VSEPR Table

VSEPR Table task for student practical work VSEPRtable.html

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No.of s Electron	Electron Pair Geometry	No. of Pendant	Molecular Geometry Example	Image
s Pairs + No.p 2 + 0	(Bond Angle) linear (180^o)	Atoms 2	linear Display: BeH₂Distances (length in Å units) BeH HBeH Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Beryllium hydride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
2 + 2	linear (180^o)	2	linear Display: CO₂Distances (length in Å units) C=O oposite 180^oO=C=O Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Carbon dioxide Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
3 + 1	trigonal planar (120^o)	3	trigonal planar Display: CO₃^2- Distances (length in Å units) C=O trigonal 120^o O=C-O Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Carbonate Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
2 + 2	(120^o)	2	bent Display: NO₂^-Distances (length in Å units) N=O O=N=O Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Nitric dioxide Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
4 + 0	tetrahedral (109.5^o)	4	tetrahedral Display: CH₄Distances (length in Å units) C-H H-C-H Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Metane Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.


No.of s Electron	Electron Pair Geometry	No. of Pendant	Molecular Geometry Example	Image
2 + 0	(104.5^o)	2	bent Display: H₂O Distances (length in Å units) H-O bent 104.5^o H-O-H Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Water - Hydrogen Oxide Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
3 + 0	(104.5^o)	3	trigonal pyramidal Display: NH₃ Distances (length in Å units) N-H trigonal 104.5^oH-N-H Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Amonia Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
2 + 0	trigonal planar + bent (120^o, 109^o)	2	trigonal planar Display: HCOOH Distances (length in Å units) C=O HCOH bent 109^o C-O-H 120^o Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Formic acid Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
5 + 0	trigonal bipyramidal (90^o, 120^o)	5	trigonal bipyramidal Display: PCl₅ Distances(length in Å units) P-Cl straighte 90^o Cl-P-Cl bipyramidal 180^oCl-P-Cl trigonal 120^o Cl-P-Cl Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Phosphor pentachloride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
4 + 0	see-saw (90^o, 180^o)	4	see-saw Display: SF₄Distances (length in Å units) S-F straighte 90^oF-S-F see-saw oposite 180^o F-S-F Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Sulfur tetrafluoride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
3 + 0	T-shaped (90^o, 180^o)	3	T-shaped Display: BrF₃Distances (length in Å units) B-F straighte 90^oF-Br-F oposite 180^oF-Br-F Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Bromine trifluoride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.

No.of s Electron	Electron Pair Geometry	No. of Pendant	Molecular Geometry Example	Image
6 + 0	octahedral (90^o, 180^o)	6	octahedral Display: [Fe(H₂O)₆]Distances (length in Å units) Fe-O straighte 90^o O-Fe-O oposite 180^o O-Fe-O Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Hexaaqua Ferrum Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
6 + 0	octahedral (90^o, 180^o)	6	octahedral Display: [Al(OH)₆]Distances (length in Å units) Al-O straighte 90^o O-Al-O oposite 180^o O-Al-O Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Hexahydroxyl Aluminium Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
6 + 0	octahedral (90^o, 180^o)	6	octahedral Display: SF₆Distances (length in Å units) S-F straighte 90^o F-S-F oposite 180^o F-S-F Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Sulfur hexafluoride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
2 + 0	linear (180^o)	2	linear Display: ICl₂^-Distances (length in Å units) I-Cl linear 180^oCl-I-Cl Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Iodine dichloride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
5 + 0	square pyramidal (90^o, 180^o)	5	square pyramidal Display: BrF₅ Distances (length in Å units) Br-F straighte 90^oF-Br-F oposite 180^oF-Br-F Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Bromine pentafluoride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
4 + 0	square planar (90^o, 180^o)	4	square planar Display: ICl₄^- Distances (length in Å units) I-Cl straighte 90^o Cl-I-Cl oposite 180^o Cl-I-Cl Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Iodine tetrafluoride Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
3 + 1	Ethene trigonal planar (120^o, 120^o)	5	trigonalplanar Display: H₂C=CH₂ Distances (length in Å units) C=C straighte 120^oH-^C=C-H oposite 120^oH-C Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Ethene Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.
2 + 2	Ethyne linear (180^o, 180^o)	4	square planar Display: HC=-CH ^-Distances(length in Å units) C=-C straighte180^oH-^C=-C-H oposite 180^o H-C Rotate: 30° about X Y Z open into window + task Central Atom Ethyne - Acetylene Hybridization ?	Click atom to identify.

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