KnowraTrigonal bipyramidal molecular geometryLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Trigonal bipyramidal molecular geometry, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 3Related 1Compared with 3Tetrahedral molecular geometryCompared with: It is the characteristic arrangement for five bonding domains, rather than four.VSEPR theoryBroader topic: Its distinct axial and equatorial sites show how domain repulsions shape five-coordinate molecules.Coordination geometryBroader topic: Five-coordinate complexes can place ligands in this arrangement.Trigonal planar molecular geometryCompared with: Its five-coordinate arrangement adds axial directions absent from the planar geometry.Octahedral molecular geometryCompared with: Its five-coordinate arrangement has distinct axial and equatorial positions absent in ideal octahedral geometry.Phosphorus pentachlorideBroader topic: Gas-phase PCl₅ adopts this geometry, with three equatorial and two axial P–Cl bonds.Antimony pentafluorideRelated: An isolated SbF₅ molecule has this five-coordinate geometry.