How many molecules have the same type of shape from the following molecules?
$H_{3} O^{+}, N H_{3}, C l O_{3}^{-}, P H_{3}, H_{2} O, ¯ C H_{3}$ ___

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Solution

For shape, we only consider the bond pairs but not the lone pairs.
In $H_{2} O$ , the oxygen atom has two ligands and two lone pairs.

Thus its shape is bent.
Except water, all the other central atoms have 3 ligands.

So 5 in all!

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