clouds of electrons
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clouds of electrons
In SO2, for the oxygen that has a single bond to the sulfur atom, could we count the 3 lone pairs on the oxygen atom to be its own region of electron density? Or would we count those three lone pairs and the electrons bonded between the sulfur tom as one region of electron density?
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Re: clouds of electrons
Only the lone and bonded pairs pertaining to the central atom are important to determining the regions of electron density in molecule shape and structure.
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Re: clouds of electrons
When considering electron density, you only consider this for the central atom and not the outer ones. Each lone pair and bond whether single, double, or triple will be considered as a single electron density. It helps to determine the VSPER formula of AXE.
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