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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic Geometry: AB, Ab U, Ab U2, and AB U

The document discusses trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral molecular geometries. It explains that trigonal bipyramidal geometry can take the form of AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, or AB2U3 depending on the number of lone pairs. AB4U molecules are seesaw shaped and polar, AB3U2 molecules are T-shaped and polar, and AB2U3 molecules are linear and nonpolar. Octahedral geometry can be AB6, AB5U, or AB4U2, where AB5U molecules are square pyramidal and polar, and AB4U2 molecules are square planar and nonpolar.

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic Geometry: AB, Ab U, Ab U2, and AB U

The document discusses trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral molecular geometries. It explains that trigonal bipyramidal geometry can take the form of AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, or AB2U3 depending on the number of lone pairs. AB4U molecules are seesaw shaped and polar, AB3U2 molecules are T-shaped and polar, and AB2U3 molecules are linear and nonpolar. Octahedral geometry can be AB6, AB5U, or AB4U2, where AB5U molecules are square pyramidal and polar, and AB4U2 molecules are square planar and nonpolar.

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic

Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and


AB2U3
| If lone pairs are incorporated into the trigonal
bipyramidal structure, there are three possible new
shapes.
1. One lone pair - Seesaw shape
2. Two lone pairs - T-shape
3. Three lone pairs – linear
| The lone pairs occupy equatorial positions because
they are 120o from two bonding pairs and 90o from
the other two bonding pairs.
z Results in decreased repulsions compared to lone
pair
1 in axial position.
Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic
Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and
AB2U3

| AB4U molecules have:


1. Trigonal bipyramid electronic geometry
2. Seesaw shaped molecular geometry
3. and are polar
| One example of an AB4U molecule is SF4
| Hybridization of S atom is sp3d.

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Lewis Dot
Molecular Geometry

H C
H H

Seesaw

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic
Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and
AB2U3
| AB3U2 molecules have:
1. Trigonal bipyramid electronic geometry
2. T-shaped molecular geometry
3. and are polar
| One example of an AB3U2 molecule is
IF3
| Hybridization of I atom is sp3d.

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic
Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and
AB2U3

Molecular Geometry

H C
H H

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic
Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and
AB2U3

| AB2U3 molecules have:


1. Trigonal bipyramid electronic geometry
2. Linear molecular geometry
3. and are nonpolar
| One example of an AB3U2 molecule is XeF2
| Hybridization of Xe atom is sp3d.

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Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic
Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and
AB2U3
Molecular Geometry

H C
H H

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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

| Some examples of molecules with this geometry


are: SF6, SeF6, SCl6, etc.
| These molecules are examples of central atoms
with six bonding pairs of electrons.
| Molecules are octahedral and nonpolar when
all six substituents are the same.
If the six substituents are not the same polar
molecules can result, SF5Cl is an example.

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Nonpolar
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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

| If lone pairs are incorporated into the octahedral


structure, there are two possible new shapes.
1. One lone pair - square pyramidal
2. Two lone pairs - square planar
| The lone pairs occupy axial positions because
they are 90o from four bonding pairs.
z Results in decreased repulsions compared to lone
pairs in equatorial positions.

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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

| AB5U molecules have:


1. Octahedral electronic geometry
2. Square pyramidal molecular geometry
3. and are polar.
| One example of an AB4U molecule is IF5
| Hybridization of the iodide atom is sp3d2.

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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

Molecular Geometry

H C
H H

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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

| AB4U2 molecules have:


1. octahedral electronic geometry
2. square planar molecular geometry
3. and are nonpolar.
| One example of an AB4U2 molecule is XeF4
| Hybridization of Xe atom is sp3d2.

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Octahedral Electronic Geometry:
AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2

Molecular Geometry Polarity

H C
H H

Nonpolar
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Trigonal Octahedral
Tetrahedral
Bipyramidal

Regions of Regions of Regions of


high electron high electron high electron
density = 4 density = 5 density = 6
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