VSEPR and Covalent Compounds

each atom will achieve a geometry that minimizes the repulsion between electrons

• single bond

• double bond

• molecular formula

• VSEPR Theory

Chemical bond that results form the sharing of electrons

• covalent bond

• electronegativity

• molecular formula

• central atom

a covalent bond in which the bonded atoms have an unequal attraction

• nonpolar bond

• electronegativity

• diatomic

• polar bond

a covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally

• electronegativity

• nonpolar bond

• central atom

• polar bond

a bond in which 2 atoms share two pairs of electrons

• single bond

• double bond

• terminal atom

• triple bond

a bond in which 2 atoms share three pairs of electrons

• single bond

• double bond

• terminal atom

• triple bond

a diagram that shows the covalent bonds and lone pair electrons

• Lewis structures

• central atom

• terminal atom

• resonance structures

Which theory is used to predict the shape of molecules based on electron pair repulsion?

• VSEPR Theory

• Molecular Orbital Theory

• Crystal Field Theory

• Valence Bond Theory

What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Metallic bond

• Hydrogen bond

In a covalent compound, what is the term for a bond where electrons are shared equally?

• Polar covalent bond

• Nonpolar covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Coordinate bond