Chem unit 3 Molecular geometry
molecule with 4 atoms bonded to a central atom with 1 pair of unshared electrons, such as SF4
seesaw
molecule with 4 atoms bonded to a central atom with no unshared pairs of electrons, such as CH4
tetrahedral
molecule with 6 atoms bonded to a central atom with no unshared electrons which form an octahedron, such as SF6
octahedral
molecule with 4 atoms bonded to a central atom with 2 pair of unshared electrons, such as XeF4
square planar
Diatomic molecules such as HCl and F2
linear
molecule with 5 atoms bonded to a central atom with no unshared electrons that form the vertices of a bipyramid, such as PCl5
trigonal bipyramidal
molecule with 3 atoms bonded to a central atom with no unshared pairs of electrons, such as BF3
trigonal planar
molecule with 3 atoms bonded to a central atom with 1 pair of unshared electrons, such as NH3
trigonal pyramidal
molecule with 3 atoms bonded to a central atom with 2 unshared pairs of electrons, such as CIF3
T-shaped molecule
molecule with 2 atoms bonded to a central atom with 1 pair of unshared electrons, such as SO2
angular molecule
molecule with 2 atoms bonded to a central atom with 2 unshared pairs of electrons, such as H2O
angular molecule