3.2.3 - Predicting Molecular Geometry with Lone Pairs
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What is a lone pair?
💡 Hint: Think about electrons that are not involved in bonds.
How many lone pairs does ammonia have?
💡 Hint: Count how many pairs are not involved in bonding.
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What is the molecular geometry of ammonia (NH₃)?
💡 Hint: Recall the number of bonding and lone pairs.
True or False: Lone pairs take up less space than bonding pairs.
💡 Hint: Think about their repulsion effects.
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Predict the molecular geometry and bond angles of a molecule with four electron domains containing two bonds and two lone pairs.
💡 Hint: Consider how lone pairs influence the arrangement.
Explain the polarity of a molecule with a tetrahedral shape but one lone pair on its central atom.
💡 Hint: Think about how lone pairs can change symmetry.
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