draw the structure of carbon dioxide on the basis of VSEPR theory
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We can use VESPR theory to predict a linear shape for the molecule
C
O
2
because of its
A
X
2
status.
VESPR stands for valence shell electron pair repulsion. This theory basically says that bonding and non-bonding electron pairs of the central atom in a molecule will repel (push away from) each other in three dimensional space and this gives the molecules their shape.
We can use the following notations when examining a Lewis structure of a molecule.
A = central atom
X = peripheral atoms
E = non-bonding electron pairs of the central atom
A
X
2
= linear molecule
A
X
3
= trigonal planar
A
X
3
E
= trigonal pyrimidal
A
X
2
E
2
= bent
A
X
4
= tetrahedral molecule
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