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When three pairs of electrons are shared in a molecule, what shape will the molecule be? a. tetrahedral b. trigonal planar c. bent d. linear

When three pairs of electrons are shared in a molecule, what shape will the molecule be? a. tetrahedral b. trigonal planar c. bent d. linear
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When three pairs of electrons are shared in a molecule, what shape will the molecule be?

a. tetrahedral
b. trigonal planar
c. bent
d. linear

User Yannick Funk
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Trigonal Planar is the correct answer.

User Felix Lamouroux
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The correct answer is B. The shape of a molecule where three pairs of electrons are shared is a trigonal planar. This is characterized by one central atom and three atoms forming an equilateral triangle which is bonded to the central atom.
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