
Inorganic Chemistry
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The Lewis structure for a molecule allows you to predict its
shape, bond angles, and hybridization based on the number
of electron groups on the central atom.
Electron Molecular Angle
groups geometries
Hybrid orbitals
(degrees)
Part B
2
linear
180
sp
What the molecular shape (geometry) of CHCI
3
trigonal planar,
bent
120
sp?
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4
tetrahedral,
trigonal pyramidal,
bent
109.5
sp3
linear
trigonal planar
5
spºd
tetrahedral
trigonal bipyramidal,
seesaw, 90, 120, 180
T-shaped
octahedral,
square pyramidal, 90, 180
square planar
trigonal pyramidal
6
spºd
O bent
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
trigonal bipyramidal
T-shaped
seesaw
octahedral
square pyramidal
square planar
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Check the number of lone pairs on the central atom.
You may want to review Hint 1. Table of molecular shapes.