HW question 4.1

[Katarina Ho -1B]

In this question why does part a have a lone pair, i thought that if the two bonds were so close together and angled down that neither of them could be a lone pair.

[nikitasridhar_1b]

if there was no lone pair the bond angle would be 180 degrees. due to the repulsion of the lone pair, the bond angle is reduced from this number

[Jennifer Ma 1G]

Both the number of bonds and number of lone pairs take part in determining the shape of the molecule.

[Namie Fotion-1E]

The bent shape is due to the fact that lone pairs exert a higher electron repulsion than shared electrons, so the lone pair is pushing the two side atoms down

[Briana Lopez 4K]

The lone pairs are not shown, but if it were, then one would most likely be on top and the VSEPR would be AX2E1. The bond angle would be less than 120, but all of the angles would be about that much.

[Myles Chang 1B]

The lone pair is above the central atom, not represented by any of the three circles in the diagram. The question is referring to the fact that the lone pairs above the central atom repelling the other electrons to create a bent shape.