VSEPR Table

New Version with upgrades to organization, color scheme, examples and image files.
New version, but only up to four electron domains
Bonding Electron Pairs Lone Pairs Electron Domains Shape Ideal Bond Angle (example's bond angle) Example Image
2
0
2
linear
180 °
BeCl2
Linear-3D-balls.png
3
0
3
trigonal planar
120 °
BF3
Trigonal-3D-balls.png
2
1
3
bent
120 ° (119 °)
SO2
Bent-3D-balls.png
4
0
4
tetrahedral
109.5 °
CH4
AX4E0-3D-balls.png
3
1
4
trigonal pyramidal
109.5 ° (107.5 °)
NH3
AX3E1-3D-balls.png
2
2
4
bent
109.5 ° (104.5 °)
H2O
Bent-3D-balls.png
5
0
5
trigonal bipyramidal
90 °, 120 °
PCl5
Trigonal-bipyramidal-3D-balls.png
4
1
5
seesaw
180 °, 120 ° (173.1 °, 101.6 °)
SF4
AX4E1-3D-balls.png
3
2
5
T-shaped
90 °, 180 ° (87.5 °, < 180 °)
ClF3
AX3E2-3D-balls.png
2
3
5
linear
180 °
XeF2
AX2E3-3D-balls.png
6
0
6
octahedral
90 °
SF6
AX6E0-3D-balls.png
5
1
6
square pyramidal
90 ° (84.8 °)
BrF5
AX5E1-3D-balls.png
4
2
6
square planar
90 °
XeF4
Square-planar-3D-balls.png
7
0
7
pentagonal bipyramidal
90 °, 72 °
IF7
Pentagonal-bipyramidal-3D-balls.png
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