VSEPR Theory Practice

What is the MOLECULAR geometry of the central oxygen?

• Linear
• Trigonal Planar
• Bent
• Tetrahedral

What is the MOLECULAR geometry of the molecule?

• Linear
• Bent
• Trigonal Planar
• Seesaw

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

Which of the following molecular shapes would have a bond angle of 180 Degrees?

• Bent
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Linear

What is the bond angle in H₂S molecule?

• 107^◦

• 104.5^◦

• 180^◦

• 120^◦

The bond angle for a trigonal planar molecule is 

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

What is the bond angle for this molecule?

• 109.5
• 120
• 107
• 90

Choose the correct molecular geometry for this molecule:

• Trigonal planar
• Trigonal pyramidal
• Tetrahedral
• Linear

Choose the correct electron domain geometry for this molecule:

• Trigonal planar
• Trigonal pyramidal
• Tetrahedral
• Linear

 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