Chemical Bonding Quiz

What is the Lewis dot structure for carbon dioxide (CO2)?

• O=C=O

• O-C-O

• C-O-C

• C=O=O

How many lone pairs of electrons are there in the Lewis structure of ammonia (NH3)?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

What is the VSEPR notation for a molecule with 4 electron groups and 0 lone pairs?

• AX5

• AX2

• AX3

• AX4

In the Lewis structure for water (H2O), how many lone pairs of electrons does the oxygen atom have?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 0

What is the shape of a molecule with the VSEPR notation AX2E2?

• Bent

• Tetrahedral

• Octahedral

• Linear

What is the VSEPR notation for a molecule with 3 electron groups and 1 lone pair?

• AX3E

• AX2E

• AX3E2

• AX3

In the Lewis structure for carbon dioxide (CO2), how many double bonds are there?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 1

What is the shape of a molecule with the VSEPR notation AX3E?

• Square planar

• Linear

• Trigonal pyramidal

• Tetrahedral

How many valence electrons does an atom of oxygen have according to the Lewis and Kossel bonding theory?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 2

In the Lewis structure for methane (CH4), how many single bonds are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4