These modules include short lecture videos, animations, and relevant OpenStax Chemistry readings for a general chemistry for science majors course.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Date Added:
- 10/19/2020
These modules include short lecture videos, animations, and relevant OpenStax Chemistry readings for a general chemistry for science majors course.
This module is an introduction to using VSEPR to predict molecular shape based on Lewis structures. It is limited to steric numbers of 6 or less.
Describe the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory for determining the shape of small molecules around a central atom. Show examples using balloons, ball and stick models, and drawings.
Explore molecule shapes by building molecules in 3D! How does molecule shape change with different numbers of bonds and electron pairs? Find out by adding single, double or triple bonds and lone pairs to the central atom. Then, compare the model to real molecules!