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Elect Gener Electron Molecular Bond angle 3D structure 2D structure

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3 AB3 Trigonal Trigonal 120o between


planar planar all bonds

3 AB2E Trigonal Bent 117o between


planar shaped all bonds

Bond angle: 117o

4 AB4 Tetrahedral Tetrahedral 109.5o


between all
bonds
4 AB3E Tetrahedral Trigonal 107o between
pyramidal all bonds

Bond angle: 107o

4 AB2E2 Tetrahedral V-shaped 105o between


all bonds

Bond angle: 105


5 AB5 Trigonal Trigonal Between
bipyramidal bipyramidal equatorial
atoms – 120o
Axial – Axial –
180o
Axial –
Equatorial –
90o

5 AB4E Trigonal See-saw Equatorial – BA: Less


than 90
bipyramidal shaped Equatorial –
less than 120o
Axial – Axial –
less than 180o
Axial –
Equatorial –
less than 90o
Less
than 120

5 AB3E2 Trigonal T-shaped Axial – Axial –


bipyramidal less than 180o
Equatorial –
Axial – less
than 90o

Less than 90

6 AB6 Octahedral Octahedral 90o between


all bonds
6 AB5E Octahedral Distorted Equatorial –
square Equatorial –
pyramidal less than 90o
Axial –
Equatorial –
less than 90o

6 AB4E2 Octahedral Square 90o between


planar all bonds

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