Molecular Structure

The molecule shape is trigonal pyramid. This is because the compound has 3 bonded pairs and 1 pair of unbonded electrons. When looking at the VSEPR theory chart we can see that the molecular shape with 3 bonded pairs and 1 unbonded pair is the trigonal pyramid. We can also see from the chart that the bond angle is 96 degrees. The shape is determined from the regions of electron density it has on its central atom and if the bonds are bonding or non-bonding and all the covalent molecules electrons will stay as far as possible and the electrons will repel each other.ee

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