Shapes of Molecules

What is the correct molecular geometry for the model shown?

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Planar

• Trigonal Pyramidal

• Bent

What determines the molecular geometry of a molecule?

• The number of bonded pairs

• The number of lone pairs

• The number of double bonds

• The number of central atoms

A central atom with two bonded pairs and zero lone pairs will have a —

• bent molecular geomtery

• linear molecular geometry

• trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry

• tetrahedral molecular geometry

How many lone pairs are in the molecule shown?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the shape of the modeled molecule?

• tetrahedral

• trigonal planar

• bent

• linear

How many bonded pairs are shown in the model?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The model shows a molecule that has a —

• linear molecular geometry

• bent molecular geometry

• trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry

• trigonal planar molecular geometry

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory is a chemical model built on the idea that —

•  bonded atoms form the shape in which the repulsions between pairs of electrons are minimized

•  bonded atoms form the shape in which the repulsions between pairs of electrons are maximized

Molecular geometries are —

• predictable

• unpredictable

• dependent on the repulsion between electrons

• the three-dimensional shapes of compounds

Which of the following are indicated by the model shown?

• the identity of the compound

• molecular geometry

• bond angles

• None of these