 

BeCl​2     

BH​3     

CBr​4     

2​. Because there are There are two bonding pairs to the central atom and two nonbonding 
pairs on the central atom, which bends it down 

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Post lab questions 

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Discussion 

Part 1 allowed to observe how negative and positive poles react with one another Part 2 
allowed to construct different shapes of compound do determine the bond angle using a 
protractor some possible errors may include  

Determining the wrong bond angle  

Using the wrong shapes  

CONCLUSION 

In conclusion this lab was a success because it helped determine the bond angle by 
creating the structure of atoms 

REFERENCES 

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