General Chemistry · Module 6 · Molecular shape and polarity

Molecular Shapes Walkthrough

Watch electron groups push apart and fix the 3D shape of a molecule, see why some molecules are polar and others are not, and look inside bonds at orbitals mixing and overlapping. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · General Chemistry Study Tools · Particle drawings are simplified and not to scale. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Practice next in the Molecular Shapes Lab. Atoms are drawn as balls in the usual model-kit colours (each one is labelled with its symbol), lone pairs as purple balloons, and motions are slowed down or sped up so you can follow them. Bond angles with lone pairs are typical measured values.