6 Groups/Pairs Around the Central Atom

Electron-Pair Geometry

When the central atom has 6 bonding pairs of electron the geometry is octahedral. All the bond angles are 90Ü.

In octahedral geometry 4 terminal atoms lie in a square plane with the remaining 2 terminal atoms perpendicular to the square plane.

When a bonding pair of electrons is replaced with a nonbonding pair geometry is square pyramidal.

When the central atom has 4 bonding pairs of electrons and 2 nonbonding pair the geometry is square planar.

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