Molecular Geometry
Molecular Geometry
Bond Angles
The VSEPR Model
Valence-Bond Theory & Molecules
100

This is the molecular geometry of NF3 that has 1 lone pair on the central atom.

What is trigonal pyramidal?
100
This is the molecular geometry of 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 bonds where electron pairs are shared between two atoms.
What are covalent bonds?
200
This is the molecular geometry of SO2 that has 2 lone pairs.
What is bent?
200
This is the molecular geometry of CO2.
What is linear?
200
This is the bond angle produced in a trigonal planar molecular geometry.
What is 120 degrees?
200
This is the three-dimensional arrangement of electron positions and bonding of atoms.
What is molecular geometry?
200
These are bonds that form due to electrostatic attraction.
What are ionic bonds?
300
This is the molecular geometry of BCl3.
What is trigonal planar?
300

This is the molecular geometry of SF4.

What is tetrahedral?
300
This is the bond angle produced in a tetrahedral geometry.
What is less than 109.5 degrees?
300
According to the VSEPR model, electrons and the atoms associated with them orient themselves to minimize these.
What are electrostatic repulsion or electron repulsion?
300
These bonds form when valance electrons in d orbitals are highly mobile and are attracted to the nuclei of other like atoms.
What are metallic bonds?
400
This is the molecular geometry of KrBr2.
What is linear?
400
This is the molecular geometry of ClF3.
What is trigonal bipyramidal?
400

These are the bond angles produced in PF5.

What is 90 and 120 degrees?
400
This is the period on the periodic table that molecules with expanded (d) valence shells begin to appear.
What is the third period?
400
Electron pairs that are not involved in bonding (often labelled on a central atom) are called this.
What are lone pairs?
500

This is the class designation of phosphorus pentafluoride.

What is AB5?

500

This is the molecular geometry of H2O, which has 2 lone pairs

What is bent?
500

This is the bond angle for CH4

What is 109.5 degrees?
500
This is the bond angle produced in the Cl2CO where the bonding is seen as Cl - C - O
What is greater than 120 degrees or 180 degrees?
500
Lewis dots always represent these.
What are valence electrons?
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