Describe the Following Terms of the VSEPR Theory Flashcards

A theory that allows prediction of the shapes of molecules based on the idea that electrons- either as lone pairs or as bonding pairs- repel one another

A general term for lone pairs, single bonds, multiple bonds, or lone electrons in a molecule

The molecular geometry of three atoms with a 180 degree bond angle due to the repulsion of two electron groups

The molecular geometry of four atoms with 120 degree bond angles in a plane

The molecular geometry of five atoms with 109.5 degree bond angles

The molecular geometry of six atoms with 120 degree bond angles between three equatorial electron groups and 90 degree bond angles between two axial electron groups and the trigonal plane

The molecular geometry of seven atoms with 90 degree bond angles

The geometrical arrangement of electron groups in a molecule

The geometrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule

The molecular geometry of a molecule with tetrahedral electron geometry and one lone pair

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The molecular geometry of a molecule with trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry and one lone pair in an axial position

The molecular geometry of a molecule with trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry and two lone pairs in axial positions

The molecular geometry of a molecule with octahedral electron geometry and one lone pair

The molecular geometry of a molecule with octahedral electron geometry and two lone pairs