alleryThe geometry of an amine molecule is described as:
APerpetual
BPyramidal
CPentagonal
DPeripheral
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pyramidal
1. Four electron groups arrange themselves tetrahedrally.
2. One of those groups is a lone pair rather than a bond.
3. The geometry of amines is pyramidal.
4. So the answer is pyramidal.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Ch 9 'Amines'_
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