Shapes of molecules

• What is the shape of molecules with no lone pairs?

  Linear
• What is the shape of molecules with two bonding pairs?

  Linear
• What is the shape of molecules with three bonding pairs?

  Trigonal planar
• What is the bond angle in a trigonal planar molecule?

  120 degrees
• What is the shape of molecules with four bonding pairs?

  Tetrahedral
• What is the bond angle in a tetrahedral molecule?

  109.5 degrees
• What is the shape of molecules with five bonding pairs?

  Trigonal bipyramidal
• What is the bond angle in a trigonal bipyramidal molecule?

  90 and 120 degrees
• What is the shape of molecules with six bonding pairs?

  Octahedral
• What is the bond angle in an octahedral molecule?

  90 degrees
• What is the bond angle in a molecule with two bonding pairs?

  180 degrees
• What is the bond angle in a molecule with three bonding pairs?

  120 degrees
• What is the bond angle in a molecule with four bonding pairs?

  109.5 degrees
• What is the bond angle in a molecule with five bonding pairs?

  90 and 120 degrees
• What is the bond angle in a molecule with six bonding pairs?

  90 degrees
• What are the types of molecular shapes based on bonding pairs?

  • Linear: 2 bonding pairs
  • Trigonal planar: 3 bonding pairs
  • Tetrahedral: 4 bonding pairs
  • Trigonal bipyramidal: 5 bonding pairs
  • Octahedral: 6 bonding pairs