If the symbol X represents a central atom, Y represents outer atoms, and Z represents lone pairs on the central atom, the structure Y-:X:-Y could be abbreviated as XY2Z2.

Classify these structures according to their shape.

XY2Z, XY2Z2, XY2Z3, XY3Z, XY3Z2, XY4Z, XY4Z2, XY5Z The categories are linear, bent (~120), bent (~109), trigonal pyramidal, t-shaped, see-saw, square planar, square pyramidal

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Conor Mitchell

8 July, 03:51

If the symbol X represents a central atom, Y represents outer atoms, and Z represents lone pairs on the central atom, the structure Y-:X:-Y could be abbreviated as XY2Z2.

Classify these structures according to their shape.

XY2Z, XY2Z2, XY2Z3, XY3Z, XY3Z2, XY4Z, XY4Z2, XY5Z The categories are linear, bent (~120), bent (~109), trigonal pyramidal, t-shaped, see-saw, square planar, square pyramidal

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XY4Z2-->Square planar (Electron domain geometry: Octahedral) sp3d2

XY4Z-->Seesaw (Electron domain geometry: Trigonal bipyramidal) sp3d

XY5Z-->Square pyramidal (Electron domain geometry: Octahedral) sp3d2

XY2Z3-->Linear (Electron domain geometry: Trigonal bipyramidal) sp3d

XY2Z-->Bent (Electron domain geometry: Trigonal planar) sp2

XY3Z-->Trigonal pyramidal (Electron domain geometry: Tetrahedral) sp3

XY2Z2-->Linear (Electron domain geometry: Tetrahedral) sp3

XY3Z2-->T shaped (Electron domain geometry: Trigonal bipryamidal) sp3d

XY2-->Linear (Electron domain geometry: Linear) sp

XY3 Trigonal planar (Electron geometry: Trigonal planar) sp2

XY4-->Tetrahedral (Electron domain geometry: tetrahedral) sp3

XY5-->Trigonal bipyramidal (Electron domain geometry: Trigonal bipyramidal) sp3d

XY6-->Octahedral (Electron domain geometry: Octahedral) sp3d2