VSEPR

What shape would CH₄ have?

• Trigonal planar

• Pyramidal

• Tetrahedral

• Bent

What is the best explanation of VSEPR theory?

• It explains the shapes that electrons make around atoms when they repel

• It explains how many electrons fit into an element's valent shell

• It explains why electrons pair up

• It explains why electrons repel each other

The atoms in a molecule of water adopt what kind of molecular geometry?

• Linear

• Tetrahedral

• Bent

• Trigonal planar

Choose the correct shape for this molecule:

• linear

• Trigonal pyramidal

• Bent

• Tetrahedral

What is molecular shape for this shape?

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal planar

• Trigonal bipyramidal

• Trigonal pyramidal

Which of the following is a polar molecule?

• CH₄

• Xe

• H₂O

• CO₂

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Which formula represents a nonpolar molecule?

• HBr

• H₂S

• CBr₄

• PCl₃

Is this molecule polar or non-polar?

• Polar

• Non-polar

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In covalent bonds, electrons are ___________.

• transferred

• gained

• lost

• shared

In this Lewis structure, the symbol above F means...

• electrons are being transferred to Fluorine

• electrons are less attracted to F than H

• electrons are more attracted to F than H

• Fluorine has formed a cation

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