VSEPR and Periodic Trends

What is the VSEPR theory used to predict?

• Bond Strength
• Polarity
• Molecular Shape
• Electronegativity

Which of the following shapes has an unshared pairs of electrons on the central atom? 

• Bipyramidal
• Bent
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral

What molecule could this be? 

• BF₃
• CH₄
• H₂O
• CO₂

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Which molecule would have this molecular geometry?

• BF₃
• CH₄
• PCl₅
• CO₂

Which formula could this molecule be?

• CH₄

• CO₂

• PCl₅

• BF₃

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Which formula could this be?

• CO₂

• NH₃

• H₂S

• CH₄

What molecular geometry would PH₃ have?

• Trigonal Planar
• Trigonal Bipyramidal
• Bent
• Linear

What molecular shape has 2 bonded atoms and 0 lone pairs?

• linear

• trigonal planar

• bent

• tetrahedral

• trigonal pyramidal

What shape would this have?

• Trigonal planar

• Pyramidal

• Tetrahedral

• Bent

 A lone pair is defined as

• A pair of bonding electrons
• One non-bonding electron
• A pair of non-bonding electrons
• A pair of electrons on the central atom