Molecular Geometry and Bonding

Flashcards covering various molecular geometries, their bonding groups, shapes, and bond angles.

Linear

Molecular shape with 2 bonding groups and a bond angle of 180°.

Trigonal planar

Molecular shape with 3 bonding groups and a bond angle of 120°.

Tetrahedral

Molecular shape with 4 bonding groups and a bond angle of 109.5°.

V shaped or bent

Molecular shape with 2 bonding groups and 2 lone pairs, bond angle < 109.5°.

Trigonal bipyramidal

Molecular shape with 5 bonding groups, bond angles of 90° (axial) and 120° (equatorial).

Seesaw

Molecular shape with 4 bonding groups and 1 lone pair, with complex bond angles.

T shaped

Molecular shape with 3 bonding groups and 2 lone pairs, bond angle < 90°.

Octahedral

Molecular shape with 6 bonding groups and bond angles of 90°.

Square pyramidal

Molecular shape with 5 bonding groups and 1 lone pair.

Square planar

Molecular shape with 4 bonding groups and 2 lone pairs.

Square planar with lone electrons

number of bonding groups: 4, number of lone pairs: 2

with bond angle of <120 degrees