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What would be the shape of a molecule where the central atom has two lone pairs and two bonds?
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What affects shape of a molecule?
The molecule's function and chemical and physical properties
What factors affect the shape of the molecule?
The factors affecting the shape of the molecules are the bonded e and the lone pairs of electrons
What are the three of the many possible shapes of molecules?
Without given a specific molecule there is not any way to determine the shape. Beryllium chloride consists of beryllium in the middle and a chlorine on each side, and is in the shape of a straight line.
When does the shape of the molecule affect the polarity?
when the molecule contains polar bonds
When does the shape of a molecule affect polarity?
when the molecule contains polar bonds
How does a lone pair contribute to the molecular shape?
Lone pairs do not affect the shape of diatomic molecules, and Lone pairs are electrons that are not in bonds. Lone pairs do not affect the shape if they are not on the central atom.
What affects shape of a molecule?
The molecule's function and chemical and physical properties
Why do water molecules have bent shape and carbon dioxide molecules have a linear shape?
In a water molecule, there are two lone pairs of electrons connected to the oxygen. The lone pairs push the hydrogen atoms, creating a bent shape. In CO2, however, there are two double bonds and no lone electrons on the central atom, hence the molecule has a linear shape.
What causes the shape of a molecule to be tetrahedral?
Four atoms bound to a central atom with no lone pairs
What would cause the shape of a molecule to be tetrahedral?
Four atoms bound to a central atom with no lone pairs
What would cause the shape of the molecule to be tetrahedral?
Four atoms bound to a central atom with no lone pairs
What type of bonding is responsible for maintaining the shape of the tRNA molecule?
hydrogen bonding between base pairs
What is the difference between the arrangement of electron pairs and the shape of the molecules?
The shape of a molecule only describes the arrangement of bonds around a central atom. The arrangement of electron pairs describes how both the bonding and nonbonding electron pair are arranged. For example, in its molecular shape, a water molecule is describes as bent, with two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. However, the arrangement of electron pairs around the oxygen atom is tetrahedral as there are two bonding pairs (shared with the hydrogen) and also two nonbonding pairs.
V-shape molecule that has a 105 degree angle?
how to draw a 105 degree angle this is an elaboration to what the previous user said: a v-shaped molecule that has a 105 degree angle is called a bent/angular molecule. It is a modified version of the tetrahedral because it has two lone pairs and two bonds around the central atom instead of the typical tetrahedron which has 4 bonds. an example of a bent molecule would be water (H20) the oxygen has 2 lone pairs and two bonds, slightly bending the shape of the molecule from linear (180) to angular (around 105). This happens because the oxygen is a little more negative (delta negative) than the hydrogens, and so the oxygen's electrons pushes themselves away from the hydrogens, creating a more bent shape (use the VSEPR theory to determine molecular shape for the future) hope this helps!! tip: to find the shape of a molecule, ignore the atoms involved, just focus on the electron pairs surrounding the central atom. if it has 4 bonds, it is tetrahedral, if it has one bond, it is linear, 2 bonds is also linear (JUST 2 BONDS AND NOTHING ELSE), and three bonds is trigonal planar. those were just dealing with bonds, if there are lone pairs around the central atom as well, this is how you would deal with it: 2 bonds and 2 lone pairs is bent; 3 bonds and one lone pair is pyramidal, and one bond and 3 lone pairs is linear, (if the molecule has only one bond, it will always be linear, no matter how many lone pairs) I know this was a lot i just wrote down whatever was on my mind haha.. but these ideas helped me out on my chem test dealing with covalent bond and shapes, hopefully it'll help u too
What is the bond angle of krf4?
The central atom of this molecule has two lone pairs and four bonded pairs of electrons. Therefore it has the 'square planar' shape.
What factors affect the shape of the molecule?
The factors affecting the shape of the molecules are the bonded e and the lone pairs of electrons
When does the shape of a molecule affect it's polarity?
when the molecule contains polar bonds
