GEN CHEM 1C - VSEPR Theory Review

linear bond angle

180º

trigonal bond angle

120º

tetrahedral bond angle

109.5º

trigonal bipyramidal equatorial-equatorial bond angle

120º

trigonal bipyramidal axial-equatorial bond angle

90º

trigonal bipyramidal axial-axial bond angle

180º

octahedral bond angle

90º

bent bond angle

<120º (atom-atom)

trigonal pyramidal bond angle

<109.5 (atom-atom)

seesaw equatorial-equatorial bond angle

<120º (atom-atom)

seesaw axial-equatorial bond angle

<90º (atom-atom)

seesaw axial-axial bond angle

<180º (atom-atom)

T-shaped equatorial-equatorial bond angle

120º (atom-electron group)

T-shaped axial-equatorial bond angle

<90º (atom-atom) 

T-shaped axial-axial bond angle

<180º (atom-atom)

square pyramidal bond angle

<90º (atom-atom)

square planar bond angle

90º (atom-atom)

2 bonds

linear

3 bonds

trigonal planar

4 bonds

tetrahedral

5 bonds

trigonal bipyramidal

6 bonds

octahedral

sp

linear

sp²

trigonal planar

sp³

tetrahedral

sp³d

trigonal bipyramidal

sp³d²

octahedral

2 bonds, 1 lone pair

bent

3 bonds, 1 lone pair

trigonal pyramidal

2 bonds, 2 lone pairs

bent

4 bonds, 1 lone pair

seesaw

3 bonds, 2 lone pairs

t-shaped

2 bonds, 3 lone pairs

linear

5 bonds, 1 lone pair

square pyramidal

4 bonds, 2 lone pairs

square planar

3 bonds, 3 lone pairs

t-shaped

2 bonds, 4 lone pairs

linear

linear

trigonal planar

bent

tetrahedral

trigonal pyramidal

bent

trigonal bipyramidal

seesaw

t-shaped

linear

octahedral

square pyramidal

square planar

t-shaped

2 bonds, 4 lone pairs