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VSEPR and Polarity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this molecular shape?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

2.

What is the name of this molecular shape?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

3.

What is the name of this molecular shape?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

4.

What is the name of this molecular shape?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

5.

What is the name of this molecular shape?

a)

linear

b)

bent

c)

trigonal planar

d)

trigonal pyramidal

e)

tetrahedral

6.

What shape would a nitrate ion have?

a)

Bent

b)

Tetrahedral

c)

Trigonal planar

d)

Trigonal pyramidal

7.

What shape and polarity correctly describe HNO?

a)

Linear & polar

b)

Bent & polar

c)

Bent & nonpolar

d)

Trigonal pyramidal & polar

8.

Would this molecule be polar or nonpolar?

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

9.

Would this molecule be polar or nonpolar?

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

10.

What shape and polarity accurately describe COH2?

a)

Trigonal planar & nonpolar

b)

Trigonal pyramidal & nonpolar

c)

Trigonal planar & polar

d)

Trigonal pyramidal & polar

11.
What VSEPR structure does CO2 form?
a)
Bent
b)
Linear
c)
Trigonal Planar
d)
Bend
12.

What VSEPR structure is this?

a)

Trigonal Pyrimidal

b)

Trigonal Planar

c)

Tetrahedral

d)

Bent

13.
What molecular shape is the structure shown here? (H2O)
a)
tetrahedral
b)
trigonal planar
c)
bent
d)
trigonal pyramidal
14.

3 atoms bonded and 0 lone pairs

a)

linear

b)

trigonal planar

c)

bent

d)

tetrahedral

e)

trigonal pyramidal

15.
Which of the following shapes has an unshared pairs of electrons on the central atom? 
a)
Bipyramidal
b)
Bent
c)
Trigonal Planar
d)
Tetrahedral
16.
 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
17.
Which molecule would have this molecular geometry?
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
PCl5
d)
CO2
18.
Who could this molecule be?
a)
CH4
b)
CO2
c)
PCl5
d)
BF3
19.

The acronym VSEPR stand for

a)

very strong electron pair repulsion.

b)

varied symmetry electrostatic proton reaction.

c)

venomous snakes enjoy pink ribbons.

d)

valence shell electron pair repulsion.

20.

How many total valence electrons does NH41+ have?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11