A central atom attached to 3 other atoms, all lying on the same plane.
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∙ 12y agoTrigonal Pyramidal. It is not trigonal planar because there is one lone pair around the central atom, just like the shape of ammonia.
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The carbonate ion CO3^2- has a trigonal planar shape. It consists of one carbon atom bonded to three oxygen atoms in a flat, triangular arrangement.
Trigonal planar
Trigonal Pyramidal. It is not trigonal planar because there is one lone pair around the central atom, just like the shape of ammonia.
The approximate bond angle for a molecule with a trigonal planar shape is 120 degrees.
Trigonal Planar bent!
The molecular shape of CIF3 is T-shaped. It has two lone pairs of electrons on the central iodine atom and three bonding pairs, resulting in a T-shaped geometry.
Trigonal planar.
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The molecular shape of SeO3 is trigonal planar. It has a central selenium atom bonded to three oxygen atoms, with no lone pairs on the central atom, resulting in a trigonal planar geometry.
Trigonal pyramidal