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In a molecule of H_{2}, the four electron groups around the sulfur atom are arranged in a tetrahedral geometry. However, the shape of the molecule is called bent. Why does the shape of the molecule have a different name from the name of the electron group geometry?

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The sulfur will be the central atom in the H2_2S molecule since hydrogen is considered an exceptional case, which acts as a terminal atom in all situations, which will have four electron groups around it from the two bonding hydrogen atoms and two lone pairs that will minimize the repulsion.

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