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Central atoms from period 3 and below, such as S, Cl and Xe, can have five or six electron domains. Five domains form a trigonal bipyramid: three equatorial positions 120° apart round the middle, and two axial positions above and below, at 90° to the equator. Six domains form an octahedron, where every neighbouring position is 90° away.