Molecular Shapes and Bonding Angles
A description and explanation for the bonding shapes and angles of each type of molecule. I only wish it was possible to attatch pictures to mindmaps.
- Created by: Shannon Tennant-Smith - Team GR
- Created on: 20-11-13 10:09
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- Molecular Shapes and Bonding Angles
- 2 bonded electron pairs
- 2 bonded pairs repel each other
- Shape: Linear
- Bond angle: 180 degrees
- 3 bonded electron pairs
- 3 bonded pairs repel each other
- Shape: Trigonal Planar
- Bond angle: 120 degrees
- 4 bonded electron pairs
- 4 bonded pairs repel each other
- Shape: Tetrahedral
- Bond angle: 109.5 degrees
- 3 bonded electron pairs, 1 lone pair
- 4 electron pairs repel each other; lone pair repels more than bonded pairs.
- Shape: Pyramidal
- Bond angle: 107 degrees
- 2 bonded electron pairs, 2 lone pairs
- 4 electron pairs repel each other; lone pairs repel more than bonded pairs
- Shape: Angular (V-shaped)
- Bond angle: 104.5 degrees
- 5 bonded electron pairs
- 5 bonded pairs repel each other
- Shape: Trigonal bipyramid
- Bond angle: 120 degrees/90 degrees
- 6 bonded electron pairs
- Bond angle: 90 degrees
- 6 bonded pairs repel each other
- Shape: Octahedral
- 2 bonded electron pairs
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