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Lewis Dot 3D Angles Shape Hybridized orbitals

Bondpolarity(more

polar +arrow in

thatdirectio

n)

OverallPolarit

y

Strengthof

intermolecularforces

O2gas

180 linear sp none none

CO2gas

180 linear sp O-C: Ois morepolar

none

CH4gas

109 tetrahedral Sp3 C-H: C ismorepolar

None

NH3gas

From109 to107.3

Trigonalpyramidal

Sp3 N-H: Nis morepolar

Polarity

towards thelonepair

C2H5OHliquid

Forcarbons it is109,for

oxygen it is

95

Around thecarbons it istetrahedralexcept for

the lastcarbon

where it istrigonalplanar,

For bothcarbon

andoxygen it

is sp2

C-H: C ismorepolar

C-O: Ois morepolar

Polarity

towards the O

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around theoxygen it is

bent

CH3OCH3

gas

Forcarbons it is109,

foroxygen it is

95

Around thecarbons it istetrahedral,around the

oxygen it isbent

For bothcarbon

andoxygen it

is sp2

C-H: C ismorepolar

C-O: O

is morepolar

None

CH3COOH

gas

For leftside

carbonit is109,for

centercarbon

it is120,for

oxygen it is109

For thecarbon on

the left is ittetrahedral,the carbon

in the

middle istrigonal

planar, thelower

oxygen isbent

For thecarbon onthe left itis sp3, for

thecarbon in

themiddle itis sp2, for

theoxygen it

is sp2

C-H: C ismorepolar

C-O: Ois morepolar

O-H: Ois morepolar

Polarity

towards theleft

C8H18liquid

For allcarbon

s it is109

For allcarbons, it is

tetrahedral

For allcarbons is

it sp3

C-H: C ismore

polar

none

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