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