Lewis Structure

of Central Atom

No. Bonds
No. Domains

Structure

Bond Angles

2
0

Linear

180

BECL2

..
X
..

H2O

2
2

Bent

120

3
0

Planar
Triangular

120

BCL3

3
1

Trigonal
Pyramidal

109.5

l
X
..
X

NH3

|
X
|

4
0

Tetrahedral

109.5

CH4

PCL5

5
0

Trigonal
Bipyramidal

120
90
180

|
X
|

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No. Bonds
No. Domains

Structure

Bond Angles

|
SF4

4
1

Distorted
Tetrahedral

120
90
180

3
2

T Shaped

CLF3

Linear

180

90

X
|
.

Lewis Structure
of Central Atom

|
X
.

120 Est
90
180

..
X I3
.. ..

6
0

Octahedral

SF6

|
X
.. \

BRF5

5
1

Square
Pyramidal

|
X
.
|

XeF4

4
2

Square
Planar

|
X
|

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VB Theory
# Single Bonds

+ Lone Pairs

Hybridization

Bond Angle

Example

Sp2(3)

120

BF3

Sp3(4)

109.5

C CL4 , CF4

Sp3(4)

109.5

Sp3(4)

109.5

5
4
3

0
1
2

Sp3d

90
180
120

6
5
4

0
1
2

Sp3d2

90
?
?

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Hybridization Nomenclature
Lewis Structure

# Single Bonds

# Unpaired

# Double/Triple
Bonds

Hybrid Orbital
Description
(Single &
Unpaired)

# Sigma
(Single Bonds)

# Pi Bond
(Pairs of Double
Bonds)

|
X
|

Sp3

|
X
|

Sp3d

..
X
.. .

Sp3d

|
X
|

Sp3d2

X
|

Sp2

|
|
X=X

Sp2

XX

Sp

2
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 Bonds

H
C=C

Number of
Single Bonds
And Number of
Domains
(Single)
3+0
Sp
120

Number of
Double Bonds

(Single Triple Bond)

1+0
Sp + 2p

HC C H

H H H
l
l
l3
H C CC = CN H
1

2
1

X C = Sp + 2p 180

= X C = Sp + p

X N = Sp

120
109.5

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