Valence e-
The Tetrahedron
Acronyms/Equations
Name that Compound
Hodge Podge
100

In VSEPR Theory, the valence electrons are in one of these

What is "a shell?"

100

A tetrahedron has this many faces

What is four (4)?

100

amu

What are atomic mass units?

100

NaCl

Sodium chloride - common table salt

100

This periodic property decreases as you go across a row of the chart

What is atomic radius?

200

Electrons do this to each other

What is repel each other?

200

In a tetrahedral molecule, the central atom is located here with respect to the tetrahedron

What is the center of the tetrahedron?

200

PV=nRT

What is the Ideal Gas Law?

200

BaS

Barium sulfide

(Just two elements hanging out as an ionic compound)

200

There are 5 of them in 0.090120

What are significant figures?

300

Carbon has this many valence electrons

What is four (4)?

300
In a tetrahedral molecule, the atoms that are attached to the central atom are located here with respect to the tetrahedron

What is at the vertices?

300

VSEPR

What is Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion?

300

NH4OH

Ammonium hydroxide

(Enter the polyatomics!)

300

Coke is an example of this kind of matter

What is a homogeneous mixture?

400

Neon has this many valence electrons

What is eight (8)?

That perfect octet!

400

The bond angles are sometimes squeezed down to 105° because of this

What is two pairs of un-bonded electrons?

400

Roy G. Biv

What is "red orange yellow green blue indigo violet?"

(The visible light spectrum)

400

SF6

Sulfur hexa-fluoride

(Surely you remember how to recognize and name covalent compounds!!)

400

He is the guy who discovered electrons

Who is JJ Thompson?

500

A covalent bond is not as repulsive as this

What is an unbonded pair of electrons?

500

This relatively flat shape based on the tetrahedron can result if there is one double bond

What is the trigonal shape?

500

STP

What is Standard Temperature and Pressure?

500

CuCl2

Copper (II) chloride

(Gotta say "Copper-2" because copper is one of those squirrely transition metals!)

500

This is the most electronegative element in the world

What is fluorine?