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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

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