The molecule QX4 has a shape of                                   The molecule RX3 has a shape of                                The molecule QTX2 has a shape of

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You are trying to draw some Lewis structures for molecules based on some notes that a friend gave you. Unfortunately, your friend has very bad handwriting, so you can't read everything properly, especially the elemental symbols. You decide to write a shorthand for yourself, and you know that element Q has 4 valence electrons, element R has 5 valence electrons, element T has 6 valence electrons, and element X has 7 valence electrons.

Determine the shape of each of the following molecules from what you know about their valence electrons. Choose the shape for each one from the dropdown menu.

The molecule QX4 has a shape of                                  

The molecule RX3 has a shape of                               

The molecule QTX2 has a shape of                          

 

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