12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory - Part 1 of 2

12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory / Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory / Problem 1

Problem 1

Consider the set of ions below:

Identify the central atom and number of electron domains for each ion.

i) C, 3, ii) N, 5, iii) P, 6

i) C, 3, ii) N, 5, iii) P, 7

i) C, 4, ii) N, 4, iii) P, 7

i) C, 3, ii) N, 4, iii) P, 6

Consider the set of ions below:Identify the central atom and number of electron domains for each ion.