Misc
Electronegativity
Polar or Nonpolar?
Lewis Dot Structures
Definitions
100

Bond angle of linear 

180

100

Bond that will form with N and H 

polar covalent 

100

H2O

Polar 

100

H2O


100

Bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms

Covalent 

200

Molecular geometry of AsF5

 trigonal bipyramidal

200

Bond that will form between N and N 

nonpolar covalent 

200

CH4

Nonpolar

200

PCl3


200

Bond formed between two ions with opposite charges

Ionic 

300

Bond angle that a tetrahedral shape forms

109.5

300

Bond that will form between Si and Cl 

polar covalent


300

NH3

Polar

300

HCN


300

What is the mathematical product of the separation of the ends of a dipole and the magnitude of the charges? 

Dipole moment 

400

What does Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theorize?   

The best arrangement of a given number of electron domains is the one that minimizes the repulsions among them. 

400

Bond that will form between Si and F

Ionic

400

C2H4

Nonpolar

400

BF4-


400

This occurs when two or more equally valid electron dot structures can be written for a molecule 

Resonance 

500

Why does BF3 violate the octet rule? 

Experimental evidence suggests that it is surrounded by 3 electron pairs and not 4. 

500

Bond that will form between N and K

ionic 

500

C2H6O

polar

500

C2H6O


500

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

electronegativity 

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