VSEPR Geometries Practice

Which of the following molecules would have the molecular geometry shown above?

• BF₃

• CH₄

• PCl₅

• CO₂

Which of the following molecules would have the molecular geometry shown above?

• BF₃

• CH₄

• H₂O

• CO₂

Which of the following molecules would have the molecular geometry shown above?

• CH₄

• CO₂

• PCl₅

• BF₃

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Consider the molecule below.  Determine the molecular geometry at each of the 2 labeled carbons.

• C1 = tetrahedral, C2 = linear
• C1 = trigonal planar, C2 = bent
• C1 = bent, C2 = trigonal planar
• C1 = trigonal planar, C2 = tetrahedral

The bond angle for a tetrahedral geometry is ___.

• 90^o

• 109.5^o

• 120^o

• 180^o

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 2 bonded atoms and 2 lone pairs?

• Linear

• Bent

• Tetrahedral

• See-Saw

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 5 bonded atoms and 1 lone pair around the central atom?

• octahedral

• trigonal bipyramidal

• square pyramidal

• square planar

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 3 bonded atoms and 2 lone pairs around the central atom?

• T-Shape

• trigonal bipyramidal

• see-saw

• trigonal planar

What molecular geometry is illustrated here?

• tetrahedral

• trigonal planar

• bent

• trigonal pyramidal

Which of the following molecular geometries is NOT included in the image?

• tetrahedral

• trigonal pyramidal

• bent

• T-shape