Tetrahedral and Square planar

[Adrienne B 1J]

Does anyone know what the difference between these is?

[EllenRenskoff-1C]

From my understanding, the difference between tetrahedral and square planar is related to their hybridization configurations. Additionally, I think that a square planar configuration is in one plane whereas tetrahedral is in multiple planes.

[Caroline Crotty 1D]

Tetrahedral exists in multiple planes and has four atoms surrounding one central atoms where a square planar is in one plane surrounded by multiple other atoms.

[Johanna Caprietta 1E]

From my understanding, it is considered a tetrahedral when a molecule, e.g CH4, has 4 bonds but 0 lone pairs. A square planar, XeF4, has 4 bonds and 2 lone pairs. There is a difference in the amount of lone pairs reuslting in a difference in a bond angles.

[Allen Chen 1J]

From my understanding, tetrahedral is 3D while square planar is only 2D

[Odalys Cuevas 1C]

Also I have in my notes that a tetrahedral has bond angles of about 109.5 degrees and square planar 90 degree bond angles.

[SamanthaGrohe1B]

Square planar and tetrahedral are both molecular geometries that are observed within the tetrahedral electron configuration subdivision. It is tetrahedral that has 109.5 degree bond angles and a molecular shape that is composed of multiple planes as well as hybridization of sp^3 while square planar has bond angles of 90 and 180 degrees and is composed of a single plane as well as a hybridization of dsp^2.

[Maria Roman 1A]

tetrahedral refers to the regions of electron density whereas square planar describes molecular shape

[Eli Esagoff_1I]

Tetrahedral is when the central atom is surrounded by four bonding atoms. Square planar is when the central atom is surrounded by four bonded atoms and two lone pairs.