Would the Lewis structure for all of them be the same or something?
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CH3- would have 8 electrons, and one unshared pair. http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/to…
CH3- would have 6 electrons.
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CH3 would have 7 electrons and has an uneven number of electrons.
CH3- would have 6 electrons.
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CH3 would have 7 electrons and has an uneven number of electrons.
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Lewis structure for all of them are different. So are their molecular geometries.
In CH3, the C have gained an electron so now, it has 5 electron of valency. But it makes only 3 connections with H, so the other 2 electrons will make repulsion, changing molecule's geometry (the angle between hydrogens will be smaller.
CH3 - normal Lewis structure. And CH3 lost an electron, so there will be only 3 valency electrons and the angle between every hydrogen atom will be the same.
In CH3, the C have gained an electron so now, it has 5 electron of valency. But it makes only 3 connections with H, so the other 2 electrons will make repulsion, changing molecule's geometry (the angle between hydrogens will be smaller.
CH3 - normal Lewis structure. And CH3 lost an electron, so there will be only 3 valency electrons and the angle between every hydrogen atom will be the same.