To begin this chapter, you need to picture electrons in atoms as residing in orbitals—those fuzzy things that can be spherical, dumbbell-shaped, or even ring-shaped. The author addresses orbitals and why they’re fuzzy and then deals with how the shapes of orbitals determine the kinds of bonds that form between atoms. Finally, this chapter covers how the location of orbitals and the electrons in them determine the shapes of molecules. You’ll understand the title of this chapter once you’ve finished it.