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Remember 1s2 2s2 2p6... If you draw an electron diagram(s 1 box, p3 boxes...) for an atom, you will find how many unpair electrons it has(unpaired electron:an electron that occupies an orbital of an atom singly, in the diagram, only 1 electron in a given box) Lone pair is the when you draw a bonding diagram, how many pairs the central atom has are how many pairs of lone pairs.
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How does Lewis define acids and bases?
Lewis defined acids as substances that are electron pair acceptors, and bases as substances that are electron pair donors. According to Lewis, acids and bases react by sharing an electron pair to form coordinate covalent bonds.
What is A pair of electrons not involved in bonding called?
Such pairs of electrons are called as lone pairs.
Why does a lone pair of electrons occupy more space on an atom?
It doesn't exactly occupy more space, but it has a different shape to a bond pair. In a bond pair we have two positive nuclei, with most of the density of the bonding electron pair between the atoms. The outer nucleus attracts the bond pair outwards from the central atom. In a lone pair there is only the central atom to attract the electrons, so they are pulled in more than the bond pair, producing a fatter, squatter shape. This means that more of the electron density is near the central atom than with a bond pair, which makes it more effective at repelling the other electron pairs. Thus there is a difference in the amount of repulsion between different sorts of pair, meaning that he angles between them are different too, in the order, from greatest to least, lone pair-lone pair, lone pair-bond pair, bond pair-bond pair.
What type of electron pairs make a molecule a good donor?
the lone pair on electron like nh3 make molecule good donor.
Is electron pair donor an acid?
An electron pair donor is typically a base, as it can donate a lone pair of electrons to form a covalent bond. Acids typically donate a proton (H+) in a chemical reaction.
Diffirences of bonded and lone pair electron?
The difference between bonded and lone pair is that a bond pair is composed of two electron that are in a bond whereas lone pair is composed of two electron that is not a bond.
What is the difference between lone pair and bonding pair electron?
they are the same. Lone pair is unshared pair of electrons and bond pair is shared pair of electron.
What does a lone electron pair have on molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
What effect does a lone electron pair have a molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
What effect does a lone electron pair on molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
What effect does a lone electron pair have on molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
What is the number of lone electron pairs in the NO2 ion?
There are 2 lone electron pairs in the NO2 ion. The nitrogen atom has one lone pair, and each oxygen atom has one lone pair, totaling to 2 lone pairs.
What effect does a lone electron have on a molecular shape?
The lone pair pushes bonding electron pairs away.
Does iron have a lone pair of electron?
iron has unpaired electrons. the term 'lone pair' is not used for metals
What is the number of lone electron pairs in the NO2- ion?
The NO2- ion has one lone electron pair.
Which molecules has one lone pair of electrons CH4 or h2o or hci or nh3?
nitrogen aton in NH3 has one lone pair of electron
What is the electron pair geometry for O3?
the electron pair geometry would be trigonal planar because there is a lone pair on the oxygen atom. The molecular pair geometry would be bent
