Ok, we’ve talked about Lewis Structures and we’ve talked about VSEPR. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could practice them together on the same molecules...
Category - Bonds & Geometry
The shape of molecules is uber important… but where does the shape come from?
2D Lewis Dot structures are really handy, but not quite representative of the actual shape in the 3D world. With a little more work you can make those flat structures...
Once you feel pretty good about the basics of Lewis Dot, you might want to dig a little deeper. Explore molecules with odd numbers of electrons, decide among multiple...
So what happens when you run out of electrons in a Lewis Structure? You’re going to have to break out the double and triple bonds. And that is exactly where they...
The great chemist, Gilbert N. Lewis created a simple way to show how atoms in compounds (typically covalent) bond with each other. The trick to keeping it simple was to...
How badly an atom wants an electron is always important, but doubly so in a chemical bond. For this will determine the actual nature of the chemical bond: ionic...
We’ve covered enough ground to get a different perspective on ions. Let’s refresh what we know about our charged friends by bringing in the concepts of...