Total pairs of # of lone

Valance # pairs of pairs

Electrons Bonding of Molecular
Electrons Electrons Geometry Examples Structures
2
sp 2 0 linear BeF2, CO2
hybridization
1 1 linear CO, N2
3
trigonal BF3, CO32-
sp2 3 0
planar SO3,
hybridization
O3, SO2
2 1 bent
SnCl2

1 2 linear O2

4
sp3 4 0 tetrahedral CH4, SO42-
hybridization

3 1 pyramidal NH3, H3O+

2 2 bent H2O, ICl2+

 1 3 linear HF, OH-

5
trigonal
sp3d 5 0 PF5
bipyramidal
hybridization

SF4, TeCl4,
4 1 seesaw
IF4+

3 2 T-shaped ClF3

2 3 linear I3-, XeF2

6
SF6, PF6-,
sp3d2 6 0 octahedral
SiF62-
hybridization

square
5 1 BrF5, SbCl52-
pyramidal

square
4 2 XeF4, ICl4-
planar