MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science - Fall 2005

Lecture 29: The Shapes of Molecules: VSEPR Theory

author: Catherine L. Drennan, Department of Chemistry, Center for Future Civic Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
recorded by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
published: Feb. 10, 2009, recorded: November 2005, views: 8086
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I. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory

A. Prediction of geometry

B. Nomenclature

II. VSEPR Rules

A. Steric Number (SN)

B. Resonance structures

C. Molecules without lone pairs

D. Molecules with lone pairs

1. Attractive forces exerted by nuclei

2. Repulsive forces

III. Rationalization of shapes based on VSEPR theory

A. Atomic size

B. Bond lengths

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