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Molecular Geometry, Electron Geometry, and Hybridization shapes

Electron Geometry

• Linear: 2 electron groups

• Trigonal Planar: 3 electron groups

• Tetrahedral: 4 electron groups

• Trigonal Bipyramidal: 5 electron groups

• Octahedral: 6 electron groups

Molecular Geometry

• Linear: 2 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

• Bent: 2 bonding groups, 1 lone pair or 2 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

• Trigonal Planar: 3 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

• Trigonal Pyramidal: 3 bonding groups, 1 lone pair

• Tetrahedral: 4 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

• Seesaw: 4 bonding groups, 1 lone pair

• T-shaped: 3 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

• Trigonal Bipyramidal: 5 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

• Octahedral: 6 bonding groups, 0 lone pairs

• Square Pyramidal: 5 bonding groups, 1 lone pair

• Square Planar: 4 bonding groups, 2 lone pairs

Hybridization

• sp: Linear (180°)

• sp²: Trigonal Planar (120°)

• sp³: Tetrahedral (109.5°)

• sp³d: Trigonal Bipyramidal (90° and 120°)

• sp³d²: Octahedral (90°)