Using the Table of Connectivity to Make Molecules That Attain Nirvana

1 Using the Table of Connectivity to Make Molecules That Attain Nirvana 

H atoms and clicking the connectivities generates the molecule H2O, which is a molecule of water. 

Let us count electrons now and ascertain that the atoms in the water molecule reached Nirvana. Thus, it is seen that O is surrounded by four electron pairs, two lone pairs, and two bond pairs, and hence it attains octet within the molecule. Each hydrogen atom has a duet, so all the atoms in the molecule achieved Nirvana, and the molecule is stable. Note that we draw the molecule with a bent angle. The water molecule is indeed bent, and this is very important for its ability to aggregate with many other molecules and make the liquid water we all know well. But at this stage, we still do not have the know-how to predict that this would be the shape of the molecule. We will Until then, it is also OK if you draw your water as linear H-O-H. 

PICTURE 2.1 The two-faced Roman God, Janus. This photograph was obtained from http //en.wikipedia.0rg/wiki/File Janus 1. JPG. 

FIGURE 2.4 3D shapes of NH3 and CH4, using ball-and-stick models, where a ball represents an atom and a stick represents a bond. Color coding N (blue), C (green), and H (gray). 

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