VSEPR Practice

 A lone pair is defined as

• A pair of bonding electrons
• One non-bonding electron
• A pair of non-bonding electrons
• A pair of electrons on the central atom

What is the VSEPR theory used to predict?

• Bond Strength
• Polarity
• Molecular Shape
• Electronegativity

What is the molecular shape of PCl₃?

• trigonal pyramidal
• trigonal planar
• linear
• trigonal bipyramidal

What is the molecular shape of CCl₄?

• trigonal bipyramidal
• tetrahedral
• trigonal pyramidal
• bent

Which molecule would have this molecular geometry?

• BF₃
• CH₄
• PCl₅
• CO₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What molecule could this be? 

• BF₃
• CH₄
• H₂O
• CO₂

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Who could this molecule be?

• CH₄
• CO₂
• PCl₅
• BF₃

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Who could this be? 

• CO₂
• NH₃
• H₂S
• CH₄

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Who could this be?

• H₂O
• NH₃
• CO₂
• CH₄

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A molecule with a lone pair on the central atom would have the same electron and molecular geometry

• True
• False