VSPER SHAPES NOTES

Shape name

# of "electron domains"

# of bonds

# of lone pairs

Bond angle

Snip and paste the shape!

linear

2

2

0

180 °

Trigonal planar

3

3

0

120 °

bent

3

2

1

120

tetrahedral

4

4

0

109.5

Trigonal pyramidal

4

3

1

109.5

bent

4

2

2

109.5

Trigonal bipyramidal

5

5

0

90° & 120°

See-saw

5

4

1

90

t-shaped

5

3

2

90

Linear

5

2

3

180

Octahedral

6

6

0

90

Square pyramidal

6

5

1

90

Square planar

6

4

2

90