VSPER --> Valence Shell Electron Par Repulsion Thoery [[The Weak Interaction (Nuclear and Quantum)]] # basic table of the dark arts - VSPER No. Of Bonds | Shape | Example Molecule | Bond Angle -------- | -------- | -----------------| ---------- 1 | Linear | HCl (Hydrochloric Acid) | 180$^\circ$ 2 | Linear | CCO (Dicarbon Monoxide) | 180$^\circ$ 3 | Diagonal Planar | BOCl$_{2}$ (Boron Chloride Oxide) | 120$^\circ$ 4 | tetrahedral | CH$_{4}$ (Methane) | 109.5$^\circ$ 5 | trigonal bipyramidal | PF$_{5}$ (Phosphorus Pentafluoride) | 120$^\circ$ / 90$^\circ$ 6 | octahedral | SF$_{6}$ (Sulfur Hexafluoride) | 90$^\circ$ (lone pairs will have the most repulsion) # more vsper here import diagrams do stuff pls bond 1: the linear somewhat to scale ![[Pasted image 20230906205918.png]] bond 2: the still linear