Warming up to Molecular Shapes

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1.


If you had three balls and could attach them to each other, describe three interesting shapes you could make.



2.

Name or describe three really symmetrical shapes that you could make with 5 balls. Which shape is the most symmetrical?





3.

What does Lewis Structure not tell us anything about?

Number of valence electrons in a molecule


Stability of molecules


Geometry of bonds


Reactivity of molecules


The formula for nitrogen chloride



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