VSEPR Shapes

What is a steric group?

An atom or lone pair that exerts repulsions due to their electrons

What shape does a diatomic molecule form

Linear, two molecules

What shape does 2 steric groups form?

Linear

What shape does 3 steric groups form?

Trigonal Planar, 120 degrees between each group

What about the molecular geometry of 3 steric groups, but one of them is a lone pair?

bent, angular

What electron geometry does 4 steric groups make

Tetrahedral, 109.5 degrees

What is the molecular geometry of 4 steric groups but one is a lone pair? What about 2 lone pairs?

Trigonal pyramidal, bent

What is the electron geometry of 5 steric groups

Trigonal bipyramidal

What is the molecular geometry of 5 steric groups but one is a lone pair. What about 2 lone pairs? 3?

Seesaw, t-shape, linear

What is the electron geometry of 6 steric groups

Octahedral, 90 degrees

What is the electron geometry of 6 steric groups, but one lone pair. what bout 2?

square pyramidal, square planar