Steric #

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Alessia Renna 1D
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Steric #

Postby Alessia Renna 1D » Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:43 am

Is this correct: The steric # is the total amount of bonds/lone pairs for the central atom?
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Ivan Chen 2H
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Re: Steric #

Postby Ivan Chen 2H » Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:36 am

Yes, its the number of atoms bonded to the central atoms plus the number of lone pairs the central atom has
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Eva Becker
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Re: Steric #

Postby Eva Becker » Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:49 am

Yes; essentially, steric number refers to the number of regions of electron density. This includes bonds and lone pairs.
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America Ramirez 3H
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Re: Steric #

Postby America Ramirez 3H » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:22 am

yeah, steric numbers account for the regions of electron density.
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