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Molecular Shape
Molecular Hybrids and Geometry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Two electron density regions; any amount of lone pairs | sp; linear |
| Three electron density regions; 0 lone pairs | sp2; trigonal planar |
| Three electron density regions; 1 lone pair | sp2; bent |
| Three electron density regions; 2 lone pairs | sp2; linear |
| Four electron density regions; 0 lone pairs | sp3; tetrahedral |
| four electron density regions; 1 lone pair | sp3; pyramid |
| four electron density regions; 2 lone pairs | sp3; bent |
| five electron density regions; 0 lone pairs | sp3d; trigonal bipyramidal |
| five electron density regions; 1 lone pair | sp3d; see-saw |
| five electron density regions; 2 lone pairs | sp3d; T-shape |
| five electron density regions; 3 lone pairs | sp3d; linear |
| six electron density regions; 0 lone pairs | sp3d2; octahedral |
| six electron density regions; 1 lone pair | sp3d2; square pyramid |
| six electron density regions; 2 lone pairs | sp3d2; square planar |