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Molecular Geometry

The document describes molecular geometry and provides examples of common molecular structures with their associated models, structures, geometries, and bond angles. It lists common molecular structures such as linear, trigonal planar, pyramidal, angular, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral and provides examples of compounds that exhibit each structure including H2O, CO2, SO2, XeF2, BF3, SiF3, NH3, CH4, SF4, XeF4, BrF5, PCl5, and SF6.

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Molecular Geometry

The document describes molecular geometry and provides examples of common molecular structures with their associated models, structures, geometries, and bond angles. It lists common molecular structures such as linear, trigonal planar, pyramidal, angular, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral and provides examples of compounds that exhibit each structure including H2O, CO2, SO2, XeF2, BF3, SiF3, NH3, CH4, SF4, XeF4, BrF5, PCl5, and SF6.

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Molecular Geometry

Model: Structure: Geometry: Angle:

AB Lineal 180 degrees

AB2 Lineal 180 degrees

AB3 Trigonal Planar 120 degrees

AB3E Pyramidal 107 degrees

AB2E2 Angular 104.5 degrees


AB4 Tetrahedral 109.5 degrees

AB5 triagonal/ 90/120 degrees


Bipyramidal

AB6 Octohedral 90 degrees

REAL

Compound Model Structure Geometry Angle

H2O AB2E2 Angular 104.5

Co2 AB2 Lineal 180

SO2 AB2E Trigonal Planal 119


XeF2 AB2E3 Linear 180

BF3 A3 Triagonal planar 120

SiF3 AB3E2 T-shaped 87.5

NH3 AB3E Triagonal 107.8


Pyramidal

CH4 AB4 Tetrahedral 109.5

SF4 AB4E Seesaw 87.8

XeF4 AB4E2 Square Planar 90


BrF5 AB4E Square 89.5
Pyramidal

PCl AB5 Triagonal 120


Bipyramidal

SF6 AB6 Octahedral 90

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