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Geometry of Molecules Chart

This document provides a chart summarizing the geometry of molecules based on the number of electron groups and lone pairs. It lists the electron-group geometry, VSEPR notation, molecular geometry, ideal bond angles, and examples for electron group configurations ranging from 2 to 7. Key geometries included linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral shapes.

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Geometry of Molecules Chart

This document provides a chart summarizing the geometry of molecules based on the number of electron groups and lone pairs. It lists the electron-group geometry, VSEPR notation, molecular geometry, ideal bond angles, and examples for electron group configurations ranging from 2 to 7. Key geometries included linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral shapes.

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Geometry of Molecules Chart

Number of Electron-Group Number of VSEPR Molecular Geometry Ideal Bond Examples


Electron Geometry Lone Pairs Notation Angles
Groups

2  linear 1 AX2  180°  BeH2

3  trigonal-planar 0 AX3  120°  CO32-

1 AX2E  120° O3

4  tetrahedral 0 AX4  109.5°  S042-

   Tetrahedral

1 AX3E  109.5°  H3O+

 
Number of Electron-Group Number of VSEPR Molecular Geometry Ideal Bond Examples
Electron Geometry Lone Pairs Notation Angles
Groups

2 AX2E2  109.5°  H2O

5  trigonal- 0  AX5  90°, 120°  PF5


bipyramidal

1  AX4Eb  90°, 120°  TeCl4

2  AX3E2  90° ClF3


Number of Electron-Group Number of VSEPR Molecular Geometry Ideal Bond Examples
Electron Geometry Lone Pairs Notation Angles
Groups

3  AX2E3  180° I3-

6  octahedral 0  AX6  90°  PF6-

octahedral

1  AX5E  90° SbCl52-

2  AX4E2  90° ICl4-

The basic shapes are shown in the left column of the figure below:
Figure 7: VSEPR shapes
Bonds Lone Pairs Electron Domains Shape Bond Angle Image
2 0 2 linear 180o

2 1 3 bent 120o

2 2 4 bent 109.5o

2 3 5 linear 180o

3 0 3 trigonal planar 120o

3 1 4 trigonal pyramidal 109.5o

90o, 180o; (87o,


3 2 5 T-shaped
<>o)
4 0 4 tetrahedral 109.5o

4 1 5 seesaw 180o, 120o

4 2 6 square planar 90o

5 0 5 trigonal bipyramidal 90o, 120o

5 1 6 square pyramidal 90o

6 0 6 octahedral 90o

7 0 7 pentagonal bipyramidal 90o, 72o

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