Name it or Write it
Lewis Structures
VSEPR
Properties
Find the Mistake
100

Name: K₂O

potassium oxide

100

How many double bonds in CO2?

2

100

What does VSEPR stand for?

Valence shell electron pair repulsion
100

Which has higher melting point: NaCl or CO₂?

NaCl - its ionic

100

NaCl named “sodium monochloride” — what’s wrong?

no prefixes for ionic

200

Name: SO₃

sulfur trioxide

200

Draw NH3

See Image 1

200

What is the shape of HCl?

linear

200

Why do metals conduct electricity?

free-moving electrons

200

CO named “carbon oxide” — what’s wrong?

missing prefix

300

Name: Cu₂O

copper (I) oxide

300

Draw sodium + chlorine Lewis structure.

See Image 2

300

What is the shape of CH2O?

Trigonal Planar

300

Why are ionic compounds brittle?

electrostatic force of repulsion when like charges are lined up  in the crystal lattice

300

FeCl₂ named iron (III) chloride — what’s wrong?

wrong roman numeral (charge)

400

Write formula: calcium phosphate

Ca₃(PO₄)₂

400

Draw the Lewis structure for water.

See Image 4

400

What is the shape of Carbon tetrachloride?

Tetrahydral

400

Why don’t molecular compounds conduct electricity?

no free electrons 

400
The formula for calcium hydroxide CaOH2

missing parentheses

500

Name: Pb3N2

Lead (II) Nitride

500

Draw the formation of Calcium Nitride?

See Image 3

500

What is the shape of NH3?

Trigonal Pyramidal

500

A substance does NOT conduct electricity and has a low melting point.
What type of bonding does it most likely have and why?

molecular (no free charges, weak intermolecular forces)

500

CaNO₃ written instead of Ca(NO₃)₂ — what’s wrong?

charges not balanced

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