Professor Sylvia Ceyer discusses the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and its use with predicting the shapes of individual molecules, based upon their extent of electron-pair electrostatic repulsion. The RSEPR Rules are defined and the shapes based on VSEPR theory rationalized using atomic size and bond length.
This is an introductory chemistry course, emphasizing basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. This course also introduces the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.
