KnowraBent molecular geometryLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Bent molecular geometry, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 1Compared with 3Tetrahedral molecular geometryCompared with: Two lone pairs can leave only two bonded atoms in a tetrahedral electron-domain arrangement.VSEPR theoryBroader topic: Lone pairs can turn a tetrahedral or trigonal-planar domain arrangement into a bent molecule.Trigonal planar molecular geometryCompared with: A lone pair can leave three electron domains but only two bonded atoms, producing a bent shape.Linear molecular geometryCompared with: A central atom's lone pairs can produce a bent shape instead of a linear one.