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VSEPR shapes and polarity

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 A lone pair is defined as
a)
A pair of bonding electrons
b)
One non-bonding electron
c)
A pair of non-bonding electrons
d)
A pair of electrons on the central atom
2.
What is the VSEPR theory used to predict?
a)
Bond Strength
b)
Polarity
c)
Molecular Shape
d)
Electronegativity
3.
Which of the following shapes has an unshared pairs of electrons on the central atom? 
a)

Linear

b)

Bent

c)

Trigonal Planar

d)

Tetrahedral

4.
Which molecule would have this molecular geometry?
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
PCl5
d)
CO2
5.
What molecule could this be? 
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
H2O
d)
CO2
6.
Who could this molecule be?
a)
CH4
b)
CO2
c)
PCl5
d)
BF3
7.

What molecular geometry would PH3 have?

a)

Trigonal Pyramidal

b)

Trigonal Bipyramidal

c)

Bent

d)

Linear

8.
How many lone pairs of electrons are on the P atom in PF3?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
9.
What is the measure of a tetrahedral bond angle?
a)
90 Degrees
b)
109.5 Degrees
c)
120 Degrees
d)
180 Degrees
10.
Which of the following molecular shapes would have a bond angle of 180 Degrees?
a)
Bent
b)
Trigonal Planar
c)
Tetrahedral
d)
Linear
11.
The bond angle for a trigonal planar molecule is 
a)
90 Degrees
b)
109.5 Degrees
c)
120 Degrees
d)
180 Degrees
12.
What is the bond angle for this molecule?
a)
109.5
b)
120
c)
107
d)
90
13.
Will this molecule be polar or nonpolar? PH3
a)
polar
b)
nonpolar
14.
What molecular shape is the structure shown here? (BCl3)
a)
linear
b)
trigonal planar
c)
tetrahedral
d)
trigonal pyramidal
15.
What molecular shape is the structure shown here? (H2O)
a)
tetrahedral
b)
trigonal planar
c)
bent
d)
trigonal pyramidal
16.
What molecular shape is the structure shown here? (NH4+)
a)
linear
b)
trigonal planar
c)
tetrahedral
d)
trigonal pyramidal
17.

H2 is a ____ molecule.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

18.

HCl is a _____ molecule.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

19.

C-H bond in CH4 is ______.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

20.

SiCl4 is a ______ molecule.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

21.

A covalent bond is a chemical bond where two atoms share__________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

valence electrons

d)

the same group on the periodic table

22.

Covalent bonds form between 2 or more atoms of ______________.

a)

metals

b)

metaloids

c)

nonmetals

d)

I don't know

23.

A molecule that has a partial positive end and a partial negative end because of unequal sharing of electrons is a _______________.

a)

nonpolar molecule

b)

polar molecule

c)

ionic compound

d)

metalic compound

24.

Polar molecules have

a)

no charges.

b)

slight positive and negative charges on opposite ends of the molecules.

c)

only positive charges.

d)

either positive or negative charges, but not both.

25.

Phosphorus has an electronegativity value of 2.1. Chlorine's electronegativity value is 3.0. What type of bond will these two elements form?

a)

ionic

b)

nonpolar covalent

c)

polar covalent

d)

metallic

26.
In this Lewis structure, the symbol above F means...
a)
electrons are being transferred to Fluorine
b)
electrons are less attracted to F than H
c)
electrons are more attracted to F than H
d)
Fluorine has formed a cation
27.

What is the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract bonding electrons called?

a)

ionization energy

b)

electron charisma

c)

dipole momentum

d)

electronegativity

28.

Electronegativity decreases as you move from top to bottom on the periodic table because ___

a)

the increased electrons shield each other from the protons

b)

there are more protons in the atoms

c)

there are fewer electron shells

d)

of the asymmetrical electron distribution

29.

Electronegativity increases from left to right on the periodic table because there are ___

a)

fewer protons in the atoms

b)

more protons in the atoms

c)

fewer electron shells

d)

more electron shells

30.

In a polar covalent bond, the electrons are shared ________________

a)

equally

b)

unequally

31.

The atom closer to the electrons in a polar molecule develops ______________

a)

a positive charge

b)

a negative charge

c)

no charge

32.

The atom further from the electrons in a polar molecule develops ____________

a)

a positive charge

b)

a negative charge

c)

no charge

33.

What is the name for the separation of charges in a polar molecule

a)

Dipole

b)

electrogradient

c)

charge field

34.

Hydrogen (electronegativity 2.2) forms a covalent bond with chlorine (electronegativity 3.2). Which atom in the resulting molecule will develop a negative charge?

a)

hydrogen

b)

Chlorine

c)

neither

35.

Which of these symbols is used to represent a partial charge in a polar molecule?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Is the molecule pictured polar or non-polar?

a)

Polar

b)

Non-Polar

37.

Is the molecule pictured polar or non-polar?

a)

Polar

b)

Non-Polar

38.

Is the molecule pictured polar or non-polar?

a)

Polar

b)

Non-Polar

39.

Is F-F a polar molecule?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

impossible to tell from the information given

40.

The most electronegative atom in the Periodic table is _______________.

a)

Fluorine

b)

Francium

c)

Neon

d)

Phosphorous

41.

Which of the following is true about this tetrahedrally shaped molecule?

a)

non polar bonds, polar molecule overall

b)

nonpolar bonds, non polar molecule overall

c)

polar bonds, non polar molecule overall

d)

polar bonds, polar molecule overall

42.

Why is the molecule nonpolar?

a)

There are nonbonding pairs on the central atom.

b)

There are different types of elements bonded to the central atom.

c)

The molecule is linear and both of the atoms bonded to the central atom are the same.

d)

It just is!

43.

Classify the following molecule.

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

44.

Is the following molecule polar or nonpolar?

a)

polar - there are different elements bonded to the central atom

b)

nonpolar - the central atom has no lone pairs of electrons

c)

polar - the central atom has a lone pair of electrons

d)

nonpolar - the atoms bonded to the central atom are all the same

45.
What is the shape of this molecule?
a)
Linear
b)
Bent
c)
Tetrahedral
d)
Trigonal pyramidal
46.
What is the shape of this molecule?
a)
linear
b)
bent
c)
triognal planar
d)
tetrahedral
47.
What is the shape of this molecule?
a)
Linear
b)
Bent
c)
Tetrahedral
d)
Trigonal Pyramidal
48.
What is the shape of this molecule?
a)
Linear
b)
Bent
c)
Tetrahedral
d)
Trigonal Pyramidal
49.
What is the shape of this molecule?
a)
Linear
b)
Bent
c)
Tetrahedral
d)
Trigonal Planar
50.

Which of the following is the correct Lewis diagram for ammonia, NH3?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

What would be the bond angle between atoms in this molecule?

a)

180

b)

120

c)

90

d)

109

52.

What 3-D shape would this molecule have: H2S ?

a)

bent

b)

tetrahedral

c)

linear

d)

trigonal pyramidal

53.

Which of these is incorrect?

a)
b)
54.

Which two statments are correctly involved in determining the shape of a molecule.

a)

How many regions of negativity there are around the central atom.

b)

Repulsion between negative regions leads to maximum separation.

c)

Attraction between lone pairs of electrons leads to minimum bond angle.

d)

Double bonds have double the repulsive force leading to greater separation.

55.

According to the Octet Rule, atoms of elements react with each other in order to attain ____ electrons in their outermost energy level or shell.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

56.
How do you determine the number of valence electrons an element has?
a)
Look at its period
b)
Look at its group
c)
Look at its atomic number
d)
Look at its atomic mass