VESPER
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
Electron pairs repel because
repel each other to get as far away as possible from each other
Number of Electron Pairs =
(Group number of central atom + number of bonded atoms - charge ) / 2
Liner Shape
180 bond angle
Trigonal Planar
!20 bond angle
Tetrahedral
109.5 bond angle
Trigonal Bipyrimidal
120 and 90 bond angle
Octahedral
90 bond angle
For every lone pair
subtract 2.5 bond angle off of the original bond angle
bent shape
104. 5 bond angle
trigonal Pyramidal
107 bond angle
2 molecules can join together by
hydrogen bonding if a lone pair is present