Chemical Bonding and Structure · Chemical Bonding

Covalent Bonding and VSEPR Theory

Predicting molecular shapes and bond angles using the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory.

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 is itself polar?
  3. 3How does orbital hybridization explain the tetrahedral geometry of methane?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Chemical Bonding - JC1
Level: JC 1
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Chemical Bonding and Structure
Period: Chemical Bonding

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