Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory: VSEPR Molecular GeometrIES Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory: VSEPR
ELECTRONS & BONDS
Regions of Electron Density ED: 4 4 Bonds ED: 4 3 Bonds, 1 Pair ED: 4 2 Bonds, 2 Pairs
MOLECULES EXIST IN 3 DIMENSIONS! METHANE: TETRAHEDRAL
METHANE VS. AMMONIA METHANE AMMONIA ED BONDS LONE e- PAIRS BOND ANGLE GEOMETRY
VSEPR Theory THE GEOMETRY OF A MOLECULE IS DETERMINED BY ELECTROSTATIC REPULSIONS ABOUT THE CENTRAL ATOM: BOND/LONE PAIR (MORE REPULSION!) BOND/BOND (LESS REPULSION!)
MOLECULES EXIST IN 3 DIMENSIONS! WATER: BENT
MOLECULAR GEOMETRIES
LET’S PRACTICE! TRY: SF4 SO42- PCl5 SO3 Predict the molecular geometries of the following compounds by determining the regions of electron density and the lone pairs about the central atom: OF2 PF3 CS2 NSF TRY: SF4 SO42- PCl5 SO3
O XYGEN DIFLUORIDE
PHOSPHORUS TRIFLUORIDE
CARBON DISULFIDE