Bond Shapes and Angles Flashcards
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 2 bonding pairs of electrons?
Linear
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 3 bonding pairs of electrons?
Trigonal Planar
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 2 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair of electrons?
Non - linear
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 4 bonding pairs of electrons?
Tetrahedral
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 3 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair of electrons?
Trigonal Pyramidal
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 2 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs of electrons?
Non - linear
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 5 bonding pairs of electrons?
Trigonal Bipyramidal
What is the shape of a molecule called when it has 6 bonding pairs of electrons?
Octahedral
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a linear shape?
180
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a trigonal planar shape?
120
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a non linear shape (2BP, 1LP)?
118
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a tetrahedral shape?
109.5
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a trigonal pyramidal shape?
107
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a non linear shape (2BP, 2LP)?
104.5
What is the bond angles in a molecule with a trigonal bipyramidal shape?
90 and 120