BRAINCAKEBonding-Pair Lone-Pair Repulsion
Lone pairs affect the bond angle.
Bonding pairs are attracted by both nuclei of the atoms forming the covalent bond but lone pairs are attracted on by the atom they belong to.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Atomic orbital
- A region in space around the nucleus where there is a 95% probability of finding an electron of a given energy.
- Covalent bond
- A strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms.
- Lone pair
- A pair of outer-shell electrons that is not involved in bonding.
More in Bonding
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- Four Pairs of Electrons
- Five Pairs of Electrons
- Six Pairs of Electrons
- Heating a Solid, Liquid or Gas
- Crystals
- Diamond
- Graphite and Graphene
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