Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
3 terms
Octahedral Geometry
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
degrees
A shape with six bonded atoms at the vertices of a regular octahedron, all bond angles being 90° or 180°.
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Octet Rule
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
Dimensionless
The observation that atoms tend to gain, lose or share electrons until they are surrounded by eight valence electrons.
Odd-Electron Molecule
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure
Dimensionless
A species containing an unpaired electron, so that its total electron count is odd and no octet structure is possible.