According to the assignment of formal charges, N should be 0, C is 0 and O is -1. This is the most stable bonding between the atoms as O is the most electronegative hence it should have the -1 formal charge. From this, we know that there is a triple bond between N and C; a single bond between C and O. Hence there is no lone pair around the C atom. From VSEPR, we know that this molecule would then be linear.
There are two possible structures for NCO-
:N---C-O::: or ::N=C=O:: (--- is a triple bond)
The more "correct" structure I want to say is :N---C-O::: because when you assign formal charges, the more electronegative atom, O, will have the formal charge of -1.
Octahedral is the edcc geometry and the molecular geometry is square pyramidal
Check the link, it is a sheet describing the different types of electron and molecular geometry. It helped me a lot. ^^ electron pair geometry and molecular geometry won't be the same if there are lone pairs involved.
it shows tetrahedral geometry for the electron pairs geometry and trigonal pyramid the molecular geometry.
Tetrahedral
bent
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