VSEPR Rules: Electron and Molecular Geometry On Central Atom. Click for Print View. Electron Regions, shape, & Bonding Lone Electron Region Molecular Examples hybridization Regions Pairs Geometry Geometry 2 sp 2 0 linear linear BeF2, CO2 :N≡N: 1 1 linear CO, N2 :C≡O: trigonal 3 sp2 3 0 trigonal planar BF3, CO32- planar 2 1 bent O3, SO2 1 2 linear O2 4 sp3 4 0 tetrahedral tetrahedral CH4, SO42- trigonal 3 1 NH3, H3O+ pyramidal 2 2 bent H2O, ICl2+ 1 3 linear HF, OH- trigonal 5 sp3d 5 0 trigonal bipyramidal PF5 bipyramidal SF4, TeCl4, 4 1 seesaw IF4+ 3 2 T-shaped ClF3 2 3 linear I3-, XeF2 SF6, PF6-, 6 sp3d2 6 0 octahedral octahedral SiF62- 5 1 square pyramidal BrF5, SbCl52- square 4 2 XeF4, ICl4- planar
VSEPR Rules: Electron and Molecular Geometry On Central Atom. Click for Print View. Electron Regions, shape, & hybridization Bonding Regions Lone Pairs Electron Region Geometry Molecular Geometry Examples 2 sp 2 0 linear linear BeF2, CO2 1 1 linear CO, N2 :N≡N: :C≡O: 3 sp2 3 0 trigonal planar trigonal planar BF3, CO32- 2 1 bent O3, SO2 1 2 linear O2 4 sp3 4 0 tetrahedral tetrahedral CH4, SO42- 3 1 trigonal pyramidal NH3, H3O+ 2 2 bent H2O, ICl2+ 1 3 linear HF, OH- 5 sp3d 5 0 trigonal bipyramidal trigonal bipyramidal PF5 4 1 seesaw SF4, TeCl4, IF4+ 3 2 T-shaped ClF3 2 3 linear I3-, XeF2 6 sp3d2 6 0 octahedral octahedral SF6, PF6-, SiF62- 5 1 square pyramidal BrF5, SbCl52- 4 2 square planar XeF4, ICl4-
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