What is Molecular Shape?
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Shape Name
The molecular shapes you've seen so far have names associated with them. They are named as follows:
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linear
bent |
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trigonal planar
t-shaped
trigonal pyramidal |
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tetrahedral
see-saw
square planar |
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trigonal bipyramidal
square pyramidal |
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octahedral |
Molecular Geometry |
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