VSEPR Jeopardy!

VSEPR

100

3 Bonded atoms and 0 Lone pairs (AX₃)

Trigonal Planar

200

2 Bonded atoms and 1 Lone pairs (AX₂E)

Bent (Angular)

300

4 Bonded atoms and 0 Lone pairs (AX₄)

Tetrahedral

400

3 Bonded Atoms 2 Lone Pairs (AX₃E₂)

T-Shaped

500

4 Bonded atoms and 1 Lone pairs (AX₄E)

See-Saw

Polyatomic Ions

100

SO₃^2-

Sulfite

200

NH₄⁺

Ammonium

300

NO₃^-

Nitrate

400

MnO₄^-

Permanganate

500

Cr₂O₇^2-

Dichromate

VSEPR Questions

100

What pushes harder, bonds or lone pairs?

Lone pairs

200

What is the molecular geometry of H₂O

Bent (Angular)

300

What is the electron geometry of H₂O?

Tetrahedral

400

What do you need to do before you can determine the electron geometry and molecular geometry of a molecule?

Draw the Lewis Structure

500

What is the difference between molecular geometry and electron geometry?

The arrangement of atoms in a molecule, usually relative to a single central atom, is known as molecular geometry. The arrangement of electron pairs around a central atom is known as electron geometry.

Polyatomic Ions II

100

SO₄^2-

Sulfate

200

PO₄^3-

Phosphate

300

NO₂^-

Nitrite

400

N₃^-

Azide

500

CH₃COO^-

Acetate

VSEPR III

100

2 Bonded atoms and 0 Lone pairs (AX₂)

Linear

200

5 Bonded atoms and 0 Lone pairs (AX₅)

Trigonal Bipyramidal 

300

6 Bonded atoms and 0 Lone pairs (AX₆)

Octahedral

400

4 Bonded atoms and 2 Lone pairs (AX₄E₂)

Square Planar

500

5 Bonded atoms and 1 Lone pairs (AX₅E)

Square Pyramidal