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Which shape has 4 bonds, 0 lone pairs, and bond angles of 109.5?

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a) Trigonal bipyramidal
b) Tetrahedral
c) Octahedral
d) Square planar

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Final answer:

The shape that has 4 bonds, 0 lone pairs, and bond angles of 109.5 degrees is called tetrahedral.

Step-by-step explanation:

The shape with 4 bonds, 0 lone pairs, and bond angles of 109.5 degrees is known as a tetrahedral molecular geometry. This structure occurs because in a molecule with four regions of electron density around the central atom - with all of them being bonding pairs - they will repel each other equally and adopt a shape where the distance between the electron pairs is maximized. This optimal arrangement results in bond angles of approximately 109.5°.

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