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Rolf Unterleitner
LSC 2252 Dutton Hall
Winter Quarter 2001
Geometry Handout
"Things" around Hybridization "Parent" Molecular Drawn Bond Example
central atom central atom geometry geometry Structure Angles
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AX2 sp linear linear . 180 BeF2

"Things" around Hybridization "Parent" Molecular Drawn Bond Example

central atom central atom geometry geometry Structure Angles
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AX3 sp2 trigonal trigonal 120 BF3
planar planar

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AX2E sp2 trigonal bent or <120 SnCl2

planar angular

"Things" around Hybridization "Parent" Molecular Drawn Bond Example

central atom central atom geometry geometry Structure Angles
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AX4 sp3 tetrahedral tetrahedral 109.5 CCl4

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AX3E sp3 tetrahedral trigonal <109.5 NH 3 (107.5)
pyramidal

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AX2E2 sp3 tetrahedral bent/angular <<109.5 H2O (104.5)
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"Things" around Hybridization Parent Molecular Drawn Bond Example
central atom central atom geometry geometry Structure Angles
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axial
90&120

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&180

AX5 dsp3 trigonal trigonal equatorial PCl5

bipyramidal bipyramidal

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AX4E dsp3 trigonal seesaw 90 & <120 SF 4

bipyramidal & <180

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AX3E2 dsp3 trigonal T-shaped 90, 180 BrF3

bipyramidal

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AX2E3 dsp3 trigonal linear 180 ICl2-

bipyramidal
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"Things" around Hybridization Parent Molecular Drawn Bond Example
central atom central atom geometry geometry Structure Angles
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AX6 d2sp3 octahedral octahedral 90 & 180 SF6

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AX5E d2sp3 octahedral square <90, 90 IF5
pyramidal <=>180

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AX4E2 d2sp3 octahedral square planar 90 &180 XeF4