Molecular Geometry

Chemistry 204 5 Molecu

14 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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Regular
Basic
2 attachments, 180 ex. C-C
Linear
3 attachments, 120 ex. COCl2
Trigonal planar
5 attachments, 90 axial, 120 equatorial ex. SbF5
Trigonal bipyramidal
6 attachments, 90 everywhere ex. SF6
Octohedral
Now with valence
(dun dun dun)
3 attachments (2 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 120 ex. SO2
Bent
4 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 109 ex. NH3
Trigonal pyramidal
4 attachments (2 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) less than 109 ex. H2O
Bent
5 attachments (4 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) 90 axial 120 equatorial ex. SF4
Seesaw
5 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) 90 axial 120 equatorial ex. ClF3
T-shaped
5 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) 90 axial 120 equatorial ex. XeF2
Linear
6 attachments (5 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 90 ex. BrF5
Square pyramidal
6 attachments (4 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) 90 ex. XeF4
Square planar