VESPR Theory

[Aaron Ang 4H]

How can the VESPR theory be used to predict the shape of the molecule?

[Ana Pedreros]

The VSEPR theory can predict the geometry shape of a molecule by indicating the alignment of the atoms based on the repulsion among the pairs of electrons around a central atom.

[Zenita Leang 2K]

We can use the VESPR theory to predict shapes by looking at the amount of electrons of an atom and understanding how the electrons will arrange themselves in a geometric shape since electrons will repel each other. Different amounts of electrons and bond angles will have different shapes.

[Vy Lu 2B]

The VSEPR model bases off the shape of the molecule by the idea of electron repulsion around the central atom of the molecule; the more lone pairs the central atom has, the more asymmetrical its bounded atoms are, which determines the shape of the molecule itself.