VSEPR Theory PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Title: VSEPR Theory


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VSEPR Theory
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VSEPR
  • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
  • Provides a 3D representation of molecules which
    can be used to predict molecular shape
  • Electron orbitals repel each other and force bond
    and lone pair electrons to be as far apart as
    possible
  • A central atom
  • X peripheral atom(s)
  • E lone electron pair(s)
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