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VSEPR ANIMATIONS

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# OF ELECTRON PAIRS AROUND CENTRAL ATOM				GEOMETRY OF
BONDING	LONE	EXAMPLE	ANGLES	ELECTRON PAIRS	ATOMS	3D CHIME MOLECULE	TYPE	NOTES AND ANIMATIONS
2	0	BeCl₂	180°	Linear	Linear	Missing from model: Nothing	AB₂	Notes: Electron deficient Beryllium Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
3	0	BF₃	120°	Trigonal Planar	Trigonal Planar	Missing from model: Nothing	AB₃	Notes: Electron deficient Boron Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
2	1	SO₂	< 120°	Trigonal Planar	Bent or V Shaped	Missing from model: One lone pair of electrons on central sulfur atom	AB₂E	Notes: Bond angle slightly less than 120° due to the greater repulsive power of the lone pair Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
4	0	CH₄	109.5°	Tetrahedral	Tetrahedral	Missing from model: Nothing	AB₄	Notes: Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
3	1	NH₃	107.5°	Tetrahedral	Trigonal Pyramidal	Missing from model: One lone pair of electrons on central nitrogen atom	AB₃E	Notes: Greater repulsive power of lone pair causes 109.5° angle to be slightly reduced Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
2	2	H₂O	104.5°	Tetrahedral	Bent or V Shaped	Missing from model: Two lone pairs of electrons on central oxygen atom	AB₂E₂	Notes: Greater repulsive power of two lone pairs causes 109.5° angle to be reduced even more than in NH₃ Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
5	0	PCl₅	120° in plane 90° perpendicular to plane	Trigonal Bipyramidal	Trigonal Bipyramidal	Missing from model: Nothing	AB₅	Notes: Expanded octet around phosphorus, sp³d hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
4	1	SF₄	Complex	Trigonal Bipyramidal	Seesaw	Missing from model: One lone pair of electrons on central sulfur atom	AB₄E	Notes: Expanded octet around sulfur, sp³d hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
3	2	ClF₃	Approx. 90°	Trigonal Bipyramidal	T-Shaped	Missing from model: Two lone pairs of electrons on central chlorine atom	AB₃E₂	Notes: Bond angle slightly less than 90° due to the greater repulsive power of the two lone pairs Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
2	3	XeF₂	180°	Trigonal Bipyramidal	Linear	Missing from model: Three lone pairs of electrons around central xenon atom	AB₂E₃	Notes: Expanded octet around xenon, sp³d hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
6	0	SF₆	90°	Octahedral	Octahedral	Missing from model: Nothing	AB₆	Notes: Expanded octet around sulfur, sp³d² hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
5	1	BrF₅	90°	Octahedral	Square Pyramidal	Missing from model: One lone pair of electrons on central bromine atom	AB₅E	Notes: Expanded octet around bromine, sp³d² hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom
4	2	XeF₄	90°	Octahedral	Square Planar	Missing from model: Two lone pairs of electrons on central xenon atom	AB₄E₂	Notes: Expanded octet around xenon, sp³d² hybridization Rotate on X axis Rotate on Y axis Rotate on Z axis Zoom