Bond Angles and Names

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Created on: 16-12-12 00:17

2 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

Name: Linear Planar. Angle: 180°. Example: BeCl2. Image: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/007874637x/514704/from_table_8_6_linear_molecular_shape_only.jpg

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3 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

Name: Triginol Planar. Angle: 120°. Example: BCl3 Image: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/007874637x/514704/from_table_8_6_trigonal_planar_molecular_shape_only.jpg

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4 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

Name: Tetrahedral. Angle: 109.5°. Example: CH4. Image: http://images.tutorvista.com/cms/images/40/tetrahedral-hybridization.png

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5 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

Name: Trigonal Bipyramidal. Angle: 120° AND 90°. Example: PCl5. Image: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/images2/220pcl5.gif

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6 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

Name: Octahedral. Angle: 90°. Example: SCl6. Image: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/images2/222sf6.jpg

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One lone pair (3 bond pairs) - Example

Name: Pyramidal. Angle: 107°. Example: NH3. Image: http://image.wistatutor.com/content/p-block-elements/nh3-molecule-shape.jpeg

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Two lone pairs (two bond pairs) - Example

Name: Angular. Angle: 104.5°. Example: H2O. Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/H2O_2D_labelled.svg

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Name: Triginol Planar. Angle: 120°. Example: BCl3 Image: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/007874637x/514704/from_table_8_6_trigonal_planar_molecular_shape_only.jpg

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5 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

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6 bonded atoms - name? angle? example?

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