Shapes Of Molecules

Question 1

How many degrees is a linear bond angle?

Answer 1

180°

Question 2

How many electron pairs does a linear shape have?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

What is the name of a shape with a 120° angle and 3 bonding pairs?

Answer 3

Trigonal Planar

Question 4

What are the components of a bent molecule?

Answer 4

2 bonding pairs
1 lone pair
118° angle

Question 5

What is the bond angle of a tetrahedral?

Answer 5

109.5°

Question 6

What does a tetrahedral consist of?

Answer 6

4 bonding pairs
0 lone pairs

Question 7

What would a shape with a 107° bond angle,3 bonding pairs and one lone pair be called?

Answer 7

Trigonal Pyramid

Question 8

What is a shape with 2 bonding pairs and two lone pairs?

Answer 8

Bent

Question 9

What are the angles of a Trigonal bipyramid?

Answer 9

90° and 120°

Question 10

What does a seesaw consist of?

Answer 10

4 bonding pairs
1 lone pair
89° and 119° angles

Question 11

What is the shape with three bonding pairs and two lone pairs?

Answer 11

T-shape

Question 12

How many bonding pairs does an Octahedral have?

Answer 12

6 all at 90°

Question 13

What is the bond angle of a square pyramid?

Answer 13

89°

Question 14

What are the components of a square pyramid?

Answer 14

5 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair

Question 15

What are the components of a square planar?

Answer 15

4 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs

Question 16

What are the angles in a square planar?

Answer 16

90°

Question 17

What is the shape and angle of CF4?

Answer 17

Tetrahedral 109.5

Question 18

What is Valence shell repulsion theory?

Answer 18

That electrons repel to try and stay as far away as possible from one another
Lone pairs repel more as they are closer to the nucleus