Electron and Molecular Geometries

VSPER

2 e- groups:
2 bonding groups
0 lone pairs

linear
180º bond angles

geometries and bond angles? (linear)

linear
180º bond angles

3 e- groups:
3 bonding groups
0 lone pairs

trigonal planar
120º

3 e- groups:
2 bonding groups
1 lone pairs

trigonal planar
bent shape
<120º

geometries and bond angles? (trigonal planar)

trigonal planar
120º

geometries and bond angles? (trigonal planar)

bent
<120º

4 e- groups:
4 bonding groups
0 lone pairs

tetrahedral
tetrahedral
109.5º

4 e- groups:
3 bonding groups
1 lone pair

tetrahedral
trigonal pyramidal
<109.5

4 e- groups:
2 bonding groups
2 lone pairs

tetrahedral
bent
<109.5

geometries and bond angles?

tetrahedral
tetrahedral
109.5º

geometries and bond angles? (tetrahedral)

trigonal pyramidal
<109.5

geometries and bond angles? (tetrahedral)

bent
<109.5

5 e- groups:
5 bonding groups
0 lone pairs

trigonal bipyramidal
trigonal bipyramidal
120º equatorial
90º axial

5 e- groups:
4 bonding groups
1 lone pairs

trigonal bipyramidal
seesaw
<120º equatorial
<90º axial

5 e- groups:
3 bonding groups
2 lone pairs

trigonal bipyramidal
t-shaped
<90º

5 e- groups:
2 bonding groups
3 lone pairs

trigonal bipyramidal
linear
180º

geometries and bond angles?

trigonal bipyramidal
seesaw
<180º equatorial
<90º axial

geometries and bond angles?

trigonal bipyramidal
t-shaped
<90º

geometries and bond angles?

trigonal bipyramidal
trigonal bipyramidal
120º equatorial
90º axial

geometries and bond angles? (trigonal bipyramidal)

linear
180º

6 e- groups:
6 bonding groups
0 lone pairs

octahedral
octahedral
90º
one 180º angle

6 e- groups:
5 bonding groups
1 lone pair

octahedral
square pyramidal
<90º

6 e- groups:
4 bonding groups
2 lone pairs

octahedral
square planar
90º

geometries and bond angles?

octahedral
octahedral
90º
one 180º angle

geometries and bond angles?

octahedral
square pyramidal
<90º

geometries and bond angles?

octahedral
square planar
90º