Polarity & Molecular Shapes

What does VSEPR stand for?

• Valence Shell Electrons Pulse Repellantly
• Velociraptors Shall Eat Pringles Repulsively
• Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
• Virtual Seeming Electron Pairs Repel

What counts as an electron group in VSEPR theory?

• A lone pair
• A single bond
• A double bond
• Any of these

What is the parent geometry for a molecule with 4 electron groups?

• Linear
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Trigonal Bipyramidal

What is the parent geometry for a molecule with 3 electron groups?

• Octahedral
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Trigonal Bipyramidal

What is the shape of molecule with 2 bonds and one lone pair?

• Trigonal pyramidal
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Bent

What is the shape of molecule with 3 bonds and one lone pair?

• Trigonal pyramidal
• Linear
• Tetrahedral
• Bent

If a molecule has any polar bonds, it will always be polar.

• True
• False

Is this molecule polar?

• Yes

• No

Is this molecule polar?

• Yes

• No

Is this molecule polar?

• Yes

• No