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in which the three lone pairs occupy the less crowded equatorial positions and the two bonded atoms occupy the two axial positions at the opposite ends of an axis, forming a linear molecule.
246:), in which each of its carbon atoms is considered to be a central atom with a single bond to one hydrogen and a triple bond to the other carbon atom. Linear 693: 698: 677: 475: 651: 443: 319:) with one iodide bonded to the two others. As described by the VSEPR model, the five valence electron pairs on the central atom form a 641: 667: 625: 589: 320: 177:(Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model), linear geometry occurs at central atoms with two bonded atoms and zero or three 620: 542: 415: 365: 67: 646: 599: 594: 537: 468: 390: 573: 242:) with one single and one triple bond. The most important linear molecule with more than three atoms is acetylene ( 672: 433: 563: 615: 461: 737: 716: 547: 568: 438: 521: 159: 448: 8: 500: 77: 484: 337: 211: 129: 111: 62: 332: 200: 411: 386: 361: 95: 293: 235: 147: 49: 223: 39: 731: 271: 106: 495: 259: 231: 219: 174: 143: 453: 304: 178: 151: 28: 267: 138: 251: 247: 133: 121:), a compound with a linear geometry at the beryllium atom. 165: 16:
3D shape of molecules in which all bond angles are 180°
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(1997). 210:molecules with linear geometry include 730: 483: 457: 158:), are often described by invoking 13: 14: 749: 427: 712: 711: 449:Animated Trigonal Planar Visual 281:Linear geometry also occurs in 399: 374: 349: 136:bonded to two other atoms (or 1: 343: 694:Tricapped trigonal prismatic 7: 699:Capped square antiprismatic 678:Bicapped trigonal prismatic 326: 10: 754: 162:for their carbon centers. 707: 686: 660: 652:Capped trigonal prismatic 634: 608: 582: 556: 530: 509: 491: 383:Chemistry of the Elements 94: 86: 76: 61: 35: 26: 22:Linear molecular geometry 21: 160:sp orbital hybridization 642:Pentagonal bipyramidal 170: 122: 687:Coordination number 9 661:Coordination number 8 635:Coordination number 7 609:Coordination number 6 583:Coordination number 5 557:Coordination number 4 531:Coordination number 3 510:Coordination number 2 168: 109: 668:Square antiprismatic 626:Pentagonal pyramidal 590:Trigonal bipyramidal 501:Coordination number 408:Inorganic Chemistry 358:Inorganic Chemistry 292:molecules, such as 78:Coordination number 738:Molecular geometry 621:Trigonal prismatic 543:Trigonal pyramidal 485:Molecular geometry 444:Molecular Modeling 338:Molecular geometry 321:trigonal bipyramid 212:beryllium fluoride 171: 130:molecular geometry 123: 112:beryllium fluoride 725: 724: 647:Capped octahedral 600:Pentagonal planar 417:978-0-13-039913-7 367:978-0-13-039913-7 173:According to the 148:organic molecules 104: 103: 745: 715: 714: 595:Square pyramidal 478: 471: 464: 455: 454: 422: 421: 403: 397: 396: 378: 372: 371: 353: 318: 317: 316: 313: 302: 294:xenon difluoride 291: 277: 266:), and a linear 265: 257: 245: 241: 236:hydrogen cyanide 229: 217: 209: 198: 187: 157: 146:of 180°. Linear 120: 57: 50:Xenon difluoride 47: 31: 19: 18: 753: 752: 748: 747: 746: 744: 743: 742: 728: 727: 726: 721: 703: 682: 656: 630: 604: 578: 552: 538:Trigonal planar 526: 505: 487: 482: 430: 425: 418: 404: 400: 393: 379: 375: 368: 354: 350: 346: 329: 314: 311: 310: 308: 301: 297: 290: 286: 282: 275: 263: 255: 243: 239: 227: 215: 208: 204: 197: 193: 189: 186: 182: 169:Two sp orbitals 155: 119: 115: 71: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 751: 741: 740: 723: 722: 720: 719: 708: 705: 704: 702: 701: 696: 690: 688: 684: 683: 681: 680: 675: 670: 664: 662: 658: 657: 655: 654: 649: 644: 638: 636: 632: 631: 629: 628: 623: 618: 612: 610: 606: 605: 603: 602: 597: 592: 586: 584: 580: 579: 577: 576: 571: 566: 560: 558: 554: 553: 551: 550: 545: 540: 534: 532: 528: 527: 525: 524: 519: 513: 511: 507: 506: 504: 503: 498: 492: 489: 488: 481: 480: 473: 466: 458: 452: 451: 446: 441: 436: 429: 428:External links 426: 424: 423: 416: 398: 391: 373: 366: 347: 345: 342: 341: 340: 335: 328: 325: 299: 288: 284: 224:carbon dioxide 206: 195: 191: 184: 142:) placed at a 117: 102: 101: 98: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 74: 73: 69: 65: 59: 58: 54: 44: 40:Carbon dioxide 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 750: 739: 736: 735: 733: 718: 710: 709: 706: 700: 697: 695: 692: 691: 689: 685: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 665: 663: 659: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 639: 637: 633: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 613: 611: 607: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 587: 585: 581: 575: 574:Square planar 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 561: 559: 555: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 535: 533: 529: 523: 520: 518: 515: 514: 512: 508: 502: 499: 497: 494: 493: 490: 486: 479: 474: 472: 467: 465: 460: 459: 456: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 431: 419: 413: 409: 402: 394: 392:0-7506-3365-4 388: 384: 377: 369: 363: 359: 352: 348: 339: 336: 334: 331: 330: 324: 322: 306: 295: 279: 273: 272:nitronium ion 269: 261: 253: 249: 237: 233: 225: 221: 213: 202: 180: 176: 167: 163: 161: 153: 149: 145: 141: 140: 135: 131: 128: 113: 110:Structure of 108: 99: 97: 93: 89: 87:Bond angle(s) 85: 81: 79: 75: 72: 66: 64: 60: 51: 41: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 673:Dodecahedral 516: 496:VSEPR theory 407: 401: 382: 376: 357: 351: 280: 232:double bonds 220:single bonds 201:AXE notation 172: 137: 126: 124: 96:μ (Polarity) 564:Tetrahedral 260:thiocyanate 230:) with two 218:) with two 175:VSEPR model 63:Point group 616:Octahedral 344:References 333:AXE method 303:) and the 203:. 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Index


Carbon dioxide
Xenon difluoride
Point group
D∞h
Coordination number
μ (Polarity)

beryllium fluoride
molecular geometry
atom
ligands
bond angle
organic molecules
acetylene
sp orbital hybridization

VSEPR model
lone pairs
AXE notation
beryllium fluoride
single bonds
carbon dioxide
double bonds
hydrogen cyanide
anions
azide
thiocyanate
cation
nitronium ion

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