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I generated these images using the LiveMath program some time ago. I used to use the LiveMath plugin but it's not compatible with some browsers so I've removed it.

These animations will help you see the overlay of the atoms and central atom lone pair electrons over the trigonal planar geometry. Here are the definitions for the column headers-

• # BG: number of bonding groups about the central atom
• # LP: number of lone pairs about the central atom
• Shape: molecule's shape

Trigonal Planar Geometry (3 Electron Groups)
# BG	# LP	Shape	Animation
3	0	Trigonal Planar
2	1	Bent
1	2	Linear

 

Tetrahedral Geometry (4 Electron Groups)
# BG	# LP	Shape	Animation
4	0	Tetrahedral
3	1	Trigonal Pyramidal
2	2	Bent
1	3	Linear

 

Trigonal Bipyramidal Geometry (5 Electron Groups)
# BG	# LP	Shape	Animation
5	0	Trigonal Bipyramidal
4	1	Seesaw
3	2	T-Shaped
2	3	Linear

 

Octahedral Geometry (6 Electron Groups)
# BG	# LP	Shape	Animation
6	0	Octahedral
5	1	Square Pyramidal
4	2	Square Planar