VSEPR Theory Flashcards

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VSEPR stands for

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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

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Reason electron pairs are as far apart as possible

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Electrons repel each other

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Effect of unshared pairs on repulsion

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More repulsion

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Repulsion of shared/shared pairs

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Least amount of repulsion

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Repulsion of unshared/unshared pairs

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Most repulsion

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Shape of a CH4 molecule

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Tetrahedral

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Number of shared regions in CH4

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4 shared regions

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Type of molecule CH4 is

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Nonpolar molecule

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Arrangement of nonpolar molecules

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Symmetrical arrangement around the center atom

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Bond polarity in CH4

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Equal (nonpolar)