Inorganic · Chemical Bonding
Chemical Bonding — VSEPR, Hybridization & MO Theory
Exam-focused revision notes on Chemical Bonding — VSEPR, Hybridization & MO Theory for CSIR-NET Chemical Sciences, GATE Chemistry and IIT-JAM — the core concepts, the formulas worth memorising, the traps that cost marks, and a quick-recall table.
VSEPR: predicting shape
Electron pairs around a central atom arrange themselves as far apart as possible. Count the pairs, subtract the lone pairs, and the shape follows.
What this note covers
- 1VSEPR: predicting shape
- 2The five parent geometries
- 3Hybridization → shape
- 4MO theory — homonuclear diatomics
- 5Bond order ↔ length ↔ energy
- 6Common traps students miss
- 730-second recall table
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