| Molecule type |
Shape | Geometry | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2E0 | Linear | 
|
BeCl2, CO2 |
| AX2E1 | Bent | 
|
NO− 2, SO2, O3, CCl2 |
| AX2E2 | Bent |
|
H2O, OF2 |
| AX2E3 | Linear |
|
XeF2, I− 3, XeCl2 |
| AX3E0 | Trigonal planar | 
|
BF3, CO2− 3, NO− 3, SO3 |
| AX3E1 | Trigonal pyramidal | 
|
NH3, PCl3 |
| AX3E2 | T-shaped | 
|
ClF3, BrF3 |
| AX4E0 | Tetrahedral | 
|
CH4, PO3− 4, SO2− 4, ClO− 4, XeO4 |
| AX4E1 | Seesaw or disphenoidal | 
|
SF4 |
| AX4E2 | Square planar | 
|
XeF4 |
| AX5E0 | Trigonal bipyramidal | 
|
PCl5 |
| AX5E1 | Square pyramidal | 
|
ClF5, BrF5, XeOF4 |
| AX5E2 | Pentagonal planar | 
|
XeF− 5 |
| AX6E0 | Octahedral | 
|
SF6 |
| AX6E1 | Pentagonal pyramidal | 
|
XeOF− 5, IOF2− 5 |
| AX7E0 | Pentagonal bipyramidal | 
|
IF7 |
| AX8E0 | Square antiprismatic | 
|
IF− 8, XeF82- in (NO)2XeF8 |
| Molecule type |
Shape | Geometry | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2 | Linear |
|
HgCl2 |
| AX3 | Trigonal planar |
|
|
| AX4 | Tetrahedral |
|
NiCl2− 4 |
| AX5 | Trigonal bipyramidal |
|
Fe(CO) 5 |
| Square pyramidal |
|
MnCl52− | |
| AX6 | Octahedral |
|
WCl6 |
| AX7 | Pentagonal bipyramidal |
|
ZrF3− 7 |
| AX8 | Square antiprismatic |
|
ReF− 8 |
| AX9 | Tricapped trigonal prismatic | 
|
ReH2− 9 |