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How many pairs of electrons are there in a tetrahedral bond? |
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4, with all of these pairs bonded to four seprate atoms. |
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What is the bond angle of a tetrahedral bond? |
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How many electrons are bonded in a pyramidal bond? |
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Three atoms are bonded to three paors of electrons, and there is one pair of unshaired atoms on the central atom. |
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What is the bond angle on a pyramidal bond? |
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How many electrons are bonded on a bent bond. |
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Two pairs of electrons are bonded to two atoms and there are two unshared pairs of atoms. |
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What is the bond angle on a bent bond? |
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How many electrons are bonded on a trigonal planar molecule? |
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A trigonal planar bond has three electrons bonded to three atoms. |
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What accounts for the shape of the trigonal planar bond? |
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The three bonds are spread out as far as possible. |
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How many electrons are bonded in a linear molecule. |
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A linear molecule has two electrons, who are bonded together. |
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What can account for a three atom linear bond? |
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A three atom linear bond can occur when there are two double bonds in the central atom. |
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What is the bond angle of a linear bond? |
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How many electrons are bonded together in a trigonal bipyramidal bond? |
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A trigonal bipyramidal molecule has five electron pairs bonded to five aroms. |
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What is the bond angle of a trigonal byprimidal molecule? |
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How many electrons are bonded together in a octahedral bond? |
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An octahedral bond has six pairs of electrons bonded to six atoms. |
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What is the bond angle of an octahedral molecule? |
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What is the difference between a covalent bond and an ionic bond? |
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A covalent bond is between two nonmetals and an ionic bond is between a metal and a nonmetal. |
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When the atomsnvolved have an equal sharing of electrons. |
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When the atoms have an unequal sharing of electrons. |
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