Bonding shapes

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Total e[super]-[/super] locations on central atom = Bonding locations on central atom + Lone pairs on central atom


2 = 2 + 0 — linear — 180° — CO[sub]2[/sub]

3 = 3 + 0 — trigonal planar — 120° — BH[sub]3[/sub]

3 = 2 + 1 — angular — <120° — SO[sub]2[/sub]

4 = 4 + 0 — tetrahedron — 109.5° — CH[sub]4[/sub]

4 = 3 + 1 — trigonal pyramid — <109.5° — NH[sub]3[/sub]

4 = 2 + 2 — angular — <109.5° — H[sub]2[/sub]O

5 = 5 + 0 — trigonal bipyramid — 120°, 180° — PCl[sub]5[/sub]

5 = 4 + 1 — seasaw — stressed — SCl[sub]4[/sub]

5 = 3 + 2 — T-shaped — stressed — IF[sub]3[/sub]

5 = 2 + 3 — linear — 180° — XeF[sub]2[/sub]

6 = 6 + 0 — square bipyramid — 90° — SF[sub]6[/sub]

6 = 5 + 1 — square pyramid — stressed — IF[sub]5[/sub]

6 = 4 + 2 — square planar — 90° — XeF[sub]4[/sub]