According to VSEPR theory the shape of the molecule is trigonal bipyramidal.
The VSEPR theory postulates that the shape of a molecule can be predicted by the electron pairs that surround the central atoms of the molecule. The valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) uses 3-D molecular geometry.
The VSEPR is a geometry that minimizes repulsion between electrons. The shape of the molecule is "trigonal bipyramidal" because of the presence of 2 single bonds in the X atom atom attached to the Y atom. The 5 main shapes of VSEPR are linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral.
The full question is:
A Lewis structure is a two-dimensional representation of a molecule that does not necessarily show what shape that molecule would take in three dimensions. From the given Lewis structure and what you know about VSEPR theory, identify the shape of the molecule. A molecule with atom Y single bonded with 2 X substituents. The Y atom has two lone pairs.
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