Lecture 11 - VSEPR Theory, Molecular Shape 5 Base e - pair geometries will predict 13 Molecular geometries STEPS FOR SUCCESS: 1.draw Lewis 2. bonding pairs 3.lone pairs 4.multiple bonds count as one bonded pair
Resonance Structures e.g. O 3 (ozone) OOO.. : :
e.g. SO 3 OOOSOSOSOOOOOOOSOSOSOOOO
e.g. carbonate ion, CO 3 -2 OOOCOCOCOOOOOOOCOCOCOOOO -2
Molecules that don’t obey rules Case 2. Incomplete octets FBFFFBFF H - Cl
Molecules that don’t obey rules Case 3. Expanded Octets e.g. Phosphorus[Ne] 3s 2 3p 3 e.g. Sulfur[Ne] 3s 2 3p 4 e.gXenon[Ne] 3s 2 3p 6 3d sublevel is close in energy to 3p!
Molecules that don’t obey rules Case 3. Expanded Octets ClF ClFF ClPS ClFF ClF 10 electrons! 12 electrons!
Molecules that don’t obey rules Case 3. Expanded Octets Xe F F F F : : 12 electrons!
Predicting Molecular Shapes VSEPR Theory (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) - Electron clouds repel one another - Terminal atoms move as far apart as possible - Distinctive geometry results
VSEPR Step 1. - count the number of total electron pairs around the central atom - count # Bonding Pairs -count # Nonbonding or Lone Pairs Step 2. Predict the shape!
VSEPR ElectronBonds Lone NotationShape Pairs AX 2 linear AX 3 trigonal planar AX 2 Ebent
AX 2 e.g. CO 2 (Linear) O = C = O bond angle = 180 o
AX 3 e.g. BF 3 (trigonal planar) bond angle = 120 o B F F F
AX 2 E e.g. SO 2 (bent) bond angle = 105 o S O O :
VSEPR ElectronBonds Lone NotationShape Pairs AX 4 tetrahedral AX 3 E trigonal pyramidal AX 2 E 2 bent
AX 4 e.g. methane C All angles o (tetrahedral)
AX 3 E e.g. ammonia o (trigonal pyramidal)
AX 2 E 2 e.g. water o (bent)
VSEPR ElectronBonds Lone NotationShape Pairs AX 5 trigonal bipyramidal AX 4 E see-saw AX 3 E 2 T-shaped AX 2 E 3 Linear
AX 5 Cl ClP Cl ideal angles: 90 o, 120 o (trigonal bipyramidal)
AX 4 E FFSFFFFSFF : ideal angles: 90 o, 120 o (seesaw)
AX 3 E 2 Cl Cl I Cl : : ideal angles: 90 o (t-shaped)
AX 2 E 3 F Xe: F : : angle: 180 o (linear)
VSEPR ElectronBonds Lone NotationShape Pairss Pairs AX 6 octahedral AX 5 E square pyramidal AX 4 E 2 square planar
AX 6 FFFSFFFFFFSFFFFF all angles 90 o (octahedral)
AX 5 E FFFIFF:FFFIFF:FF all angles 90 o (square pyramidal)
AX 4 E 2 :F XeF : all angles 90 o (square planar)