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The molecular geometry associated with AB2 molecules according to VSEPR theory is linear. This means that the two bonding pairs are arranged in a straight line with a bond angle of 180 degrees.
Molecular geometry is the name of the geometric shape used to describe the shape of a molecule. The five molecular geometries are linear, trigonal planar, bent, tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, and seesaw.
The molecular geometry associated with AB3 is trigonal planar. This geometry results when there are three bonding pairs and no lone pairs around the central atom. Additionally, all bond angles in a molecule with AB3 geometry are 120 degrees.
A carbon atom in an organic compound is never associated with square planar or trigonal bipyramidal geometries. Carbon typically forms tetrahedral, trigonal planar, or linear geometries in organic compounds.
Double bods count as one pair, and it only shows one pair in the molecular shape
Lone electron pairs give the geometry a triangular base.
Ethylene, or C2H4 has two trigonal planar type molecular geometries and its center is tetrahedral. Also, the angular geometry of the H-C=C bond in ethylene is 121.3 degrees.
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Electron pair geometry considers both bonding and lone pairs of electrons around a central atom, while molecular geometry focuses solely on the arrangement of bonded atoms. This can lead to different geometries when there are lone pairs present; for example, in ammonia (NH₃), the electron pair geometry is tetrahedral due to one lone pair, but the molecular geometry is trigonal pyramidal. The presence of lone pairs affects bond angles and the overall shape of the molecule, resulting in distinct geometries.
In predicting molecular geometries, unshared electron pairs and double bonds influence the overall shape of a molecule. Unshared electron pairs tend to repel bonding pairs, causing distortions in the molecular geometry. Double bonds restrict rotation around the bond axis, affecting the spatial arrangement of the surrounding atoms and leading to a fixed geometry for the molecule.
Square planar and tetrahedral geometries are two common arrangements of atoms in molecular structures. In a square planar geometry, the central atom is surrounded by four other atoms or groups of atoms, arranged in a flat square shape. In contrast, a tetrahedral geometry has the central atom surrounded by four other atoms or groups of atoms, arranged in a three-dimensional shape resembling a pyramid with a triangular base. The main difference between the two geometries is the arrangement of the surrounding atoms in either a flat square or a three-dimensional pyramid shape.