bond shapes

Question 1

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 2
Lone Pairs: 0

Give an example

Answer 1

Linear - 180 degrees

Cl - Be - Cl = BeCl2

C = O = C = CO2

Question 2

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 2
Lone Pairs: 2

Give an example

Answer 2

Bent - 104.5 degrees

 : O :
 /     \        = H2O    H       H

Question 3

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 3
Lone Pairs: 0

Give an example

Answer 3

Trigonal Planar - 120 Degrees

F-B-F
| = BF3
F

Question 4

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 3
Lone Pairs: 1

Give an example

Answer 4

Triagonal Pyramidal - 107 degrees

     ..
     N
   / | \         = NH3
H  H  H

Question 5

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 4
Lone Pairs: 0

Give an example

Answer 5

Tetrahedral - 109.5 degrees

     H 
     |
     C       = CH4
  /  |  \    H   H   H

Question 6

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 5
Lone Pairs: 0

Give an example

Answer 6

Trigonal Bipyramidal - 180 degrees and 120 degrees (90 degrees too)

Cl    Cl
    \   l
         P - Cl      = PCl5
    /    l
 Cl    Cl

120 | both 90 and 180

Question 7

What is the shape and angle of the covalent molecule with :

Bonding pairs: 6
Lone Pairs: 0

Give an example

Answer 7

Octahedral - 90 Degrees

  F    F   F
     \  l  / 
        S              = SF6
     /  l  \ 
   F   F   F