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

  1. 1How does the presence of lone pairs distort the ideal bond angles in a molecule?
  2. 2What determines whether a molecule with polar bonds will have an overall dipole moment?
  3. 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

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