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What is Electron pair repulsions between two unshared pairs of electrons?
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∙ 14y ago
Lets look at a water molecule, H2O. The central atom is the larger oxygen atom, which has 6 electrons in its outer shell (and is therefore in the 6A column of the periodic chart). They divide into 4 orbitals, so 2 orbitals will have 2 electrons, and 2 will have just one. Those unpaired electrons share the electron of a hydrogen atom to form a water molecule. All of the electron pairs (whether shared or not) are negatively charged, and since like charges repulse, they are all trying to repulse each other. But the unshared electron pairs are a little stronger (they don't have a positively-charged hydrogen atom lurking around), and so they actuall shove the hydrogen atoms closer together than they would like to be, Just from the geolmetry, we'd expect the hydrogen bonds to be separated by an angle of 109 degrees, but the strong unshared electron pairs push them toward each other so that their angle is 105 degrees.
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∙ 13y agoElectrons that are unpaired are involved in bonding or pairing with another atom. Valence electrons can be unpaired. Once the electrons are paired the atom is in a more stable state.
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∙ 15y agoelectrons that are not involved in bonding
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How does the size vary with the number of electron added in the formation of anion?
When an electron is added to an atom, its size increases due to increase in repulsions between the electrons.
Why is the molecular geometry of water bent?
repulsive forces between unshared pairs of electrons
What is the difference between a valence electron and a shielding electron?
Valence electrons are electrons on the outermost shell/orbitals. Sheilding electrons are inner electrons that block valence electrons from protons causing less attraction.
Noble gases are stable and prefer not to participate in chemical reactions under ordinary circumstances?
Because they have fully filled outermost electronic configuration which is most stable & hence do not react easily. It reacts only with highly electronegative elements such as F & O. Mostly with XE.
What is the difference between an electron donor and electron acceptor?
Donor atoms are atoms that donate electrons and have an extra pair of electrons in their orbital. Acceptor atoms are atoms that accept electrons and have a empty orbital to accommodate the extra electrons.
How does the size vary with the number of electron added in the formation of anion?
When an electron is added to an atom, its size increases due to increase in repulsions between the electrons.
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.
How is the concept of effective nuclear charge used to simplify the numerous electron- electron repulsions in a many electron atom?
a) How is the concept of effective nuclear charge used to simplify the numerous electron-electron repulsions in a many-electron atom?Effective Nuclear Charge- the (net) positive charge experienced by an electron in a many electron atom. This charge is not the full nuclear charge. It accounts for the shielding of the nucleus by other electrons in the atom.The nucleus is surrounded by electrons. These electrons are shielded from the nucleus by electron repulsions. The effective nuclear charge is less than the actual nuclear charge because the repulsions of the electrons needs to be taken into account.This is done in the equationZeff = Z (protons) - S (screening constant, the inner core amount of electrons)b) Which experiences a greater effective nuclear charge in a Be atom, the 1s electrons or the 2s electrons?The 1s electrons would have a greater nuclear charge. The number of electrons between the 1s electrons and the nucleus is less than the number of electrons between the 2s electrons and the nucleus. This means the screening constant is larger. When you subtract the larger amount of electrons from the amount of protons, 4, the difference will be less, meaning the value of the effective nuclear charge will be less.
How many unshared pairs of electrons are in hydrogen iodide?
Oxygen has six (6) valence electrons. In the formation of a water molecule, two (2) of the valence electrons forms a covalent bond with two other hydrogen atoms leaving the water molecule with 2 unshared pairs of electron.
What is the difference between a shared pair and unshared pair of electrons?
A shared pair of electrons are two electrons in a covalent bond that alternate between atoms; one electron from one atom and one electron from the other atom. If you were to draw a dot diagram, two dots (standing for electrons) would be between the two atoms, one for each atom. Unshared pairs are two electrons that are not involved in a bond and have already filled their shells. In a dot diagram there would be two electrons paired together on one side of an atom, but not shown to be part of the bond.
Why is the molecular geometry of water bent?
repulsive forces between unshared pairs of electrons
What is the electron domain geometry of H2O?
The bond angle between the two hydrogen is 104.5 degrees. If it weren't for the two unshared pairs of electrons pushing those atoms into a v-shape, the molecule would be linear.
Do electric charges move?
Yes, a charge is the fundamental electric property to which the mutual attractions or repulsions between electrons or protons is attributed. Electric charges are constantly flowing.
What is the difference between a valence electron and a shielding electron?
Valence electrons are electrons on the outermost shell/orbitals. Sheilding electrons are inner electrons that block valence electrons from protons causing less attraction.
What is the intermolecule force between a hydrogen atom bonded to an electronegative atom of one molecule and two unshared electrons of another molecule?
Hydrogen bond
What are the differences between electrons and electron-neutrinos?
1. Electron is a particle with negative charge, component of all atoms. 2. Electron neutrino is associated with the production of electrons; electron neutrino has not an electrical charge.
Do all electric charges MOVE?
Yes, a charge is the fundamental electric property to which the mutual attractions or repulsions between electrons or protons is attributed. Electric charges are constantly flowing.
