Polar and Non-polar Covalent Bonds Polar Bond - When the electron pair in a covalent bond is NOT shared equally H EN = 2.1 Cl EN = 3.0 EN = 0.8 = 1.03 D =q*d (unit Debyes (D)) (pg. 298) Non-Polar Bond - When the electron pair in a covalent bond is shared equally H EN = 2.1 EN = 0.0 = 0.0 D
CO2 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB O=C=O Linear OCO 180o sp hybridized non-polar molecule no net dipole
non-polar molecule No net dipole BF3 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR Trigonal Planar FBF 120o VB sp2 non-polar molecule No net dipole
NO2- Lewis Dot VSEPR VB The Molecular Geometry (Shape) is Bent sp2 polar net dipole + .. .. .. .. O-N=O - .. ..
CH4 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB Tetrahedral HCH 109.5o sp3 H C non-polar no net dipole polar net dipole
NH3 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB pyramidal HNH 107.3o sp3 polar net dipole .. H N H H polar net dipole NF3 FNF 102.1o
H2O Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB Bent HOH 104.5o Due to e- repulsion of lp VB sp3 polar net dipole .. H O H .. sp3
PF5 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB Trigonal Bipyramidal FPF 90.0o & 120.0o & 180.0o VB sp3d F F F P non-polar no net dipole F F
SF4 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB Seesaw FSF 101.6o & 177o due to lp repulsion VB sp3d polar net dipole F F S F F
ClF3 VSEPR T-Shaped VB sp3d polar net dipole
XeF2 VSEPR Linear VB sp3d non-polar no net dipole
SF6 Lewis Dot Structure VSEPR VB Octahedral FSF 90.0o & 180.0o sp3d2 non-polar no net dipole
VSEPR Square Pyramidal VB sp3d2 polar net dipole
VSEPR Square Planar VB sp3d2 non-polar no net dipole
Computational Chemistry
and bonding C2H4 sp2 on Carbon H H : : CH4 sp3 on Carbon C : : C :
Benzene sp2 on the Carbon atoms has 2 resonance structures pz orbital on the Carbon atoms