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There Are 11 Different Molecular Geometries

The document lists 11 different molecular geometries and categorizes them as either always non-polar, always polar, or could be non-polar depending on if the outer atoms are the same element or different elements.

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There Are 11 Different Molecular Geometries

The document lists 11 different molecular geometries and categorizes them as either always non-polar, always polar, or could be non-polar depending on if the outer atoms are the same element or different elements.

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There are 11 different molecular geometries

Tetrahedral
Trigonal pyramidal
Bent
Trigonal planar

Trigonal bipyramidal
See-saw
T-shaped
Linear

Octahedral
Square pyramidal
Square planar

Put each of the 11 molecular geometries into one of these two categories.
If all outer atoms are the same element
Always non-polar
Always polar

Put each of the 11 molecular geometries into one of these two categories.
If the outer atoms are different elements
Always polar
Could be non-polar

Answer Key
If all outer atoms are the same element
Always non-polar
Always polar
Octahedral

Square pyramidal

Trigonal bipyramidal

See-saw

Tetrahedral

T-shaped

Trigonal planar

Trigonal pyramidal

Linear

Bent

Square planar

If the outer atoms are different elements


Always polar
Could be non-polar

Trigonal bipyramidal
Octahedral
Square planar

Everything else

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