VSEPR 
                                         Predicting Molecular Geometry and Hybridization 
                      
           Electron       Bonding          Lone       Electron Geometry  Molecular Geometry                        Approximate                  Geometry 
                      
            Groups         Groups          Pairs         (Hybridization)               (VSEPR class)               Bond Angles                  Examples
                                                                                            Linear                      
                2              2              0                Linear                                                     180
                                                                (sp)                        (AX2)
                      
                               3              0                                       Trigonal Planar 
                                                                                            (AX3)
                3                                        Trigonal Planar                                                  120
                                                                (sp2)
                               2              1                                              Bent                       
                                                                                           (AX2E)
                      
                                                                                        Tetrahedral              
                               4              0                                             (AX )
                                                                                                  4
                      
                                                                                   Trigonal Pyramidal 
                4              3              1            Tetrahedral                     (AX E)                       109.5
                                                                (sp3)                            3
                      
                               2              2                                              Bent                       
                                                                                           (AX2E2)
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
            Electron       Bonding          Lone        Electron Geometry  Molecular Geometry                         Approximate                  Geometry 
                      
             Groups         Groups          Pairs          (Hybridization)               (VSEPR class)                Bond Angles                   Examples
                                                                                    Trigonal Bipyramidal          
                                5              0                                               (AX )
                                                                                                    5
                                                                                             Seesaw                  120 (in plane)           
                                4              1               Trigonal                       (AX E)                 90 (above and 
                                                                                                   4                      below)
                 5                                           Bipyramidal                         
                                                                (sp3d)
                                3              2                                            T-Shaped              
                                                                                             (AX3E2)
                                2              3                                              Linear                         180
                                                                                             (AX2E3)
                                6              0                                           Octahedral                   
                                                                                               (AX6)
                                5              1                                       Square Pyrimidal                
                                                                                              (AX5E)
                 6              4              2             Octahedral                  Square Planar                       90
                                                               (sp3d2)                       (AX4E2)
                                3              3                                            T-Shaped              
                                                                                             (AX3E3)
                                2              4                                               Linear                      
                                                                                             (AX2E4)