Molecular Geometry
Electron-Domain Geometry
Bond Angles
The VSEPR Model
Valence-Bond Theory & Molecules
100
This is the molecular geometry of the central atom in CF4.
What is tetrahedral?
100
This is the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in BF3.
What is trigonal planar?
100
This is the bond angle produced in an octahedral molecular geometry.
What is 90 degrees?
100
The acronym VSEPR stands for this phrase.
What is Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion?
100
These are the covalent bonds in which the electron density lies along the line connecting the atoms.
What are sigma bonds?
200
This is the molecular geometry of the central atom in SO2.
What is bent?
200
This is the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in NO2-.
What is linear?
200
This is the bond angle produced in a square planar molecular geometry.
What is 90 degrees?
200
This is the three-dimensional arrangement of electron domains.
What is electron-domain geometry?
200
Bonds that are formed from the side-to-side overlap of unhybridized p orbitals.
What are pi bonds?
300
This is the molecular geometry of the central atom in BCl3.
What is trigonal planar?
300
This is the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in SF2.
What is tetrahedral?
300
This is the axial-equatorial bond angle produced in a seesaw molecular geometry.
What is less than 90 degrees?
300
According to the VSEPR model, electron domains orient themselves to minimize these.
What are electrostatic repulsions?
300
This is the number of sigma and pi bonds in a typical triple bond.
What is 1 sigma and 2 pi?
400
This is the molecular geometry of the central atom in KrBr2.
What is linear?
400
This is the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in ClF3.
What is trigonal bipyramidal?
400
This is the bond angle produced in NF3.
What is less than 109.5 degrees?
400
This is the period on the periodic table that molecules with expanded valence shells begin to appear.
What is the third period?
400
The carbon-carbon sigma bond in ethylene, CH2CH2, results from the overlap of these hybrid orbitals.
What are sp2.
500
This is the molecular geometry of the central atom in phosphorus pentafluoride.
What is trigonal bipyramidal?
500
This is the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in BrF4-.
What is octahedral?
500
This is the O-N-O bond angle produced in the nitrate ion.
What is 120 degrees?
500
This is the Cl-C-O bond angle produced in the Cl2CO.
What is greater than 120 degrees?
500
This is the number of sigma and pi bonds in the C2H2 molecule.
What are 3 sigma and 2 pi?
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