Square planar molecular geometry | |
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Examples | Xenon tetrafluoride, Potassium tetrachloroplatinate |
Point group | D4h |
Coordination number | 4 |
Bond angle(s) | 90° |
μ (Polarity) | 0 |
In chemistry, the square planar molecular geometry describes the stereochemistry (spatial arrangement of atoms) that is adopted by certain chemical compounds. As the name suggests, molecules of this geometry have their atoms positioned at the corners.