T-shape

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Jessica Luong 3K
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T-shape

Postby Jessica Luong 3K » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:15 pm

What are T-shapes?

Lilyana Villa 3L
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Re: T-shape

Postby Lilyana Villa 3L » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:16 pm

A tshaped molecule is a molecule that has 2 lone pairs and 3 bonded atoms. The bond angles would be less than 90 degrees.

Eunice Nguyen 4I
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Re: T-shape

Postby Eunice Nguyen 4I » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:17 pm

T-shape is a molecular geometry that occurs with 3 bonds and 2 lone pairs around the central atom in the molecule

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Re: T-shape

Postby Jesse Anderson-Ramirez 3I » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:17 pm

AX3E2 would be a T-shape with bond angles of 90 and 180.

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Re: T-shape

Postby pJimenez3F » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:27 pm

2 lone pairs and 3 bonded atoms

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Re: T-shape

Postby Mulin_Li_2J » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:29 pm

T-Shapes you mention here might refer to trigonal bipyramidal without two equilateral lone pairs. Trigonal bipyramidal and octehedra are the two shapes with 90 degree bond angles, and T-shape can never happen to octehedra because it would be very unstable. Thus, Trigonal bipyramidal without two equilateral lone pairs is the only plausible option by far we covered in this course.

Sofia Barker 2C
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Re: T-shape

Postby Sofia Barker 2C » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:32 pm

T-shape refers to the shape molecules with 5 regions of electron density with 3 bonding pairs of electrons and 2 lone pairs, or the shape of molecules with 6 regions of electron density with 3 bonding pairs of electrons and 3 lone pairs.

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Re: T-shape

Postby kendal mccarthy » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:38 pm

T shaped is when the electron geometry is trigonal bipyrimidal because there are 5 regions of electron density around the CE and the Molecular shape is t-shaped because 3/5 of the regions of electron density are atoms and 2/5 are lone pairs.

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Re: T-shape

Postby Matthew Tsai 2H » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:40 pm

You would get a T-shape with the formula AX3E2, so three bonded atoms (two along the y-axis) and one approximately perpendicular to them with two lone pairs.

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Re: T-shape

Postby Kaylee Clarke 1G » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:40 pm

T-shape is with five regions of electron density, 2 lone pairs and 3 bonding pairs

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Re: T-shape

Postby pJimenez3F » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:03 am

2 lone pairs and 3 bonded atoms

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Re: T-shape

Postby san_2F » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:22 am

t shapes have two lone pairs and 3 bondes pairs

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Re: T-shape

Postby VioletKo3F » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:32 am

A t-shaped molecular geometry has 3 ligands attached to a central atom. The bonds form a 90 degrees and the attachments form a t-shape.

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Re: T-shape

Postby HanaAwad_4B » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:38 am

T-shape has two lone pairs and 3 bonded pairs; the geometry is trigonal bipyramidal

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Re: T-shape

Postby Shail Avasthi 2C » Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:56 pm

T shaped molecules have 3 bonded atoms and 2 lone pairs. The 5 regions of electron density have trigonal bipyramidal geometry, and the two lone pairs are placed equatorially to maximize distance; this forms a T shaped molecule.

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Re: T-shape

Postby Camille 4I » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:03 pm

Are T-shaped molecules all in the same plane? Or are they 3D?

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Re: T-shape

Postby Sears 4A » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:56 pm

5 regions of electron density: 3 bonded, 2 lone pairs

Kaitlynn Tran 3F
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Re: T-shape

Postby Kaitlynn Tran 3F » Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:16 pm

T-shaped molecules have bond angles of 90 degrees. A molecule is T-shaped if there are 3 molecules around the central atom and 2 lone pairs, or if there are 3 molecules around the central atom and 3 lone pairs.

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Re: T-shape

Postby Maika Ngoie 1B » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:15 pm

A t-shape molecule is derived from a trigonal bipyramidal but has 2 lone pairs and 3 bonds, making it resemble the letter T

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Re: T-shape

Postby Maika Ngoie 1B » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:15 pm

A t-shape molecule is derived from a trigonal bipyramidal but has 2 lone pairs and 3 bonds, making it resemble the letter T

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Re: T-shape

Postby Drake Choi_1I » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:20 pm

A t-shape molecule has 3 atoms attached to it with 2 lone pairs

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Re: T-shape

Postby Aarushi Solanki 4F » Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:53 pm

T-shape molecule is AX3E2, indicating that there is a central atom with two axial atoms and one equatorial atom, that together resemble the letter T.


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