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  2. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    When comparing a polar and nonpolar molecule with similar molar masses, the polar molecule in general has a higher boiling point, because the dipole–dipole interaction between polar molecules results in stronger intermolecular attractions. One common form of polar interaction is the hydrogen bond, which is also known as the H-bond.

  3. Tetrahedral molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    The carbon atom lies at or near the apex of a square pyramid with the other four groups at the corners. [7] [8] The simplest examples of organic molecules displaying inverted tetrahedral geometry are the smallest propellanes, such as [1.1.1]propellane; or more generally the paddlanes, [9] and pyramidane ([3.3.3.3]fenestrane).

  4. Molecular symmetry - Wikipedia

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    Symmetry elements of formaldehyde. C 2 is a two-fold rotation axis. σ v and σ v ' are two non-equivalent reflection planes.. In chemistry, molecular symmetry describes the symmetry present in molecules and the classification of these molecules according to their symmetry.

  5. Centrosymmetry - Wikipedia

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    Point groups lacking an inversion center (non-centrosymmetric) can be polar, chiral, both, or neither. A polar point group is one whose symmetry operations leave more than one common point unmoved. A polar point group has no unique origin because each of those unmoved points can be chosen as one.

  6. Trigonal planar molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    Such species belong to the point group D 3h. Molecules where the three ligands are not identical, such as H 2 CO, deviate from this idealized geometry. Examples of molecules with trigonal planar geometry include boron trifluoride (BF 3), formaldehyde (H 2 CO), phosgene (COCl 2), and sulfur trioxide (SO 3).

  7. Trigonal bipyramidal molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a trigonal bipyramid formation is a molecular geometry with one atom at the center and 5 more atoms at the corners of a triangular bipyramid. [1] This is one geometry for which the bond angles surrounding the central atom are not identical (see also pentagonal bipyramid), because there is no geometrical arrangement with five terminal atoms in equivalent positions.

  8. Octahedral molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    The octahedron is one of the Platonic solids, although octahedral molecules typically have an atom in their centre and no bonds between the ligand atoms. A perfect octahedron belongs to the point group O h. Examples of octahedral compounds are sulfur hexafluoride SF 6 and molybdenum hexacarbonyl Mo(CO) 6. The term "octahedral" is used somewhat ...

  9. Trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    When all three atoms at the corners are identical, the molecule belongs to point group C 3v. Some molecules and ions with trigonal pyramidal geometry are the pnictogen hydrides (XH 3), xenon trioxide (XeO 3), the chlorate ion, ClO − 3, and the sulfite ion, SO 2− 3.