Structure and Bond Angles

Question 1

What is the bond angle for a tetrahedral shape?

Answer 1

109.5°

Question 2

What is the bond angle for a trigonal planar shape?

Answer 2

120°

Question 3

What is the bond angle for a trigonal bipyramidal shape?

Answer 3

90° and 120°

Question 4

What is the bond angle for a non-linear (bent) shape?

Answer 4

104.5°

Question 5

What is the bond angle for an octahedral shape?

Answer 5

90°

Question 6

What type of electron pair repulsion is greatest?

Answer 6

Repulsion between lone pairs

Question 7

What is the shape of a molecule with 4 bonding pairs and no lone pairs?

Answer 7

Tetrahedral

Question 8

What is the shape of a molecule with 3 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair?

Answer 8

Trigonal pyramidal

Question 9

What is the shape of a molecule with 2 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs?

Answer 9

Non-linear (bent)

Question 10

What is the shape of a molecule with 5 bonding pairs?

Answer 10

Trigonal bipyramidal

Question 11

What is the shape of a molecule with 6 bonding pairs?

Answer 11

Octahedral