INSTRUCTIONS: Using the PhET Interactive simulation, complete the following table.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/molecule-shapes/latest/molecule-shapes_en.html
Model (Note: A-central atom, X-bonding pairs, E-lone pairs)
Notation Molecular Geometry Electron Geometry Bond Angle(s)
AX Linear Linear none
AX2 Linear Linear 180.0°
AXE Bent Trigonal Planar 120.0°
AX3 Trigonal Planar Trigonal Planar 120.0°
AX2E Bent Trigonal Planar 120.0 °
AXE2 Linear Trigonal Planar none
AX4 Tetrahedral Tetrahedral 109.5°
AX3E Trigonal Pyramidal Tetrahedral 109.5°
AX2E2 Bent Tetrahedral 109.5°
AXE3 Linear Tetrahedral none
AX5 Trigonal Bipyramidal Trigonal Bipyaramidal 90.0°
AX4E Seesaw Trigonal Bipyramidal 90.0°
AX3E2 T-Shaped Trigonal Bipyramidal 90.0°
AX2E3 Linear Trigonal Bipyramidal 180.0°
AXE4 Linear Trigonal Bipyramidal none
AX6 Octahedral Octahedral 90.0°
AX5E Square Octahedral 90.0°
AX4E2 square Planar Octahedral 90,0°
AX3E3 T-Shaped Octahedral 90.0°
AX2E4 Linear Octahedral 180.0°
AXE5 Linear Octahedral none
Real Molecules
Molecule AXE Notation Molecular Electron Pair Bond Angle (s) Bond Angle(s)
Geometry Geometry (Real) (Model)
H2O AX2E2 Bent Tetrahedral 104.5° 109.5°
CO2 AX2 Linear Linear 180° 180°
SO2 AX2E Bent Trigonal Planar 119.0° 120.0°
XeF2 AX4E2 Square Planar Octahedral 90.0° 90.0°
BF3 AX3 Trigonal Planar Trigonal Planar 120.0° 120.0°
ClF3 AX3 T-Shaped Trigonal 87.5° 90.0°
Bipyramidal
NH3 AX3E Trigonal Tetrahedral 107.8° 109.5°
Pyramidal
CH4 AX4 Tetrahedral Tetrahedral 109.5° 109.5°
SF4 AX4E Seesaw Trigonal 87.8° 90°
Bipyramidal
XeF4 AX4E2 Square Planar Octahedral 90.0° 90.0°
BrF5 AX5E Square Octahedral 84.8° 90.0°
Pyramidal
PCl5 AX5 Trigonal Trigonal 90.0° 90.0°
Pyramidal Pyramidal
SF6 AX6 Octahedral Octahedral 90.0° 90.0°
