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TABLE9.7:(continued)

Electron Domain

Geometry

Hybridization of the

Central Atom

Number of Hybrid

Orbitals

Possible Molecular

Geometries

Examples

Tetrahedral sp^34 tetrahedral, trigonal

pyramidal, bent

CH 4 , NH 3 , H 2 O

Trigonal Bipyrami-

dal

sp^3 d 5 trigonal

bipyramidal,

seesaw, T-shaped,

linear

PCl 5 , SF 4 , ClF 3 , I 3 −

Octahedral sp^3 d^26 octahedral, square

pyramidal, square

planar

SF 6 , BrF 5 , XeF 4