Periodicity and Chemical Bonding · Atomic Structure
Molecular Geometry and VSEPR Theory
Predicting the three dimensional shapes of molecules based on electron pair repulsion.
Key Questions
- 1How does the presence of lone pairs distort the ideal bond angles in a molecule?
- 2What determines whether a molecule with polar bonds will have an overall dipole moment?
- 3How does orbital hybridization explain the equivalent bonds found in methane?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
CBSE: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Class 11
Class: Class 11
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Periodicity and Chemical Bonding
Period: Atomic Structure
Suggested Methodologies
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