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VSEPR Diagrams & Shapes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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 molecule would have this molecular geometry?
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
PCl5
d)
CO2
4.
What molecule could this be? 
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
H2O
d)
CO2
5.
What molecule could this be? 
a)
H2O
b)
CCl4
c)
PCl5
d)
NaCl
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.

What geometry will this molecule have?

a)

bent

b)

tetrahedral

c)

linear

d)

pyramidal

9.

What is the molecular shape of OCl2?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

tetrahedral

d)

trigonal planar

10.

What molecular geometry would PBr3 have? (You have to draw this)

a)

trigonal pyramidal

b)

trigonal planar

c)

tetrahedral

d)

linear

11.

3 atoms bonded and 0 lone pairs

a)

linear

b)

trigonal planar

c)

bent

d)

tetrahedral

e)

trigonal pyramidal

12.

What is the molecular structure of SO2 (You have to draw this)

a)

Linear

b)

Bent

c)

Tetrahedral

d)

Trigonal myramidal

13.

The only difference between trigonal planar and trigonal pyramid is that the pyramid has ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
a lone pair
dipole
2 lone pairs
4 bonding atoms
no lone pairs
2 bonding atoms
14.
VSEPR stands for ________ theory.
a)
Valence Structure of Electron Pyramids and Regression
b)
Varied Structures of Electrons Paired and Replaced
c)
Varied Shell Energy of Protons and Radiation
d)
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
15.
Consider the molecule below.  Determine the molecular geometry at each of the 2 labeled carbons.
a)
C1 = tetrahedral, C2 = linear
b)
C1 = trigonal planar, C2 = bent
c)
C1 = bent, C2 = trigonal planar
d)
C1 = trigonal planar, C2 = tetrahedral
16.
Who could this be? 
a)
CO2
b)
NH3
c)
H2S
d)
CH4
17.

What is the molecular geometry of the nitrate ion?

a)

tetrahedral

b)

trigonal planar

c)

trigonal bipyramidal

d)

bent

18.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape around the oxygen atom in C2H5OH?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

19.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape around the nitrogen atom in CH3NH2?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

20.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape around the carbon atom in CH3NH2?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

21.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape of CH2O?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

22.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape of HCN?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

23.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape of I2?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

24.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape around both carbon atoms in C2H4?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

25.

What is the predicted VSEPR shape for HNO?

a)

linear

b)

angular (v-shaped)

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral