Shapes of Molecules

Question 1

What do bonding pairs & lone pairs of electrons exist as?

Answer 1

Charge clouds

Question 2

What has biggest bond angles?

Answer 2

Lone pair/lone pair

Question 3

What has 2nd biggest bond angles?

Answer 3

Lone pair/bonding pair

Question 4

What has smallest bond angles?

Answer 4

Bonding pair/bonding pair

Question 5

Charge cloud

Answer 5

Area where you have big chance of finding an electron pair

Question 6

2 bonding pairs, no lone pairs

Answer 6

Linear

Question 7

3 bonding pairs, no lone pairs

Answer 7

Trigonal planar

Question 8

4 bonding pairs, no lone pairs

Answer 8

Tetrahedral

Question 9

3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

Answer 9

Trigonal pyramidal

Question 10

2 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs

Answer 10

Bent

Question 11

5 bonding pairs, no lone pairs

Answer 11

Trigonal bipyramidal

Question 12

6 bonding pairs, no lone pairs

Answer 12

Octahedral

Question 13

Linear bond angle

Answer 13

180

Question 14

Trigonal planar bond angle

Answer 14

120

Question 15

Trigonal pyramidal bond angle

Answer 15

107

Question 16

Bent bond angle

Answer 16

104.5

Question 17

Trigonal bipyramidal bond angle

Answer 17

90/120

Question 18

Seesaw bond angle

Answer 18

102/87

Question 19

T-shaped bond angle

Answer 19

88

Question 20

Octahedral bond angle

Answer 20

90

Question 21

Square planar bond angle

Answer 21

90

Question 22

What do pairs of electrons in outer shell of atoms do to minimise repulsion?

Answer 22

Arrange themselves as far apart as possible

Question 23

Tetrahedral bond angle

Answer 23

109.5