Linear molecular geometry

Idealised structure of a compound with linear geometry.

Structure of beryllium fluoride, a compound with a linear geometry.

In chemistry, the Linear molecular geometry describes the arrangement of three or more atoms placed at an expected bond angle of 180°. Linear organic molecules, e.g. acetylene, are often described by invoking sp orbital hybridization for the carbon centers. Many linear molecules exist, prominent examples include CO₂, HCN, and xenon difluoride. Linear anions include N₃⁻ and SCN⁻. Linear cations include NO₂⁺.^[1]

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↑ Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.

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Molecular geometry

Coordination number 2	Linear Bent

Coordination number 3	Trigonal planar Trigonal pyramidal T-shaped

Coordination number 4	Tetrahedral Square planar Seesaw

Coordination number 5	Trigonal bipyramidal Square pyramidal Pentagonal planar

Coordination number 6	Octahedral Trigonal prismatic Pentagonal pyramidal Distorted octahedral

Coordination number 7	Pentagonal bipyramidal

Coordination number 8	Square antiprismatic

Coordination number 9	Tricapped trigonal prismatic Capped square antiprismatic

Linear molecular geometry

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