How to determine shape of molecule using vsepr theory
- how is molecular shape determined
- what does the shape of a molecule determine
- how is molecular structure determined
- what factors determine the shape of a molecule
Bent molecular geometry!
Molecular geometry
Study of the 3D shapes of molecules
Molecular geometry is the three-dimensional arrangement of the atoms that constitute a molecule.
Trigonal planar molecular geometry
It includes the general shape of the molecule as well as bond lengths, bond angles, torsional angles and any other geometrical parameters that determine the position of each atom.
Molecular geometry influences several properties of a substance including its reactivity, polarity, phase of matter, color, magnetism and biological activity.[1][2][3] The angles between bonds that an atom forms depend only weakly on the rest of molecule, i.e.
they can be understood as approximately local and hence transferable properties.
Determination
[edit]The molecular geometry can be determined by various spectroscopic methods and diffraction methods. IR, microwave and Raman spectroscopy can give information about the molecule geometry from the details of the vibrational and rotational absorbance detected by these techniques.
X-ray crystallography, neutron diffraction and electron diffraction can give mo
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