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17 Cards in this Set
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Central atom |
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X |
Other atoms |
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E |
Unshared pairs |
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AX>2 |
Linear |
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AX>2E>1 or E>2 |
Bent |
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AX>3 |
Trigonal planar |
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AX>3E>1 |
Trigonal pyramidal |
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AX>4 |
Tetrahedral |
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AX>5 |
Trigonal bipyramidal |
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AX>4E>1 |
Seesaw |
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AX>6 |
Octahedral |
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AX>4E>2 |
Square planar |
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Hybridization |
A process in which several atomic orbitals mix to form the same number of equivalent hybrid orbitals |
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Nonpolar covalent bond |
A bond formed when the atoms in a molecule are alike, and the bonding electrons are shared equally |
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Polar bonds |
A bond formed when two different atoms are joined by a covalent bond and the bonding electrons are shared unequally |
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Polar molecules |
A molecule (like water) in which one or more atoms is slightly negative and one or more is slightly positive unless molecular geometry causes the polarities to cancel eachother out |
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Dipole |
A Molecule that has two electrically charged regions or poles |
