two
Type of hybridizationthe number of lone pairs and bond pairs
There are four electrons, which is two pair.
3
The central atom of this molecule has two lone pairs and four bonded pairs of electrons. Therefore it has the 'square planar' shape.
4 bond pairs (F-N=N-F) plus 3 lone pairs on each fluorine and 1 on each nitrogen:together 8 lone pairs plus 4 bond pairs in both cis- and trans-Dinitrogen difluoride
Type of hybridizationthe number of lone pairs and bond pairs
There are four electrons, which is two pair.
3
Trigonal pyramidal
The central atom of this molecule has two lone pairs and four bonded pairs of electrons. Therefore it has the 'square planar' shape.
4 bond pairs (F-N=N-F) plus 3 lone pairs on each fluorine and 1 on each nitrogen:together 8 lone pairs plus 4 bond pairs in both cis- and trans-Dinitrogen difluoride
3 bond pairs and no lone pairs
An AB2E2 molecule has two atoms and two lone pairs surrounding the central atom. This is the situation is water. The molecule will have a bent shape and the bond angle will probably as in water (105 0) be less than tetrahedral 109.5 0 )- due to lone pair - bond repulsion.
O2 Has a Double bond, one sigma and one pi, and each atom has 2 lone pairs.
How do lone pairs around the central atom affect the polarity of the molecule?
Ammonia is a polar molecule because the different electronegativity's of the nitrogen and the hydrogen molecules makes the hydrogen slightly positive and the nitrogen slightly negative. However there are 2 valance electons of the nitrogen atom which are not bonded to anything, which are called lone pairs. The lone pairs means that the ammonia molecule is not symmetrical therefore the electronegativity's do not cancel eachother, creating a polar molecule. ( The reason why the shape is no longer symmetircal is because lone pairs repel more than the bond pairs of the N-H, and essentially the bonding pairs are "squeezed" together, which accounts for the smaller than expected bond angle of 107 degrees)
The correct Lewis structure for a molecule of the compound C2H2 contains an alkyne bond. This is a triple bond between two C atoms. It has a linear bond geometry and no lone pairs.