VSEPR

Predicting Molecular Geometry and Hybridization

Electron Bonding Lone Electron Geometry Molecular Geometry Approximate Geometry

Groups Groups Pairs (Hybridization) (VSEPR class) Bond Angles Examples

Linear Linear
2 2 0 180
(sp) (AX 2 )

Trigonal Planar
3 0
(AX 3 )
Trigonal Planar
3 120
(sp 2 )
Bent
2 1
(AX 2 E)

Tetrahedral
4 0
(AX 4 )

Tetrahedral Trigonal Pyramidal

4 3 1 109.5
(AX 3 E)
(sp 3 )

Bent
2 2
(AX 2 E 2 )
Electron Bonding Lone Electron Geometry Molecular Geometry Approximate Geometry
Groups Groups Pairs (Hybridization) (VSEPR class) Bond Angles Examples

Trigonal Bipyramidal
5 0
(AX 5 )

120 (in plane)

Seesaw
4 1 90 (above and
Trigonal (AX 4 E)
below)
5 Bipyramidal
(sp 3 d)
T-Shaped
3 2
(AX 3 E 2 )

Linear
2 3 180
(AX 2 E 3 )

Octahedral
6 0
(AX 6 )

Square Pyrimidal
5 1
(AX 5 E)

Octahedral Square Planar

6 4 2 3 2 90
(sp d ) (AX 4 E 2 )

T-Shaped
3 3
(AX 3 E 3 )

Linear
2 4
(AX 2 E 4 )