| Picture/Shape | Hybridization | Examples | |
| No picture | Linear | depends on the molecule |
diatomic molecules, CO2 , BeH2 |
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Tetrahedral |
sp3 four regions of electron density |
CH4 , CHCl3 |
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Pyramidal | sp3 four regions of electron density |
NH3 , PCl3 |
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Bent | sp3 four regions of electron density |
H2O , H2S |
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Trigonal planar | sp2 three regions of electron density |
BF3 , SO3 , CH2O |
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Trigonal bipyramidal | sp3d five regions of electron density |
PCl5 |
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Octahedron | sp3d2 six regions of electron density |
SF6 |