Molecular Shapes

What does VSEPR stand for?

• Valence Shell Electrons Pulse Repellantly
• Velociraptors Shall Eat Pringles Repulsively
• Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
• Virtual Seeming Electron Pairs Repel

What counts as an electron group in VSEPR theory?

• A lone pair
• A single bond
• A double bond
• Any of these

What is the parent geometry for a molecule with 4 electron groups?

• Linear
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Trigonal Bipyramidal

What is the parent geometry for a molecule with 5 electron groups?

• Octahedral
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Trigonal Bipyramidal

What is the parent geometry for a molecule with 3 electron groups?

• Octahedral
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Trigonal Bipyramidal

What is the shape of molecule with 2 bonds and one lone pair?

• Trigonal pyramidal
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Bent

What is the shape of molecule with 3 bonds and one lone pair?

• Trigonal pyramidal
• Linear
• Tetrahedral
• Bent

What is the shape of molecule with 4 bonds and one lone pair?

• Trigonal bipyramidal
• Linear
• T-shaped
• See-saw

What is the shape of molecule with 2 bonds and three lone pairs?

• Trigonal bipyramidal
• Linear
• T-shaped
• See-saw

What is the shape of molecule with 4 bonds and two lone pairs?

• Octahedral
• Square pyramidal
• Square planar
• See-saw