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It is generally envisioned that the atom consisting of a dense, small nuclues is made up of spherical protons and neutrons, yet this nucleus is surrounded by electrons constantly in rapid motion, orbiting the nucleus so frequently that it often covers a larger sphere around it. However, since the electrons are constantly moving, they hold no actual shape, so we call this area in which the electron orbits the nucleus the Electron Cloud. For modeling purposes, an atom is often displayed as a simple sphere with no complexions, but no one knows for sure exactly what these atoms look like upclose.
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If two atoms are bonded to a central atom with no lone pairs how will they be arranged?
linear
Is the shape of PCl3 trigonal planar or pyramidal?
Trigonal Pyramidal. It is not trigonal planar because there is one lone pair around the central atom, just like the shape of ammonia.
What is 3 single bonds and a lone pair on a central atom?
That would be Trigonal Pyramidal in shape and have an sp3 hybridization.
What shape is trigonal planar?
A central atom attached to 3 other atoms, all lying on the same plane.
What shape is represented by three bound groups and one lone pair around a central atom?
Trigonal pyramidal
determines the shape of an atom?
angles
What kind of shape does water have?
If you mean it by its atomic shape, its a hydrogen atom at both sides and an oxygen atom in the middle. But if you mean it by its normal appearance, then it can take up any shape.
What is the physical shape of a minerals atom?
All atoms are a fuzzy, indistinct shape.
Is a central atom with two bonds a linear shape?
It depends on the hybridization of the central atom.
What shape is a atom?
Shapes of atoms are often undefinable.
The central atom in PH3 is surrounded by?
A PH3 molecule has a triangular pyramidal shape. The central atom is the Phosphorus atom, which is connected to three Hydrogen atoms.
The visible shape of a mineral's atom pattern is called a?
Origin
The visible shape of a mineral's atom pattern is called?
Origin
The magnetic field around an atom is the shape of?
In an electric current.
What is the shape of the P atom in H2PO4?
It has 4 bonding pairs and no lone pairs so it has a tetrahedral shape.
What is the molecular shape of the OSbCl3 ion when Sb is the central atom?
The OsbCl3 ion has a tetrahedral molecular shape
What is the geometry of the central atom in selenium sulfide?
the geometry of the central atom is trigonal pyramid and the shape of the compound will be bent
