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For which molecular geometries (linear, bent, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal, tetrahedral, square planar, T-shaped, seesaw-shaped, trigonal...

For which molecular geometries (linear, bent, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal, tetrahedral, square planar, T-shaped, seesaw-shaped, trigonal bipyramidal, square pyramidal, octahedral) can an ABxmolecule be nonpolar if there are (a) two different types of terminal atoms and (b) three different types of terminal atoms?

2 types of terminal atoms 3 types of terminal atoms
linear
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

can't have 3 different
terminal atoms
bent
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

can't have 3 different
terminal atoms
trigonal planar
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

trigonal pyramidal
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

tetrahedral
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

square planar
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

T-shaped
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

seesaw-shaped
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

trigonal bipyramidal
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

square pyramidal
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

octahedral
  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar

  

can be nonpolar

  

can't be nonpolar


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