MOLECULAR GEOMETRY

No. of
Electron Domain Bonding Lone Molecular
Electron Bond Angles Hybridization Example
Geometry Domains Pairs Geometry
Domains

2 2 0 180° sp
CO2

3 0 120°
BF3
3 sp2

2 1 <120°
NO2-

4 0 109.5°
CH4

4 3 1 107° sp3
NH3

2 2 104.5°
H2O

90° ,120° ,180

5 0 PCl5
°

90° ,120° ,180

4 1 SF4
°
5 dsp3

3 2 90° ,180° ClF3

2 3 180° XeF2

6 0 90° ,180° SF6

6 5 1 <90° ,180° d2sp3 BrF5

4 2 90° ,180° XeF4

7 0 72° ,90° IF7

Pentagonal
7 bipyramidal d3sp3

Pentagonal
bipyramidal 6 1 72° ,90° TeCl6-2
Pentagonal
pyramidal