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Question 1

how many electron geometry shapes are there?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

how many molecular geometry shapes are there?

Answer 2

11

Question 3

what is electron geometry?

Answer 3

ignores the lone pairs; only takes into account the number of electron groups

Question 4

what is molecular geometry?

Answer 4

takes into account the lone pairs

Question 5

2 electron groups, 2 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

Answer 5

electron: linear
molecular: linear

Question 6

3 electron groups, 3 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

Answer 6

electron: trigonal planar
molecular: trigonal planar

Question 7

3 electron groups, 2 bonding groups, 1 lone pairs

Answer 7

electron: trigonal planar
molecular: bent

Question 8

4 electron groups, 4 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

Answer 8

electron: tetrahedral
molecular: tetrahedral

Question 9

4 electron groups, 3 bonding groups, 1 lone pairs

Answer 9

electron: tetrahedral
molecular: trigonal pyramidal

Question 10

4 electron groups, 2 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

Answer 10

electron: tetrahedral
molecular: bent

Question 11

5 electron groups, 5 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

Answer 11

electron: trigonal bipyramidal
molecular trigonal bipyramidal

Question 12

5 electron groups, 4 bonding groups, 1 lone pairs

Answer 12

electron: trigonal bipyramidal
molecular: seesaw

Question 13

5 electron groups, 3 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

Answer 13

electron: trigonal bipyramidal
molecular: t-shaped

Question 14

5 electron groups, 2 bonding groups, 3 lone pairs

Answer 14

electron: trigonal bipyramidal
molecular: linear

Question 15

6 electron groups, 6 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

Answer 15

electron: octahedral
molecular: octahedral

Question 16

6 electron groups, 5 bonding groups, 1 lone pairs

Answer 16

electron: octahedral
molecular: square pyramidal

Question 17

6 electron groups, 4 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

Answer 17

electron: octahedral
molecular: square planar

Question 18

linear molecular geometry angle

Answer 18

180

Question 19

trigonal planar molecular geometry angle

Answer 19

120

Question 20

bent molecular geometry angle

Answer 20

<120

Question 21

tetrahedral molecular geometry angle

Answer 21

109.5

Question 22

trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry angle

Answer 22

<109.5

Question 23

bent (tetrahedral) molecular geometry angle

Answer 23

<109.5

Question 24

trigonal bipyramidal molecular geometry angle

Answer 24

120 around, 90 top to bottom

Question 25

seesaw molecular geometry angle

Answer 25

<120 around, <90 top to botttom

Question 26

t-shaped molecular geometry angle

Answer 26

<90

Question 27

octahedral molecular geometry angle

Answer 27

90

Question 28

square pyramidal molecular geometry angle

Answer 28

<90

Question 29

square planar molecular geometry angle

Answer 29

90