Polyatomic ions shapes

One form of the polyatomic ion I, has an unusual V-shaped structure one I atom lies at the point of the V, with a linear chain of two I atoms extending on each side. The bond angles are 88° at the central atom and 180° at the two atoms in the side chains. Draw a Lewis structure for L that explains its shape and indicate the hybridization you would assign to each nonterminal atom. 

You can use the steps below to help you predict the shape of a molecule (or polyatomic ion) that has one central atom. Refer to these steps as you work through the Sample Problems and the Practice Problems that follow. 

Keep in mind that the need for an expanded valence level for the central atom may not always be as obvious as in the previous Sample Problem. For example, what if you were asked to predict the molecular shape of the polyatomic ion, BrCU" Drawing the Lewis structure enables you to determine that the central atom has an expanded valence level. 

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VSEPR stands for Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion and these electron pair repulsions are responsible for the shapes of molecules and polyatomic ions, such as NH+. 

Inorganic and physical chemistry Shapes of molecules and polyatomic ions... 

Use the VSEPR model to predict the electron arrangement and shape of a molecule or polyatomic ion from its formula, giving each bond angle approximately, Examples 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. 

The VSEPR theory has its roots in the observation prior to 1940 that isoelectronic molecules or polyatomic ions usually adopt the same shape. Thus BF3, B03 C03, COF2 and NO3 are ail isoelectronic, and they all have planar triangular structures. As developed in more recent years, the VSEPR theory rationalises molecular shapes in terms of repulsions between electron pairs, bonding and nonbonding. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the rudiments of the theory excellent expositions are to be found in most inorganic texts. 

An advantage of VSEPR is its foundation upon Lewis electron-pair bond theory. No mention need be made of orbitals and overlap. If you can write down a Lewis structure for the molecule or polyatomic ion in question, with all valence electrons accounted for in bonding or nonbonding pairs, there should be no difficulty in arriving at the VSEPR prediction of its likely shape. Even when there may be some ambiguity as to the most appropriate Lewis structure, the VSEPR approach leads to the same result. For example, the molecule HIO, could be rendered, in terms of Lewis theory as ... 

To dednce the shape of a molecnle or a polyatomic ion from its electron dot diagram... 

Predict the shapes of the following molecules and polyatomic ions. 1 a. NH2CI c. NO3... 

You now know how to draw Lewis structures for molecules and polyatomic ions. You can use them to determine the number of bonding pairs between atoms and the number of lone pairs present. Next, you will learn to describe molecular structure and predict the angles in a molecule, both of which determine the three-dimensional molecular shape. 

The writing of Lewis formulas is an electron bookkeeping method that is useful as a first approximation to suggest bonding schemes. It is important to remember that Lewis dot formulas only show the number of valence electrons, the number and kinds of bonds, and the order in which the atoms are connected. They are not intended to show the three-dimensional shapes of molecules and polyatomic ions. We will see in Chapter 8, however, that the three-dimensional geometry of a molecule can be predicted from its Lewis formula. 

In Chapter 7 we constructed Lewis formulas for some molecules and polyatomic ions that contain double and triple bonds. We have not yet considered bonding and shapes for such species. Let us consider ethylene (ethene), C2H4, as a specific example. Its dot formula is... 

Molecules and polyatomic ions have definite shapes. 

The properties of molecules and polyatomic ions are determined to a great extent by their shapes. Incompletely filled electron shells and unshared pairs of electrons on the central element are very important. 

T-shaped A term used to describe the molecular geometry of a molecule or polyatomic ion that has three atoms bonded to a central atom and two unshared pairs on the central atom (AB3U2). 

Draw a Lewis formula, sketch the three-dimensional shape, and name the electronic and ionic geometries for the following polyatomic ions, (a) H3O+ (b) PClg" (c) PC ... 

Write the Lewis formulas and predict the hybrid orbitals and the shapes of these polyatomic ions and covalent molecules (a) HgCl2 (b) BF3 (c) Bp4 (d) SbCl5 (e) SbFg". (a) What is the hybridization of each C in these molecules (i) H2C=0 (ii) HC=N (iii) CH3CH2CH3 (iv) ketene, H2C=C=0. (b) Describe the shape of each molecule. The following fluorides of xenon have been well charac-... 

Special Topic 3.1 describes how the shape of ethanol molecules allows them to attach to specific sites on nerve cell membranes and slow the transfer of information from one neuron to another. Special Topic 5.2 describes how the shapes of the molecules in our food determine whether they taste sweet or bitter. You will find out in Special Topic 17.2 that the fat substitute Olestra is indigestible because it does not fit into the enzyme that digests natural fat. The purpose of this section is to show you how to use Lewis structures to predict three-dimensional shapes of simple molecules and polyatomic ions. Let s start with a review of some of the information from Section 3.1, where this topic was first introduced. 

After the Lewis structure for a molecule or polyatomic ion is developed, the shape of the species can be determined using the information in this table as a guide. 

In Section 7-4 we showed that Lewis formulas of polyatomic ions can be constructed Recall that we must take into account in the same way as those of neutral molecules. Once the Lewis formula of an ion is known, the extra electrons on anions and the we use the VSEPR and VB theories to deduce its electronic geometry, shape, and missing electrons of cations, hybridization, just as for neutral molecules. 

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