How to Determine Electron Geometry and Molecular Geometry & Shape with VSEPR Table Examples

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In this video, we'll go over how to determine the electron geometry and molecular geometry around an atom in a compound. To do this, we'll have to know what steric number, electron groups, and vsepr tables are so we'll go over the definition of each and how to read a vsepr table. Then we'll go over several examples together.

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[yuripsych]

What's the difference between molecular geometry and molecular shape?

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[Rawteeth]

5:28 how do you know when to give xenon or other heavy center atom additional lone pairs? I never understand when to give high molecular weight center atom additional lone pairs, and how many of them. It's not given on my exam and I'm really lost

[grness]

What is the molecular geometry for the last nitrogen in your example? C triple bonds N:

[templarknight]

Electron geometry = base design
Molecular = based on how many lone pairs
Here's what I hate though why do we care for electron geometry if the molecular geometry is what gives me the actual shape?

[adamf.]

So the electron geometry is always 0 lone pairs?

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