VSEPR and IMF

Covalent bonds are between...

• Metal and Non-metal
• Non-metal and Non-metal
• Metal and Metal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How are covalent bonds formed?

• Sharing of electrons
• Transfer of electrons

Ionic bonds are between...

• Metal and Non-metal

• Non-metal and Non-metal

• Metal and Metal

• a cation and an anion

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

How are ionic bonds formed?

• Transfer of electrons
• Sharing of electrons

In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared ___________.

• equally
• unequally
• between non-metals with similar electronegativities
• between a metal and a non-metal

Metals obtain a noble gas configuration by

• sharing valence electrons

• losing valence electrons

• gaining valence electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Nonmetals obtain a noble gas configuration

• by sharing valence electrons with a nonmetal

• by sharing valence electrons with a metal

• gaining valence electrons from a metal

• losing valence electrons to a metal

 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

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

• True
• False

The bond angle for a trigonal planar molecule is 

• 90 Degrees
• 109.5 Degrees
• 120 Degrees
• 180 Degrees