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2018年11月15日 · Molecular geometry takes into account only the atoms surrounding the central atom. This includes shapes like bent, trigonal pyramidal, square planar, etc. Electron-pair geometry is based on the number of electron density fields. This includes only the basic geometries (linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, octahedral).
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2020年11月25日 · This makes the electron geometry trigonal bipyramidal. However, when you look at the molecular geometry, it is referring to the shape of the molecule, or just the shape of the bonded atoms, so lone pairs are excluded from this. In this case, 2 lone pairs and 3 bonding pairs create a T-shaped molecular geometry. Hope this helps!
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2019年11月21日 · Re: electron-pair geometry vs molecular geometry Post by Jacey Yang 1F » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:32 pm The electron pair geometry is based on the number of regions of electron density around the atom (parent shape), while molecular geometry is the actual shape that includes bonding pairs and lone pairs.
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2024年11月22日 · Re: Electron pair geometry VS Molecular geometry Post by Hooman » Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:49 am BeCl2 has 2 domains around the central atom, making a linear molecule with a bond angle of 180 degrees.
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Molecular geometry is the spatial arrangements of atoms that are bonded in a molecule. Several relationships govern geometry including bonding, electron stability, and atomic size.
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2023年11月20日 · The hybridization of the central atom influences the molecular geometry because it determines the arrangement of the hybrid orbitals around that atom, which, in turn, dictates the arrangement of atoms in space. Therefore, while hybridization is a concept associated with electron configuration, it has direct implications for molecular geometry.
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2017年10月15日 · But we describe molecular geometry on the basis of bonding electron pairs NOT the number of electron pairs. And the simplest way to appreciate this is to consider the geometries of a common molecules, say water.... We have #2xx1_H + 6_O=8# valence electrons, i.e. 4 electron pairs. And these pairs form a tetrahedron around the central oxygen atom.
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2017年11月13日 · Re: Electronic Geometry vs. Molecular Geometry Post by Grace Ramey 2K » Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:11 am I believe that electronic geometry, or "electronic arrangement", refers to the shape of the molecule regarding the positions of electron density, while molecular geometry or shape only takes actual atoms into account (not the electron density of a ...
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2016年7月11日 · This is due to the presence of lone pairs. If there is no lone pair, all the electron domains form bonds and the electron domain geometry is the same as molecular geometry. However, if there is a lone pair, the lone pair doesn't form a bond and therefore doesn't contribute to the shape of the whole molecule.
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2018年3月22日 · See Below Electron Geometry is the shape the electrons take around the central atom. These electrons can be in either a chemical bond or in lone pairs. - Linear - Trigonal Planar - Tetrahedral - Trigonal Bipyramidal - Octahedral Molecular Geometry This is the shape the actual connections between atoms take in a compound. The shape is dictated by the electron …