Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 15CTQ
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The reason for not having an official shape as defined in Model 4 for molecule H-F should be stated.

Concept Introduction:

The angle which is described by the lines that joined the centers of two atoms to a third atom to which all atoms are covalently bonded is known as a bond angle.

In simple language, an angle that is defined by any three atoms in a molecule is known as a bond angle.

Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory is used to determine the geometry of different molecules from the electron pairs present around their central atoms.

The chart of VSEPR theory is shown below:

  Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, Chapter 1, Problem 15CTQ

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