Steric number 7 Bond angle(s) 72°, 90°, 144° | Coordination number 6 | |
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In chemistry, pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where in six atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a pentagonal pyramid. It is one of the few molecular geometries with uneven bond angles.
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