Bond Angles

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Rebecca Kam 3D
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Bond Angles

Postby Rebecca Kam 3D » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:07 am

How can you determine what the angles between the bonds are?
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aulaila3E
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Re: Bond Angles

Postby aulaila3E » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:17 am

Write the Lewis structure, including lone pairs, Use VESPR method to determine shape by dividing 360 by the electron domain (think of how many 'branches' are in that molecule)
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Aarushi Anil 1C
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Re: Bond Angles

Postby Aarushi Anil 1C » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:18 am

You can divide 360 degrees by the number of atoms attached to a central atom to determine bond angles of a compound. For example, a linear VSEPR structure would have 180 degree bond angles since 360/2 is 180. You can also figure out that compounds with lone pairs will have slightly smaller bond angles than without.
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