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3- Shapes of Molecules Based on Valence Shell

electron Pair repulsion VSEPR
Objectives
• Apply VSEPR method to deduce the geometry of a molecule
• Identify the polarity of a bond and that of a molecule
• Use the mole concept in quantitative aspects

Prerequisites:
• Representation of a molecule by a formula
• Covalent bond
• Lewis structure of some molecules
VSEPR Theory
•Based on Electron Dot (Lewis structures)

•Theory predicts shapes of compounds

• abbreviated VSEPR
•VSEPR stands for Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

•VSEPR predicts shapes based on electron pairs repelling (in bonds or by

themselves)

•Electrons around central nucleus repel each other. So, structures have
atoms maximally spread out

• Each electron pair whether a single, double, or triple bond or unshared

electrons are considered as one electron domain
 VSEPR Theory
•Based on Electron Dot (Lewis structures)

•In Using VSEPR Theory to predicts shapes of compounds

1.How many electron domains are around the central atom?

2.Which atoms are replaced by lone electron pairs?

3.What is the resultant molecular shape and what are the bond angles?
 • Watch the Video until 9:17 min and take notes in order to do the Activity in the
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moj85zwdULg

Simulation:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html
A: central atom
X: bonding pair
E: lone pair
AX2

AX3
AX2E

AX4
AX3E

AX2 E2
Check more examples below.
Use VSEPR Theory to predict the shape of the
molecule on each of these four interior atoms
• Summary

• Exit Ticket
Question: What is the geometry of a molecule with 3 bonds and no
lone pairs.

H.W: Moodle: VSEPR_ worksheet (word

document)