VSPER Flashcards
What describes Trigonal Planar molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 3 atoms to central
- 0 lone pair
- 120°
- AB3
What describes tetrahedral molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 4 to central atom
- 0 lone pairs
- 109.5°
- AB4
What describes Trigonal Bipyramidal molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 5 to center
- 0 lone pair
- 120° for tri 90° for level up
- AB5
What describes octahedral molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 6 to central
- 0 lone pairs
- 90°
- AB6
What describes linear molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 2 to center.
- 0 lone pairs
- 180°
- AB2
What describes bent molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 2 to center
- 1 or 2 lone pair
- less than 120° for 1
- less than 109.5° for 2
- AB2E/AB2E2
What describes Trigonal Pyramidal molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 3 to center
- 1 lone pair
- less than 109.5°
- AB3E
What describes seesaw (distorted tetrahedron) molecular geometry?
(# of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format)
*4 to center
*1 lone pair
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What describes T-Shaped molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 3 to center
- 2 lone pairs
- less than 90°
- AB3E2
What describes complex linear molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 2 to center
- 3 lone pairs
- 180°
- AB2E3
What describes square pyramidal molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 5 to center
- 1 lone pair
- less than 90°
- AB5E
What describes square planar molecular geometry?
of atoms to center, # lone pairs, bond angle, format
- 4 to center
- 2 lone pairs
- 90°
- AB4E2
