Shapes of Molecules Flashcards
1
Q
What do bonding pairs & lone pairs of electrons exist as?
A
Charge clouds
2
Q
What has biggest bond angles?
A
Lone pair/lone pair
3
Q
What has 2nd biggest bond angles?
A
Lone pair/bonding pair
4
Q
What has smallest bond angles?
A
Bonding pair/bonding pair
5
Q
Charge cloud
A
Area where you have big chance of finding an electron pair
6
Q
2 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
A
Linear
7
Q
3 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
A
Trigonal planar
8
Q
4 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
A
Tetrahedral
9
Q
3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair
A
Trigonal pyramidal
10
Q
2 bonding pairs, 2 lone pairs
A
Bent
11
Q
5 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
A
Trigonal bipyramidal
12
Q
6 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
A
Octahedral
13
Q
Linear bond angle
A
180
14
Q
Trigonal planar bond angle
A
120
15
Q
Trigonal pyramidal bond angle
A
107
