Draw the Lewis structure and write the molecular geometry and hybridization on the central atom, and polar or nonpolar for {eq}\displaystyle \rm SeO_2 {/eq}. Covalent Compound: Some binary covalent compounds have a simple molecular unit in whi...
When a central atom such as carbon has 4 equivalent groups attached (think: hydrogen in our methane example), VSEPR theory dictates that they can separate by a maximum of 109.5 degrees. That’s the sp³bond angle. The name for this 3-dimensional shape is a tetrahedron (noun), which tel...
There are no lone pairs of electrons on the central atom of the Silicon dioxide Lewis structure. There are also two bond pairs, one between oxygen and silicon and the other between silicon and oxygen. As a result, there are no lone pairs and two bond pairs. According to the VSEPR theory...
It has a certain total number of valence electron pairs around it, which are subdivided into bonding and non-bonding pairs. This valence electron distribution determines the electron domain geometry and molecular geometry at the central atom. The ...