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Chapter 4Contains Standard content
Lewis Structures and Ionic Bonds, Shapes of Molecules and Hybridisation, Molecular Orbitals and Hydrogen Bonds
Why is water bent while carbon dioxide is straight? Why is oxygen pulled towards a magnet? The answers lie in how atoms bond. In this chapter you draw Lewis structures, compare ionic and covalent bonds, predict the shapes of molecules with VSEPR theory and hybridisation, and use molecular orbital theory to find bond orders and magnetism. Python counts electrons, predicts shapes and fills molecular orbitals for you to check.
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