chapter 6 - shapes and molecular forces

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2 electron pairs

2 electron pairs

• Bent / V shaped molecule

  • 2 bonding pairs

  • 0 lone pairs

  • 180 degrees

3 electron pairs

• trigonal planar

  • 3 bonding pairs

  • 0 lone pairs

  • 120 degrees

• bent

  • 2 bonding pairs

  • 1 lone pair

  • 118 degrees roughly

• 3

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4 bonding

• tetrahedral

  • 4 bonding pairs

  • 0 lone pairs

  • 109.5 degrees

• trigonal pyramidal

  • 3 bonding pairs

  • 1 lone pair

  • 107 degree

• bent or V shaped

  • 2 bonding pairs

  • 2 lone pairs

  • 104.5 degrees

5 electron

• trigonal bipyramidal

  • 5 bonding pairs

  • 0 lone pairs

  • 120 + 90 degrees

• seesaw

  • 4 bonding pairs

  • 1 lone pairs

  • 89 degrees

• Trigonal planar or T shaped

  • 3 bonding pairs

  • 2 lone pairs

  • 89 degrees

6 electron pairs

• octahedral

  • 6 bonding pairs

  • 0 lone pairs

  • 90 degrees

• Distorted square pyramidal

  • 5 bonding pairs

  • 1 lone pairs

  • 89 degrees

• Square planar

  • 4 bonding pairs

  • 2 lone pairs

  • 90 degrees