General Chemistry

  1. Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry
    1. Molecular Shapes
      1. Importance of Molecular Shape
        1. Common Molecular Geometries
        2. VSEPR Model
          1. Basic Principles of VSEPR
            1. Electron Domain Geometry
              1. Molecular Geometry
                1. Effect of Lone Pairs
                  1. Predicting Molecular Shapes
                    1. Two Electron Domains
                      1. Three Electron Domains
                        1. Four Electron Domains
                          1. Five Electron Domains
                            1. Six Electron Domains
                            2. Molecules with Multiple Central Atoms
                            3. Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity
                              1. Polar vs Nonpolar Molecules
                                1. Determining Molecular Polarity
                                  1. Effects of Molecular Polarity
                                  2. Covalent Bonding and Orbital Overlap
                                    1. Valence Bond Theory
                                      1. Orbital Overlap
                                        1. Sigma Bonds
                                          1. Pi Bonds
                                          2. Hybrid Orbitals
                                            1. Concept of Hybridization
                                              1. sp³ Hybridization
                                                1. sp² Hybridization
                                                  1. sp Hybridization
                                                    1. Hybridization in Molecules with Lone Pairs
                                                      1. Hybridization Involving d Orbitals
                                                        1. sp³d Hybridization
                                                          1. sp³d² Hybridization
                                                        2. Multiple Bonds and Molecular Geometry
                                                          1. Double Bonds
                                                            1. Triple Bonds
                                                              1. Delocalized Pi Bonding
                                                              2. Molecular Orbital Theory
                                                                1. Basic Principles
                                                                  1. Molecular Orbital Diagrams
                                                                    1. Bonding and Antibonding Orbitals
                                                                      1. Bond Order
                                                                        1. Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
                                                                          1. Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules

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