VSEPR theory: VSEPR Theory

VSEPR Theory

Molecule Type	Shape^[12]	Examples
AX₂E₀	Linear	BeCl₂,^[1] HgCl₂,^[1] CO₂^[11]
AX₂E₁	Bent	NO− 2,^[1] SO₂,^[12] O₃,^[1] CCl₂
AX₂E₂	Bent	H₂O,^[12] OF₂^[17]
AX₂E₃	Linear	XeF₂,^[12] I− 3,^[18] XeCl₂
AX₃E₀	Trigonal planar	BF₃,^[12] CO2− 3,^[19] NO− 3,^[1] SO₃^[11]
AX₃E₁	Trigonal pyramidal	NH₃,^[12] PCl₃^[20]
AX₃E₂	T-shaped	ClF₃,^[12] BrF₃^[21]
AX₄E₀	Tetrahedral	CH₄,^[12] PO3− 4, SO2− 4,^[11] ClO− 4,^[1] XeO₄^[22]
AX₄E₁	Seesaw (also called disphenoidal)	SF₄^[12]^[23]
AX₄E₂	Square planar	XeF₄^[12]
AX₅E₀	Trigonal bipyramidal	PCl₅^[12]
AX₅E₁	Square pyramidal	ClF₅,^[21] BrF₅,^[12] XeOF₄^[11]
AX₅E₂	Pentagonal planar	XeF− 5^[14]
AX₆E₀	Octahedral	SF₆,^[12] WCl₆^[24]
AX₆E₁	Pentagonal pyramidal	XeOF− 5,^[13] IOF2− 5^[13]
AX₇E₀	Pentagonal bipyramidal^[11]	IF₇^[11]
AX₈E₀	Square antiprismatic^[11]	IF− 8, ZrF4− 8, ReF− 8
AX₉E₀	Tricapped trigonal prismatic (as drawn) OR capped square antiprismatic	ReH2− 9^[15]