Electronic Geometry

Linear (2)
Trigonal Planar (3)

Tetrahedral (4)


Trigonal Bypyramidal (5)



Octahedral (6)
Molecular Geometry

Linear
Trigonal Planar
Bent
Tetrahedral
Trigonal Pyramidal
Bent
Trigonal Bypyramidal
See-saw
T-shaped
Linear
Octahedral
Square Pyramidal
Square Planar


Electronic Geometry: Counts all oI the electron pairs around the
central atom. That is, iI there are three bonding sites and one electron
pair, it'll be a tetrahedron (4)
Molecular Geometry: Possible shapes depend on the electronic
geometry (see above), but it diIIerentiates between bonding sites and
lone pairs. That is, iI there are three bonding sites and one electron
pair, it'll be triangular pyramidal (see below)
Bonding Sites
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
Lone Pairs
1
2
3
4
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
Molecular shape
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Bent
Bent
Linear
Trigonal Planar
Trigonal Pyramidal
Trigonal Planar
Tetrahedral
See Saw
Square Planar
Trigonal Bypyramidal
Square Pyramidal

Electronic Geometry:
The geometric
arrangement oI orbitals
containing the shared and
unshared electron pairs
surrounding the central
atom oI a molecule or
polyatomic ion.
Molecular Geometry
The arrangement oI atoms
(not lone pairs oI
electrons) around a central
atom oI a molecule or
polyatomic ion


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The pictures on the Iirst column are
electronic geometry and the ones on
their same row are the possible
molecular shapes