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Esha Garg

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The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory is an algorithm developed to predict the molecular geometry of the compounds. The VSEPR theory predict the molecular shape based on the repulsion between electron pairs (bonding and lone) around the central atom. As per the NCERT Textbooks:

According to this theory, the shape of a molecule depends upon the number of valence shell electron pairs around the central atom. Electron pairs repel each other and try to remain as far apart as possible to minimise repulsion, thus determining the geometry of the molecule.”

You can use this theory in primarily explaining the molecular str

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Piyush Vimal

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VSEPR theory predicts the shape of molecule based on postulate (assmptions). here are the important postulates as per the NCERT textbooks.

  • The molecular geometry shape depends upon the number of valence shell electron pairs (bonded and non-bonded) around the central atom.
  • The electron pairs (bonded and lone pairs) in the valence shell repel each other since their electron clouds are negatively charged.
  • These electron pairs arrange themselves to minimize  repulsion so that the molecule attains a stable structure with minimum energy.
  • All electron pair repulsion doesn't repel each other equally, Electron pairs follows this order:
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Payal Gupta

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Following have the sp3d2 hybridisation

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Vishal Baghel

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B 2 = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 σ 2 s * 2 π 2 p x 1 = π 2 p y 1 Paramagnetic

L i 2 = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 D i a m a g n e t i c C 2 = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 σ 2 s * 2 π 2 p x 2 π 2 p y 2 D i a m a g n e t i c C 2 = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 σ 2 s * 2 π 2 p x 2 π 2 p y 2 σ 2 p z 1 P a r a m a g n e t i c

O 2 2 = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 σ 2 s * 2 σ 2 p z 2 π 2 p x 2 π 2 p y 2 π 2 p x * 2 π 2 p y * 2 Diamagnetic

O 2 + = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 2 σ 2 s 2 σ 2 s * 2 σ 2 p z 2 π 2 p x 2 π 2 p y 2 π 2 p x * 1 π 2 p y 0  Paramagnetic

H e 2 + = σ 1 s 2 σ 1 s * 1 Paramagnetic

Paramagnetic molecules are  = B 2 , C 2 , O 2 + , H e 2 +

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Payal Gupta

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Number of electrons in

PH3=15+3=18

B2H6=5*2+6=16

CCl4=6+17*4=6+68=74NH3=7+1*3=10LiH=3+1=4BCl3=5+17*3=56

B2H6&BCl3 are e- deficient molecules. B2H6 is dimer of BH3, both compound has 6e- only.

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Payal Gupta

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Bond strength  Bond order

N2σ1s2σ1s*2σ2s2σ2s*2π2px2π2py2σ2pz2

O2σ1s2σ1s*2σ2s2σ2s*2σ2pz2π2px2π2py2π2px*1π2py*1

C2σ1s2σ1s*2σ2s2σ2s*2π2px2π2py2

B2σ1s2σ1s*2σ2s2σ2s*2π2px1π2py1

NO Number of electron = 7 + 8 = 15

B.O. Similar to N2

N2σ1s2σ1s*2σ2s2σ2s*2π2px2π2py2σ2pz2π2px*1π2py*

B.O. of N2 = 3B.O of C2842=2

Removal of e form antibonding molecular orbital increases bond order.

In NO & O2 has valance e in orbital.

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Pallavi Arora

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The name of covalent and ionic bonds tell their formation story in small detail. Co- means sharing or coexisting, so whenever there is bond fromation due to sharing of valence electron,  it is known as covalent bond. Similerly, ionic bonds suggest that when a bond formation takes place due to ions, which attract each other, it is considered as ionic bond. Ionic bonds are also known as electrovalent bonds. There are some major differences between Electrovalent and covalent bonds. Chekc the table below:

AspectCovalent BondIonic Bond
Reason of Formationsharing of electrons between atomstransfer of electrons from one atom to another
ElementsUsually non-metals with non-metalsUsually metals with non-metals
StrengthModeratethe strongest
NatureDirectional Bond & Poor conductors of electricity Non-directional Bond & Conducts electricity in aqueous state
Electronegativity DifferenceSmall (generally < 1.7)Large (generally > 1.7)
Physical StateUsually Gases, liquids, and soft solidsHard crystalline solids 
Melting & Boiling Pointslow to moderatehigh
SolubilityNon-polar solventsPolar solvents like water
ExamplesH? , O? , CH? , HCl, NH? NaCl, KBr, CaCl? , MgO

For more detail related to the chemical bonding in class 11 chemistry read our notes.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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Bond order of   C 2 2 = N B N A 2 = 1 0 4 2 = 3

Bond order of N 2 2 = N B N A 2 = 1 0 6 2 = 2

Bond order of   O 2 2 = N B N A 2 = 1 0 8 2 = 1

NB = No. of electrons in bonding molecular orbitals.

NA = No. of electron is Anti bonding molecular orbitals

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Vishal Baghel

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[ P t C l 4 ] 2 P t has dsp2 hybridization

BrF5 -> Br has sp3d2 hybridization

PCl5 -> P has sp3d hybridization

[Co (NH3)6]3+ -> Co has d2sp3 hybridization.

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Vishal Baghel

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Moles of PCl5 = 5 mol

Moles of Ar = 4 mol

Total no of moles = 9 moles

P T o t a l = n R T V = 9 * 0 . 0 8 2 1 * 6 1 0 1 0 0 = 4 . 5 a t m

P P C l 5 = X P C l 5 * P T = 5 9 * 4 . 5 = 2 . 5 a t m

P A r = X A r * P T = 4 9 * 4 . 5 = 2 a t m

P C l 5 ? P C l 3 + C l 2

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2.5 PPP

P T o t a l = 2 . 5 P + P + P + P A r = 6

P = 1.5 atm

K P = 1 . 5 * 1 . 5 1 = 2 . 2 5

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