Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model:
Chapter 08_Review
Chapter 08_Review
Predict the geometry of the molecule
from the electrostatic repulsions between the electron (bonding and nonbonding) pairs.
AB2
2
0
Class
# of
atoms
bonded to
central
atom
#
lone
pairs on central atom
Arrangement of electron pairs
Molecular
Geometry
linear
linear
B
B