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What are the electron-domain and molecular geometries of a molecule that has the following electron domains on its central atom? two bonding domains and two nonbonding domains.

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The total number of electron domains is four\textbf{four} because there are two bonding and two nonbonding electron pairs.

Molecular geometry would be bent\textbf{bent} because there are two bonding electron pairs that are affected by electrostatic repulsion from lone electron pairs\textcolor{#c34632}{\text{lone electron pairs}}. Because of that, these bonds are pushed closer to each other forming an angle of 104.5o104.5^o.

Electron domain geometry would be tetrahedral\textbf{tetrahedral} because we have to take into account nonbonding electron pairs\textcolor{#c34632}{\text{nonbonding electron pairs}} as well.

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