What Name Is Given to the Shape of a Molecule

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Short Answer

What name is given to the shape of a molecule with no lone pairs of electrons on the central atom and 6 electron domains on the central atom?

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Definitions:

Asparagine

An amino acid, denoted by the symbol N, that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

Stereoisomers

Molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

Glycine

The simplest amino acid, used in the body for the synthesis of proteins.

Gly

Glycine, the simplest amino acid, with the chemical formula NH2CH2COOH.