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pyramidal molecule

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pyramidal molecule [¦pir·ə‚mid·əl ′mäl·ə‚kyül]
(chemistry)
A molecular structure in the shape of a pyramid in which the central atom at the peak possesses either three or four valence bonds that are directed to the other atoms, which form the base of the pyramid.
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ESDIAD shows, for example, that the phosphorus atom in the pyramidal molecule phosphorus trifluorine (PF3) does all the clinging when the molecule is adsorbed onto the surface of a single crystal of nickel; emitted fluorine ions indicate that the molecule looks like an upside-down three-legged stool with fluorine atoms flung into the air directly above nickel atoms.
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