Chemistry A-Level
Molecular shape and symmetry
What Molecular shape and symmetry means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Molecular shape and symmetry
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Determines whether bond dipoles cancel or add to give an overall dipole, as in linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral and bent shapes.
Topics that use Molecular shape and symmetry
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Anomalous melting and boiling points
- Average bond enthalpy
- Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bond angles
- bond length and strength
- Bond polarity and lone pairs
- Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
- Comparison of solid, liquid and aqueous states
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