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VSEPR Cards
Geometries, Shapes, Bond Angles, Polarity, Hybridizations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AX2 | Linear Linear BA = 180 Nonpolar sp |
| AXE | Linear Linear BA = N/A Polar sp |
| AX3 | Trigonal Planar Trigonal Planar BA = 120 Nonpolar sp2 |
| AX2E | Trigonal Planar Bent BA < 120 Polar sp2 |
| AX4 | Tetrahedral Tetrahedral BA = 109.5 sp3 |
| AX3E | Tetrahedral Trigonal Pyramidal BA < 109.5 Polar sp3 |
| AX2E2 | Tetrahedral Bent BA < 109.5 Polar sp3 |
| AX5 | Trigonal Bipyramidal Trigonal Bipyramidal BA = 90, 120 Nonpolar sp3d |
| AX4E | Trigonal Bipyramidal Seesaw BA = <90, 120 Polar sp3d |
| AX3E2 | Trigonal Bipyramidal T-shaped BA < 90 Polar sp3d |
| AX2E3 | Trigonal Bipyramidal Linear BA = 180 Nonpolar sp3d |
| AX6 | Octahedral Octahedral BA = 90 Nonpolar sp3d2 |
| AX5E | Octahedral Square Pyramidal BA < 90 Polar sp3d2 |
| AX4E2 | Octahedral Square Planar BA = 90 Nonpolar sp3d2 |