Turn molecule
Tilt molecule
Live measurements
- Electron regions
- 4.00
- Bonding pairs
- 4.00
- Central lone pairs
- 0.00
- Representative bond angle
- 110 °
- Polar molecule (1 = yes)
- 0.00
ChemistryA-Level9 minBeta
Molecular Geometry Explorer
Rotate reviewed VSEPR examples, compare bonding and lone pairs, and connect electron-pair repulsion to molecular shape, bond angle and polarity.
Model presets
Reviewed starting statesCurriculum map
- AQA A-Level Chemistry
Bonding → Shapes of molecules and ions - OCR A-Level Chemistry
Foundations in Chemistry → Shapes of simple molecules and ions
Model boundaries
- The examples use idealised VSEPR directions and representative experimental bond angles used in A-Level chemistry.
- Bond lengths and atom sizes are schematic and are not to scale.
- Polarity is stated for the complete named molecule, not inferred from bond polarity alone.
StudyVector-authored VSEPR model using fixed reviewed molecular examples and standard representative bond angles; mapped to the curriculum topics shown below.
Accessible text description
A rotatable spatial projection places a labelled central atom at the centre and bonded atoms along reviewed three-dimensional VSEPR directions. Solid, wedge-like and dashed bonds encode depth; translucent lobes show central lone-pair regions. A shape card states the electron geometry, molecular shape, representative bond angle and polarity, while all numerical values are repeated in the measurement panel.