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Molecular Geometry
Orientation of bonding pairs in a molecule
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Chemistry
12th Grade
11/18/2009

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2 bonding pairs, 0 lone pairs

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electron geometry: linear

molecular geometry: linear

bond angle: 180o

 

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 3 bonding pairs, 0 lone pairs 

 

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electron geometry: trigonal planar

molecular geometry: trigonal planar

bond angle: 120o

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 2 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

 

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electron geometry: trigonal planar

molecular geometry: bent

bond angle: about 118o

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4 bonding pairs, 0 lone pairs 

 

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electron geometry: tetrahedral

molecular geometry: tetrahedral

Bond angle: 109.5o

 

 

 

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3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

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electron geometry: tetrahedral

molecular geometry: trigonal pyramidal

bond angle: about 107o

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 2 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs

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electron geometry: tetrahedral

molecular geometry: bent

bond angle: about 104.5o

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5 bonding pairs, 0 lone pairs 

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electron geometry: trigonal bipyramidal

molecular geometry: tringonal bipyramidal

bond angle: 90o and 120o

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4 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

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electron geometry: trigonal bipyramidal

molecular geometry: seesaw

bond angle: <120o and <90o

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3 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs

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electron geometry: trigonal bipyramidal

molecular geometry: T-shaped 

bond angle: <90o

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2 bonding pairs, 3 lone pairs

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electron geometry: trigonal bipyramidal

molecular geometry: linear

bond angle: 180o

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6 bonding pairs, 0 lone pairs

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electron geometry: octahedral

molecular geometry: octahedral

bond angle: 90o

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5 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

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electron geometry: octahedral

molecular geometry: square pyramidal 

bond angle: <90o

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4 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs

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electron geometry: octahedral

molecular geometry: square planar

 bond angle: <90o

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3 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs

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electron geometry: octahedral

molecular geometry: T shaped

bond angle: <90o

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2 bonding pairs, 4 lone pairs

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electron geometry: octahedral

 

molecular geometry: linear

bond angle: 180o

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