VSEPR

Question 0

3 charge center, 3 bonds

Answer 0

Trigonal planar with 120° bond angle

Example: BF3

Question 1

2 charge center, 2 bonds

Answer 1

Linear molecule with 180° bond angle

Example: CO2

Question 2

3 charge center, 2 bonds and one lone pair

Answer 2

Bent with 117° bond angle

Example: SO2

Question 3

4 charge center, 4 bonds

Answer 3

Tetrahedral with 109.5° bond angle

Example: CH4

Question 4

4 charge center, 3 bonds, 1 lone pair

Answer 4

Trigonal pyramidal with a 107° bond angle.

Example: NH3

Question 5

4 charge center, 2 bonds, 2 lone pairs

Answer 5

Bent (v-shaped) with an 105° bond angle.

Example: H2O

Question 6

5 charge center, 5 bonds

Answer 6

Trigonal bipyramidal with 90° and 120°

Example: PF5

Question 7

5 charge center, 4 bonds, 1 lone pair

Answer 7

See-saw with bond angles 90° and 117°.

Example: SF4

Question 8

5 charge center, 3 bonds, 2 lone pair

Answer 8

T-shaped with bond angles 90°

Example: ICl3

Question 9

5 charge center, 2 bonds and 3 lone pairs

Answer 9

Linear with bond angles 180°

Examples: XeF2

Question 10

6 charge center, 6 bonds

Answer 10

Octahedral with bond angles 90°

Example: SF6

Question 11

6 charge center, 5 bonds, 1 lone pair

Answer 11

Square pyramidal with bond angles 90° and 88°

Example: BrF5

Question 12

6 charge center, 4 bonds and 2 lone pair

Answer 12

Square planar with bon angles 90°

Example: Xe4