3.2 - Shapes of Molecules

Which of the following molecular shapes would have a bond angle of 180 Degrees?

• Bent
• Trigonal Planar
• Tetrahedral
• Linear

According to the VESPR theory four electron pairs give a

• linear shape
• bent shape
• trigonal planar shape
• tetrahedral shape

How many lone pairs would this molecule have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the shape of this molecule?

• Tetrahedral

• Trigonal Pyramidal

• Bent

• Trigonal Planar

What is the shape of this molecule?

• Trigonal planar

• Trigonal pyramidal

• Bent

• Tetrahedral

What is the shape of this molecule?

• Bent

• Trigonal Pyramidal

• Trigonal Planar

• Tetrahedral

What shape would be the shape of ammonia (NH₃)?

• Trigonal Planar

• Trigonal Pyramidal

• Linear

• Tetrahedral

What would be the shape of water (H₂O)?

• Tetrahedral because oxygen has four electron groups

• Trigonal planar because oxygen has 3 electron groups

• Trigonal pyramidal because oxygen has 1 lone pair

• Bent because oxygen has 2 lone pairs

Who could this molecule be?

• CH₄
• CO₂
• PCl₅
• BF₃

Which molecule would have this shape?

• BF₃
• CH₄
• PCl₅
• CO₂