Chemistry - VSEPR molecular geometry

linear

2 electron domains

2 bonding domains

0 lone pairs

180 degree angles

trigonal planar

3 electron domains

3 bonding domains

0 lone pairs

120 degree angle

trigonal planar: bent

3 electron domains

2 bonding domains

1 lone pair

less than 120 degree angles

tetrahedral

4 electron domains

4 bonding domains

0 lone pairs

109.5 degree angles

tetrahedral: trigonal pyramidal

4 electron domains

3 bonding domans

1 lone pair

less than 109.5 degree angles

tetrahedral: bent

4 electron domains

2 bonding domains

2 lone pairs

less than 109.5 degree angles = smaller than trigonal pyramidal

trigonal bipyramidal

5 electron domains

5 bonding domains

0 lone pairs

90 and 120 degree angles

trigonal bipyramidal: seesaw

5 electron domains

4 bonding domains

1 lone pair

90 and 120 degree angles

trigonal bipyramidal: t-shaped

5 electron domains

3 bonding domains

2 lone pairs

90 degree angles

trigonal bipyramidal: linear

5 electron domains

2 bonding domains

3 lone pairs

180 degree angle

octahedral

6 electron domains

6 bonding domains

0 lone pairs

90 degree angles

octahedral: square pyramidal

6 electron domains

5 bonding domains

1 lone pair

90 degree angles

octahedral: square planar

6 electron domains

4 bonding domains

2 lone pairs

90 degree angles