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Each ball-and-stick model shows the electron and molecular geometry of a generic molecule.

 

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It may be deduced from the preceding diagram that there are four electron groups, three bond pairs, and one lone pair.
 
The molecule with three bond pairs and one pair has trigonal pyramidal geometry, according to VSEPR theory, while the above diagram illustrates linear molecular geometry.

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