VESPR Geometry

2 electron regions, 0 lone pairs, angle

Linear, 180

3 electron regions, 0 lone pair, angle

trigonal planar, 120

3 electron regions, 1 lone pair, angle

bent, <120 due to lone pair

4 electron regions, 0 lone pairs, angle

tetrahedral, 109.5

4 electron regions, 1 lone pair, angle

Trigonal pyramid, <109.5

4 electron regions, 2 lone pairs, angle

bent, <109

5 electron regions, 0 lone pairs, angle

trigonal bipyramidal, 90 for the atoms axial to equatorial, 120 for equatorial

5 electron regions, 1 lone pair, angle

seesaw, <90 for atoms axial to equatorial, <120 for equatorial

5 electron regions, 2 lone pairs, angle

T shape, <90 axial to equatorial

5 electron regions, 3 lone pairs, angle

Linear, 180 from axial to other axial

6 electron regions, 0 lone pairs, angle

Octahedral, 90 for both axial and equatorial

6 electron regions, 1 lone pair, angle

Square pyramid, <90 for both axial and equatorial

6 electron regions, 2 lone pairs, angle

square planar, 90 for equatorial

where do the lone pairs reside in trigonal bipyramid shapes?

equatorial position

where do the lone pairs reside in octahedral shapes?

axial position

Which VESPR shapes are considered planar?

Linear (AX2), trigonal planar (AX3), bent (AX2E), Square planar (AX4E2), T-shaped (AX3E2)