《Molecular Structure and Covalent Bonding Theories》.pptVIP

Molecular Structure and Covalent Bonding Theories Chapter 8 The Valence Shell Electrons Valence shell electrons These electrons are largely responsible for____ Electrons not present in the preceding ___ ___ Ignore filled sets of d and f orbitals Used to determine the Lewis structure of a compound containing covalent bonds Works well for molecules containing atoms from the ____ ____ elements Models to Describe Covalent Bonding Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model – predicts the _____ ______ of atoms in a molecule This will be related to a physical property called ______ Valence bond theory – predicts how bonding will take place by ______ of atomic orbitals VSEPR Theory Valence shell electron are present as either ___ ___ or ____ ____. Regions of high electron density are created. These regions arrange themselves to be as far away as possible form on another. As a result specific geometries are created around atoms in the molecule Single, double, and triple bonds are counted as one region of electron density Unshared pairs of valence electrons are also counted as one region of electron density Drawing the Lewis structure accurately will reveal the number of electron density regions around the center atoms VSEPR Theory Draw the Lewis structures for CO2, H2CO, and CH4 How will these regions of electron density arrange themselves to be as far away as possible from one another? There are five basic shapes based on the number of electron density regions around a center atom(s) Illustration of models with next few slides VSEPR Theory Two regions of high electron density VSEPR Theory Three regions of high electron density VSEPR Theory Four regions of high electron density VSEPR Theory Five regions of high electron density VSEPR Theory Six regions of high electron density VSEPR Theory Encountered geometries Electronic geometry – determined by the location of “___” the regions of electron density around the center atom(s) Molecular geometry – determined by