SI Session 14

What does VSEPR stand for in chemistry?

• Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

• Valence Shell Electron Pair Rotation

• Valence Shell Electron Pair Reaction

• Valence Shell Electron Pair Resonance

• Linear

• Trigonal Planar

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Pyramidal

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

• Trigonal Bipyramidal

• Tetrahedral

• Octahedral

• Square Planar

• Tetrahedral

• Square Planar

• Trigonal Bipyramidal

• Octahedral

What is the electron-pair geometry of a molecule with a steric number of 5?

• Linear

• Trigonal Planar

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Bipyramidal

How does the presence of lone pairs affect the molecular geometry of a molecule?

• Lone pairs increase bond angles.

• Lone pairs decrease bond angles.

• Lone pairs do not affect bond angles.

• Lone pairs convert single bonds to double bonds.

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Bipyramidal

• Octahedral

• Square Planar

• It has four lone pairs.

• It has four bonding pairs and no lone pairs.

• It has two bonding pairs and two lone pairs.

• It has a high electronegativity.

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Which of the following statements is true about the VSEPR theory?

• It predicts the color of molecules.

• It predicts the shape of molecules based on electron pair repulsion.

• It predicts the mass of molecules.

• It predicts the reactivity of molecules.