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Shapes of Molecules
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Linear | Two regions of negative charge Two donging - No lone pairs 180° bond angle |
| Bent | Three regions of negative charge Two bonding - One lone pair 120° bond angle |
| Bent 2 | Four regions of negative charge Two bonding - Two lone pairs 109° bonding angle |
| Trigonal Planar | Three regions of negative charge Three bonding - No lone pairs 120° bonding angle |
| Trigonal Pyramid | Four regions of negative charge Three bonding - One lone pair 109° bonding angle |
| T-Shaped | Five regions of negative charge Three bonding - Two lone pairs 90° bonding angle |
| Tetrahedral | Four regions of negative charge Four bonding - No lone region 109° bonding angle |
| See-Saw | Five regions of negative charge Four bonding - One lone pair 90° and 120° bonding angle |
| Square Planar | Six regions of negative charge Four bonding - Two lone pairs 90° bonding angle |
| Trigonal Bipyramidal | Five regions of negative charge Five bonding - No lone pairs 90° and 120° bonding angles |
| Square Pyramid | Six regions of negative charge Five bonding - One lone pair 90° bonding angle |
| Octahedral | Six regions of negative charge Six bonding - No lone pairs 90° bonding angle |