VSEPR Powerpoint - Quia
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Process for Determining<br />
the Shape<br />
1. Draw the Lewis Structure for the molecule or<br />
ion.<br />
2. Count the total # of regions of high e - density<br />
around the central atom. (Steric #)<br />
a. Single, double, and triple bond = 1.<br />
b. Unpaired e - = 1.<br />
3. Space these regions equally.<br />
Wednesday, March 23, 2011