Symmetry and Bonding

How many bonds can Hydrogen form?

• All the bonds
• One bond
• 4 bonds
• Hydrogen can not form bonds

Name the molecular shape of this molecule. (Lone Pairs are not shown.)

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Planar

• Bent

• 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

What is the VSEPR theory used to predict?

• Bond Strength
• Polarity
• Molecular Shape
• Electronegativity

Which of the following shapes has an unshared pairs of electrons on the central atom? 

• Bipyramidal
• Bent
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral

What molecule could this be? 

• H₂O
• CCl₄
• PCl₅
• NaCl

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Which molecule could this represent?

• CO₂

• NH₃

• H₂S

• CH₄

Which molecule could this represent?

• H₂O

• NH₃

• CO₂

• CH₄

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What molecular geometry would PH₃ have?

• Trigonal Planar
• Trigonal Bipyramidal
• Bent
• Linear

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

• True
• False