Question

I don’t know how to answer this:Provide a general statement that relates the types of bonds present around a carbon atom (i.e. single, double, or triple bonds) to the VSEPR shape around that atom.

Answer 1

Carbon atom:

• When two carbon atoms share an elctron with each other, they form a ,covalent bond.

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• Carbon ,has four, such sharable electrons of its own, so it is prone to form four covalent bonds to other atoms .

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• In the ,VSEPR model,, the carbon has four electron pairs , and the shape is ,tetrahedra,l.

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• in other words, the VSEPR model speculates the arrangements of the electrons around each central atom.

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The picture shows how the VSEPR is used to calculate and determine the molecular shape that will be formed.