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The following molecules can be viewed in real time using the Jmol scripting architecture. Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. It is cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems. If you would like to see a molecule represented on this page, please contact me.

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VSEPR Examples: sp
  • carbon dioxide sp hybridization, linear electron pair geometry and molecular geometry
VSEPR Examples: sp2
  • boron trifluoride sp2 hybridization, trigonal planar electron pair geometry and molecular geometry
  • sulfur dioxide sp2 hybridization, trigonal planar electron pair geometry, bent molecular geometry
VSEPR Examples: sp3
  • methane sp3 hybridization, tetrahedral electron pair geometry and molecular geometry
  • ammonia sp3 hybridization, tetrahedral electron pair geometry, trigonal pyramid molecular geometry
  • water sp3 hybridization, tetrahedral electron pair geometry, bent molecular geometry
VSEPR Examples: sp3d
  • phosphorus pentafluoride sp3d hybridization, trigonal bipyramid electron pair geometry and molecular geometry
  • chlorine trifluoride sp3d hybridization, trigonal bipyramid electron pair geometry, T-shaped molecular geometry
  • sulfur tetrafluoride sp3d hybridization, trigonal bipyramid electron pair geometry, see-saw molecular geometry
  • xenon difluoride sp3d hybridization, trigonal bipyramid electron pair geometry, linear molecular geometry
VSEPR Examples: sp3d2
  • sulfur hexafluoride sp3d2 hybridization, octahedral electron pair geometry and molecular geometry
  • bromine pentafluoride sp3d2 hybridization, octahedral electron pair geometry, square pyramid molecular geometry
  • xenon tetrafluoride sp3d2 hybridization, octahedral electron pair geometry, square planar molecular geometry

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