Radicals and molecular shape

[TanveerDhaliwal3G]

How do radicals affect electron arrangement and shape?

[Amy Kumar 1I]

Radicals count as 1 region of electron density but the repulsion is not as great as that of a lone pair.

[Jacey Yang 1F]

The single unpaired electron on the central atom is treated as a region of high electron density, so it acts like a lone pair when determining the molecular shape.

[Jessica Chen 2C]

I think Dr. Lavelle said radicals are treated as one region of electron density when it comes to determining shape.

[Jordan Ziegler 2J]

Do single electrons in a radical create weaker repulsion than lone pairs?

[005162902]

How do radicals affect electron arrangement and shape?

Radicals act as electron density in the shape of the molecule. However since it only has one electron instead of a pair, the repulsion is not as strong as it would be in an area with 2 electrons.