VSEPR Table

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Fei Liu and Marcus Horne contributed to this page.

No. of Electron Pairs	Electron Pair Geometry (Bond Angle)	No. of Pendant Atoms	Molecular Geometry	Example
No. of Electron Pairs	Electron Pair Geometry (Bond Angle)	No. of Pendant Atoms	Molecular Geometry	Formula	Image

2	linear (180^o)	2	linear	BeH₂
3	trigonal planar (120^o)	3	trigonal planar	CO₃^2-
		2	bent	NO₂^-
4	tetrahedral (109.5^o)	4	tetrahedral	CH₄
		3	trigonal pyramidal	NH₃
		2	bent	H₂O
5	trigonal bipyramidal (90^o, 120^o)	5	trigonal bipyramidal	PCl₅
		4	see-saw	SF₄
		3	T-shaped	BrF₃
		2	linear	ICl₂^-
6	octahedral (90^o)	6	octahedral	SF₆
		5	square pyramidal	BrF₅
		4	square planar	ICl₄^-