Chemistry shapes

Question	Answer
What name is given to the shape of molecules with 6 electron pairs?	Octahedral
What bonding angles do octahedral molecules have?	120
What name is given to the shape of molecules with 5 electron pairs?	Trigonal bipyramid
What name is given to the shape of molecules with 3 electron pairs?	trigonal planar
What name is given to the shape of molecules with 4 electron pairs?	tetrahedral
what name is given to electrons pairs (outer shell) that aren't involved in chemical bonding?	lone pair
What bonding angles do terahedral molecules have?	109.5
What name is given to the shape of molecules with 2 electron pairs?	linear
What bonding angles do trigonal planar molecules have?	120
What bonding angles do trigonal bipyramidal molecules have?	120
how much extra does a lone pair repel?	2.5
What bonding angles do linear molecules have?	180

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	Created by Moaaz Sidat over 8 years ago