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note: flashcards terms are formatted in the order of [hybridization] [# of bonding directions] [# of lone pairs] [bond angle] and definitions are the molecule geometry

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VSEPR theory

valence shell electron pair repulsion theory

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sp 2 0 180

linear

<p>linear</p>
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sp2 3 0 120

trigonal planar

<p>trigonal planar</p>
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sp2 2 1 <120

bent

<p>bent</p>
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sp3 4 0 109.5

tetrahedral

<p>tetrahedral</p>
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sp3 3 1 <109.5

trigonal pyramidal

<p>trigonal pyramidal</p>
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sp3 2 2 <109.5

bent

<p>bent</p>
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sp3d 5 0 120/90

trigonal bipyramidal

<p>trigonal bipyramidal</p>
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<p>sp3d 4 1 &lt;120/&lt;90</p>

sp3d 4 1 <120/<90

seesaw

<p>seesaw</p>
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sp3d 3 2 <90

T shaped

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<p>T shaped</p><img src="https://knowt-user-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/e2d792f9-a16b-4394-b474-36e164c124d8.png" data-width="100%" data-align="center" alt="knowt flashcard image"><p></p>
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sp3d 2 3 180

linear

<p>linear</p>
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sp3d2 6 0 90

octahedral

<p>octahedral</p>
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sp3d2 5 1 <90

square pyramidal

<p>square pyramidal</p>
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sp3d2 4 2 90

square planar

<p>square planar</p>
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sp3d2 3 3 90

T-shaped

<p>T-shaped</p>
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sp3d2 2 4 180

linear

<p>linear </p>
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linear

sp

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trigonal planar

sp2

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trigonal bipyramidal

sp3d

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octahedral

sp3d2

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