angular planar geometry. Rotate the molecule until you have a feeling for its three-dimensional shape. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? Rotate the molecule and look at it edge on. Does the central atom lie in the plane defined by the other three atoms? ir the bond angles at the central atom. Do they all have approximately the same numerical value? What is the approximate numerical value of this angle? degrees. For practice, type in the name of the geometry of the molecule: Use the References to access important values if needed for this question. A model for SO2 is shown in the chem3D window. SO2 has bent geometry. This geometry is sometimes called angular or V-shaped geometry. Rotate the molecule until you have a feeling for its three-dimensional shape. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? Consider the bond angle at the central atom. What is the approximate numerical value of this angle? degrees. You could view this geometry as being derived from a trigonal planar molecule by temoving one atom, or as being derived from a tetrahedral molecule by removing two atoms. Which does the bond angle suggest? lame of the geometry of the molecule