| Introduction | No lone pairs | One Lone Pair | Two Lone Pairs | Three Lone Pairs |
| 2 Electron Pairs | 2 Bonding Electron Pairs | |||
| 3 Electron Pairs | 3 Bonding Electron Pairs | |||
| 4 Electron Pairs | 4 Bonding Electron Pairs | 3 Bonding Electron Pairs | 2 Bonding Electron Pairs | |
| 5 Electron Pairs | 5 Bonding Electron Pairs | 4 Bonding Electron Pairs | 3 Bonding Electron Pairs | 2 Bonding Electron Pairs |
| 6 Electron Pairs | 6 Bonding Electron Pairs | 5 Bonding Electron Pairs | 4 Bonding Electron Pairs |
Example: SF6 |
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