VSEPR Lab

 

Draw and make the following molecules.  Determine the number of total electron pairs and the number of bonding pairs.  Determine the electron and molecular geometry.

 

 

Molecule               Lewis Structure             Total e ^-Pairs                Bonding e^- Pairs             Electron            Molecular

                                                                       On Central Atom         On Central Atom            Geometry            Geometry

 

*BeCl₂ 

 

 

 

 

CH₄

 

 

 

 

 

NH₃

 

 

 

 

H₂O

 

 

 

 

*PCl₅

 

 

 

 

CCl₄

 

 

 

 

*BF₃

 

 

 

 

NO₃^-1

 

 

 

 

*SF₆

 

 

 

 

 

AsH₃

 

 

 

 

SO₂

 

 

 

 

HCN

 

 

 

 

*ClF₃

 

 

 

 

*IF₄^-1

 

 

 

 

*BrF₅

 

 

 

 

*SF₄

 

 

 

 

*XeF₄