REPRESENTATIVE VSEPR STRUCTURES

AX6

AX5E

AX4E2

Bonding Domains Nonbonding Domains Hybridization

Octahedral 6 0 sp3d2 AX5

Square pyramidal 5 1 sp d
3 2

Square planar 4 2 sp d
3 2

AX4E

AX3E2

AX2E3

Bonding Domains Nonbonding Domains Hybridization

Trigonal bipyramidal 5 0 sp3d AX4

See-saw (distorted tetrahedral) 4 1 sp3d AX3E

T-Shaped 3 2 sp3d AX2E2

Linear 2 3 sp3d

Bonding Domains Nonbonding Domains Hybridization

Tetrahedral 4 0 sp3 AX3

Trigonal pyramidal 3 1 sp3 AX2E

Bent (angular) 2 2 sp3

Bonding Domains Nonbonding Domains Hybridization

Trigonal planar 3 0 sp2 AX2

Bent (angular) 2 1 sp2

Bonding Domains Nonbonding Domains Hybridization

Linear 2 0 sp