VSPER & Geometry Table | |||||||
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#pairs of electron around central atom | # lone pair on central atom | #single bonds | Name of shape | Bond angle | |||
2 | 0 | 2 | Linear | 180 | |||
3 | 0 | 3 | Trigonal planar | 120 | |||
4 | 0 | 4 | Tetrahedral | 109.5 | |||
4 | 1 | 3 | Pyramidal | 107.0 | |||
4 | 2 | 2 | Bent | 104.5 | |||
5 | 0 | 5 | Trigonal bipyramidal | 90, 120 | |||
6 | 0 | 6 | Octahedral | 90,90 | |||