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OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) Lone pair electrons Consider the ionic bonding between one Li and one F. Lithium loses its 2s 1 electron to fluorine (2s 2 2p 5 ), filling up the second shell of fluorine. We can trace this transferred electron on an orbital diagram. Exercise 1 . On a piece of paper, transfer both electrons in the ionic compound Na 2 O using an orbital diagram. (Don’t peek at the answer below!) Note that for Na 2 O, there are 2 pairs of unbonded electrons leftover on the second shell of oxygen. They are called lone pair electrons , or simply “lone pairs”. Each lone pair contains two electrons. These electron clouds are not attracted by an adjacent atomic nucleus, so they are actually shorter than regular bonds - not “long” pairs! Being valence electrons which repel each other, lone pairs help define the shape of a molecule. We will soon see how. Limited possible shapes of a molecule No matter how complex a molecule is, we can always focus on a single central atom and discuss the shape of bonds extending from this atom. There are only several possible shapes. Now let’s play: PheT: Molecular Shape Simulation https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/molecule-shapes 1
OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) Go to “model” and start adding bonded atoms as well as lone pair Click on “Name” → “electron geometry” Click on “Show lone pairs” and “Show bond angles” Exercise 2 . Fill out the following table Total # of connections at the atom of focus (bonded atoms + lone pairs) Name of shape (incl. lone pair e - ) Bond angle Example 1 N/A N/A H- 2 linear 180º CO 2 3 Trigonal planar 120º BF 3 4 tetrahedral 109.5º H 2 O 5 Trigonal bipyramidal 90º and 120º PCl 5 6 octahedral 90º SF 6 Since a lone pair is closer to the central atom than a bond electron cloud, it tends to repel the bonded electron clouds and narrow the bond angle by a little. What is the theoretical vs. realistic bond angle of NH 3 and H 2 O? Conventionally we name the shapes of molecules without considering lone pairs, which are “invisible” (but inferrable) on a regular molecular diagram. The formal names of molecular shapes are a bit more complex. Now switch to “Real molecules” and go through the built-in examples. Switch on “molecular geometry”. Exercise 3 . Fill out the following table Total # of connected atoms Total # of lone pairs Name of shape ( excl. lone pair e - ) Theoretical bond angle Example 1 0 N/A N/A H- 3 N/A N/A F- 2 0 linear 180º CO 2 1 bent 120º SO 2 2 bent 109.5º H 2 O 3 0 trigonal planar 120º BF 3 1 Trigonal pyramidal 109.5º NH 3 2
OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) 2 T-shaped 90º ClF 3 4 0 tetrahedral 109.5º CH 4 1 seesaw 90º and 120º SF 4 2 Square planar 90º XeF 4 Note: The “octet rule” (max. 8 valence electrons) only applies to the second row on the periodic table. Larger atoms have a greater surface area and can therefore accommodate more bond electron clouds and lone pairs. Exercise 4 . What is the shape of the following molecules, including and then excluding lone pair electrons? What is their theoretical bond angle? (Welcome to use the PheT simulation to figure this out, but eventually please memorize them.) H 2 O tetrahedral (incl. lone pair) / bent (excl. Lone pair) CO 2 linear / linear NH 3 tetrahedral / trigonal pyramidal BF 3 trigonal planar / trigonal planar CH 4 tetrahedral / tetrahedral SF 6 octahedral / octahedral As long as we know (1) the total number of bonded atoms and (2) the number of lone pair electrons, the shape of the molecule is already determined. The molecular formula (e.g. CH 4 , NH 3 ) gives away the number of bonded atoms. An orbital diagram gives away the number of lone pair electrons. Bond hybridization Let’s draw the orbital diagram showing the covalent bonding of methane (CH 4 ). Carbon has an electron configuration of [He] 2s 2 2p 2 . In order to make four covalent bonds with H, all of the four valence electrons are used in bonding. As in reality the molecule tumbles rapidly, the bonds are averaged out - they have become hybridized . In other words, the spherical 2s, the dumbbell 2p x , 2p y , and 2p z orbitals have now averaged out to become a 4-legged tetrahedron. 3
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OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) Note: Each blue-arrowed electron comes from a different hydrogen. From one 2s and three 2p orbitals, in a CH 4 molecule there are four hybridized sp 3 orbitals , forming four electron clouds extending from the carbon atom. In your PheT simulation, drag around the bonds of your simulated CH 4 and observe what happens. They should return to 109.5º as the electron clouds repel each other. As far as the common atoms discussed in high school, all sp 3 hybridized orbitals have this characteristic bond angle and tetrahedral shape . Exercise 5 . What is the bond hybridization of: C in CCl 4 Si in SiF 4 ? (sigma) bond The first bond to form between two atomic nuclei is always a “head-on” sharing of electrons. The electron cloud (two electrons, opposite spins) are attracted by both atomic nuclei and sit right in between them. Such a bond is called a ? (sigma) bond , because there is always a (hybridized) s orbital involved. All single bonds are sigma bonds. In a CH 4 molecule, each sigma bond is one sp 3 hybridized orbital of the C atom, and is also the filled s orbital of the H atom. Textbook pictures tend to draw them separately in order to show the difference, but they are essentially the same electron cloud. Also, as C is slightly more electronegative than H (EN: 2.5 > 2.1), the central C carries a weak partial negative charge 4
OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) while each peripheral H carries a very weak partial positive charge. Exercise 6 . What is the shape of this chlorofluorocarbon molecule, CF 2 Cl 2 ? On a piece of paper, draw the orbital diagram of carbon, one F, and one Cl. What type of bond hybridization happens at the C? How many sigma bonds are there in total? How many lone pairs are there in total? Answer: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bWm56zyPZu05reCBTw1ws_6SDfv-Oul19r4EA7JDntQ/edit?usp=sharing sp 3 with lone pairs Not all sp 3 hybridized orbitals contain four bonded atoms. Any bonded atom may be replaced by a lone pair. There are two important examples: The sp 3 hybridized N atom in NH 3 includes one lone pair electrons and three bonded H. The sp 3 hybridized O in H 2 O includes two lone pair electrons and two bonded H. Just like the case of CH 4 , the four sp 3 orbitals form a tetrahedral shape, if we count the lone pair electrons. VSEPR theory Since the earlier PheT simulation, we have been treating lone pair e - as the equivalent to a bond electron cloud when determining the shape of a molecule. Such a view makes sense to us because these negatively-charged electron clouds repel each other on the surface of the molecule. Such thinking is coined the “valence shell electron pair repulsion theory” (VSEPR). 5
OCV Chemistry, Grade 12 University Preparation (SCH4U) Ottawa-Carleton Virtual Secondary School 2020-2021 Mr. Daniel Cho-En Lee ( daniel.cho-en.lee@ocdsb.ca ) How to determine the shape of a water molecule with VSEPR: Exercise 7 . Return to the PheT simulation’s “real molecules” (though use theoretical models for simplicity). Use VSEPR theory (see example above) to verify the shape of all sp 3 molecules on the list. Exercise 8 . Draw the orbital diagram of C 2 H 6 (ethane), centering on one of the carbons. Show the bond hybridization and determine the shape of this part of the molecule. Extended topics: Structure of Greenhouse gases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTvqIijqvTg 6
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