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Regular
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Basic
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2 attachments, 180
ex. C-C
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Linear
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3 attachments, 120
ex. COCl2
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Trigonal planar
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5 attachments, 90 axial, 120 equatorial
ex. SbF5
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Trigonal bipyramidal
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6 attachments, 90 everywhere
ex. SF6
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Octohedral
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Now with valence
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(dun dun dun)
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3 attachments (2 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 120
ex. SO2
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Bent
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4 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 109
ex. NH3
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Trigonal pyramidal
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4 attachments (2 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) less than 109
ex. H2O
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Bent
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5 attachments (4 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) 90 axial 120 equatorial
ex. SF4
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Seesaw
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5 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) 90 axial 120 equatorial
ex. ClF3
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T-shaped
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5 attachments (3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) 90 axial 120 equatorial
ex. XeF2
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Linear
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6 attachments (5 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair) less than 90
ex. BrF5
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Square pyramidal
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6 attachments (4 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs) 90
ex. XeF4
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Square planar
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