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Chapter 10 - Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory
1. Which molecule or ion does not have a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?
A) PO33–
B) SO32–
C) NI3
D) BF3
E) XeO3
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.1
OBJ: Predict the molecular geometry (two, three, or four electron pairs). (Example 10.1)
TOP: bonding | molecular geometry
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model | tetrahedral arrangement
MSC: general chemistry
2. What is the electron geometry (or electron arrangement) around an atom in a molecule or
ion which is surrounded by zero lone pairs of electrons and four single bonds.
A) tetrahedral
B) trigonal pyramidal
C) trigonal planar
D) bent
E) linear
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.1
OBJ: Electron Geometry-4 electron pairs
3. What is the molecular geometry around an atom in a molecule or ion which is surrounded
by zero lone pairs of electrons and four single bonds.
A) tetrahedral
B) linear
C) bent
D) trigonal pyramidal
E) trigonal planar
OBJ: Molecular Geometry-4 electron pairs
by one lone pair of electrons and four single bonds.
A) see-saw or distorted tetrahedron
B) trigonal bipyramidal
C) linear
D) T-shaped
E) trigonal planar
ion which is surrounded by one lone pair of electrons and four single bonds.
A) trigonal bipyramidal
B) see-saw or distorted tetrahedron
C) T-shaped
D) linear
E) trigonal planar
ion which is surrounded by one lone pair of electrons and five single bonds.
A) octahedral
B) square pyramidal
C) square planar
D) bent
E) linear
by four single bonds and no lone pairs of electrons.
A) tetrahedral
C) octahedral
D) linear
E) trigonal planar
OBJ: Molecular Geometry-2-6 bonding pair
by zero lone pairs of electrons and six single bonds.
A) octahedral
B) square planar
C) square pyramidal
D) bent
E) linear
9. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal planar molecular geometry?

A) PCl3
B) HCN
C) CO32–
D) HCCH
E) AsF3
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.1
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model | trigonal planar arrangement
10. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?

A) H2CO
B) H2CCO
C) CH3+
D) CH3–
E) C2H4
11. Which molecule or ion is not planar?

A) H2CO
B) NO2–
C) C2F4
D) H2CCO
E) PO43–
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.1
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model MSC: general chemistry

A) XeF4
B) NO3–
C) BCl3
D) F2CCF2
E) CF4
13. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?

A) BF3
B) C2H4
C) SO3
D) SO32–
E) CO32–
14. Which molecule or ion has the same molecular geometry for its central atom as the
carbonate ion?
A) H2CO
B) AsCl3
C) PF3
D) CH3–
E) BrO3–
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: 10.1
15. Which molecule or ion is nonlinear?

A) CO2
B) NF2–
C) OCN–
D) NO2+
E) HCCH
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.1

A) N2O
B) O3
C) OCN–
D) NO2+
E) CS2

A) NO2+
B) SO2
C) NNO
D) CS2
E) SCN–
18. The approximate CCO angle in acetone, , is

A) 180°.
B) 90°.
C) 109°.
D) 60°.
E) 120°.
TOP: bonding | molecular geometry KEY: bond angle MSC: general chemistry
19. The approximate H—C—H bond angle in CH3+ is

A) 60°.
B) 90°.
C) 120°.
D) 109°.
E) 180°.
20. The approximate H—C—C bond angle in ethane, C2H6, is

A) 60°.
B) 180°.
C) 120°.
D) 109°.
E) 90°.
21. The molecule AX3, in which A is the central atom, is polar and obeys the octet rule;
therefore,
A) A has two lone pairs.
B) A has one lone pair.
C) A has no lone pairs.
D) A has four bonding pairs.
E) A has three lone pairs.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: 10.1
22. What is the predicted H—N—H bond angle in the ammonium ion?
A) 109.5°
B) 90°
C) 180°
D) 120°
E) 45°
23. What is the O—N—O bond angle in the nitrite ion?

A) 90°
B) 180° and 90°
C) 180°
D) 120°
E) 109°
24. What is the bond angle in a linear molecule or ion?

A) 120°
B) 109°
C) 90°
D) 72°
E) 180°
25. For which of the following molecules or ions do the electron pairs on the central nitrogen
atom have a tetrahedral arrangement?
A) FNO
B) NF2–
C) N2F2
D) NO2–
E) NO–
26. The molecular geometry of the nitrite ion, NO2– , is best described as
A) pyramidal.
B) trigonal pyramidal.
C) bent.
D) tetrahedral.
E) trigonal planar.
27. Which molecule does not have a planar molecular geometry?

A) SO3
B) HCCH
C) N2H4
D) HNNH
E) C2F4
28. Which molecule or ion does not have a planar molecular geometry?
A) NO3–
B) BF3
C) F2CO
D) C2H4
E) SO32–
29. The molecular geometry of the CH3+ ion is best described as

A) trigonal planar.
B) pyramidal.
C) linear.
D) bent.
E) tetrahedral.
30. Which of the following concerning electron pair space requirements and bond angles is/are
correct?
1. Lone pairs of electrons require more space than bonding pairs.

2. Multiple bonds require the same amount of space as single bonds.
3. The HOH bond angle in H2O and the HNH bond angle in NH3 are identical
because the electron arrangements (tetrahedral) are identical.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
E) 1, 2, and 3
OBJ: Space Requirements-VESPR TOP: bonding | molecular geometry
31. The molecular geometry of the ammonium ion, NH4+, is most similar to the molecular
geometry of
A) NH3.
B) CH4.
C) N2H4.
D) NH2–.
E) CH3+.
32. The molecular geometry of the CH3– ion is

A) tetrahedral.
B) square planar.
C) square pyramidal.
D) trigonal planar.
E) trigonal pyramidal.
33. What is the molecular geometry of the thiosulfate ion, S2O32–?

A) tetrahedral
C) pyramidal
D) bent
E) square planar
34. Which molecule or ion does not have a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?
A) AsF3
B) NF3
C) PF3
D) BF3
E) IO3–

A) CO32–
B) Cl2CCCl2
C) HNNH
D) H3O+
E) F2CO
36. In phosgene, COCl2, the electron groups are located about the central carbon atom in a
______________ arrangement.
A) square planar
C) pyramidal
D) trigonal planar
E) tetrahedral
37. In the hydronium ion, H3O+, the electron groups are arranged about the central oxygen atom
in a
A) tetrahedron.
B) square plane.
C) pyramid.
D) trigonal plane.
E) bent structure.
38. What is the C—C—H bond angle in H2CCO?

A) 109°
B) 180°
C) 120°
D) 144°
E) 90°
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: 10.1
39. Which molecule or ion has the same molecular geometry as SeO32–?
A) SeO3
B) CO32–
C) NO3–
D) SO32–
E) SO3
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: 10.1
40. Which molecule or ion has the same molecular geometry for its central atom(s) as BF3?
A) CF4
B) CH3–
C) BF4–
D) C2F4
E) C2F6
41. What is the molecular geometry around carbon atom C1?

A) tetrahedral
B) trigonal planar
C) linear
D) trigonal pyramidal
E) bent
OBJ: Predict the molecular geometry in a molecule.
42. What is the molecular geometry around the nitrogen atom?
A) trigonal pyramidal
B) bent
C) tetrahedral
D) see-saw or distorted tetrahedral
E) trigonal planar
OBJ: Predict the molecular geometry in a molecule.
43. What is the molecular geometry of the bromate ion, BrO3–?

A) square planar
B) trigonal planar
C) square pyramidal
D) tetrahedral
E) trigonal pyramidal
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: 10.1
44. Which of the following statements correctly describes the reaction of BF3 with NH3 to form
F3B–NH3?
A) Both nitrogen and boron change from trigonal planar to tetrahedral geometry
during the reaction.
B) Boron changes from trigonal planar to tetrahedral geometry during the reaction.
C) There are no changes in the formal charge on any atom during the reaction.
D) Nitrogen changes from trigonal planar to tetrahedral geometry during the reaction.
E) There is no change in geometry around the nitrogen or boron atoms.
45. Which of the following characteristics does not apply to PF3?

A) has three σ bonds
B) contains polar bonds
C) polar molecule
D) one lone pair of electrons on phosphorus
E) trigonal planar
46. What is the H—C—C bond angle in ethylene, H2CCH2?

A) slightly less than 120°
B) 90°
C) 109°
D) 120°
E) 180°
OBJ: Note that a lone pair tends to require more space than a corresponding bonding pair
and that a multiple bond requires more space than a single bond.
47. What is the H—O—H bond angle in water?

A) 90°
B) slightly less than 109°
C) 180°
D) 120°
E) 109°
OBJ: Note that a lone pair tends to require more space than a corresponding bonding pair
and that a multiple bond requires more space than a single bond.
48. In the ICI4– ion, how many electron groups surround the central iodine atom?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 3
OBJ: Predict the molecular geometry (five or six electron pairs). (Example 10.2)
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model | octahedral arrangement
49. In the I3– ion, how many electron groups surround the central atom?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 6
D) 4
E) 2
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model | trigonal bipyramidal arrangement
50. In the ICl4– ion, the electron pairs are arranged around the central iodine atom in the shape
of
A) a tetrahedron.
B) an octahedron.
C) a square plane.
D) a trigonal bipyramid.
E) a trigonal pyramid.
51. In ClF3, the electron pairs are arranged about the chlorine atom in
A) a square plane.
B) a tetrahedron.
C) an octahedron.
D) a trigonal pyramid.
E) a trigonal bipyramid.
KEY: the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model | trigonal bipyramidal arrangement
52. What is the molecular geometry of the ICl4– ion?

A) octahedral
B) pentagonal
C) tetrahedral
D) rectangular
E) square planar
53. Which molecule or ion does not have a tetrahedral molecular geometry?
A) ClF4–
B) SiF4
C) NF4+
D) CF4
E) BF4–
A) BF4–
B) NF4+
C) GeF4
D) XeF4
E) BeF42–
A) ICl4–
B) CCl4
C) GeCl4
D) BrO4–
E) SiCl4
56. For which molecule or ion does the nitrogen atom have the positive end of the dipole
moment?
A) NH4+
B) CN−
C) NO
D) HCN
E) N2
OBJ: Explain the relationship between dipole moment and molecular geometry. (Example
10.3) TOP: bonding | molecular geometry
KEY: dipole moment MSC: general chemistry
57. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

58. Which molecule is polar?

A) C2H4
B) CS2
C) C6H6
D) SO2
E) CF4
59. Which of the following concerning molecular geometry and dipole moments is/are correct?
1. Only molecules with polar bonds may have a permanent dipole moment.
2. All molecules with polar bonds have a permanent dipole moment.
3. All square planar molecules are nonpolar.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 3
E) 1, 2, and 3
60. Which of the following molecules has a permanent dipole moment?

A) SF6
B) CCl4
C) NF3
D) SiCl4
E) BF3
61. Which of the following molecules does not have a permanent dipole moment?
A) sulfur tetrafluoride, SF4
B) iodine trichloride, ICl3
C) nitrogen trifluoride, NF3
D) phosphorus pentafluoride, PF5
E) sulfur dioxide, SO2
62. Which of the following molecules has a dipole moment?

A) PF5
B) FOOF
C) HCCH
D) F2CCF2
E) SF6
63. Which of the following molecules has a dipole moment?

A) SO2
B) CS2
C) ClCCCCCl
D) CCl4
E) HCCH
64. Which of the following compounds is nonpolar?

A) H2S
B) XeF2
C) SO2
D) N2O
E) HCl
65. Which of the following molecules is polar?

A) SF6
B) CCl4
C) BF3
D) NO2
E) CO2
66. Which of the following statements best describes N2O?

A) The molecular geometry is bent and the molecule is nonpolar.
B) The molecular geometry is linear and the molecule is nonpolar.
C) The molecular geometry is linear and the molecule is polar.
D) The molecular geometry is trigonal planar and the molecule is nonpolar.
E) The molecular geometry is bent and the molecule is polar.
67. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar?

A) SF4
B) PF5
C) ClF3
D) PF3
E) CH2F2
68. Which one of the following statements provides the best evidence that all the carbon
compounds listed below have tetrahedral molecular geometries instead of square planar
molecular geometries?
A) Only one CH4 compound is known and it is nonpolar.
B) Only one CH3F compound is known and it is polar.
C) Only one CH2F2 compound is known and it is polar.
D) Only one CF4 compound is known and it is nonpolar.
E) Only one CHF3 compound is known and it is polar.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: difficult REF: 10.2
69. When an atom in a molecule or ion is described as sp3d2 hybridized, its molecular geometry
is
A) octahedral.
B) trigonal bipyramidal.
C) linear.
D) tetrahedral.
E) trigonal planar.
OBJ: Apply valence bond theory (two, three, or four electron pairs). (Example 10.4)
TOP: bonding | bonding theories
70. How many sigma and pi bonds are in the molecule pictured below?
A) thirteen sigma bonds and one pi bond

B) eleven sigma bonds and two pi bonds
C) thirteen sigma bonds and two pi bonds
D) eleven sigma bonds and five pi bonds
E) five sigma bonds and eleven pi bonds
71. What hybrid orbitals of sulfur are involved in the bonding in sulfur trioxide?
A) sp2
B) sp2d
C) sp3
D) sp3d2
E) sp
TOP: bonding | bonding theories KEY: hybridization
72. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the water molecule?
A) There are two lone pairs and two bonding pairs on the central atom.
B) The molecule is polar.
C) The hybridization of oxygen is sp3.
D) The hybridization of hydrogen is sp.
E) The molecular geometry is bent.
73. What is the hybridization of Se in SeF6?

A) sp3d
B) sp3d2
C) sp2
D) sp
E) sp3
OBJ: Apply valence bond theory (five or six electron pairs). (Example 10.5)
74. What is the hybridization of Br in BrF3?

A) sp3
B) sp
C) sp3d2
D) sp2
E) sp3d
75. What is the hybridization of I in IF4–?

A) sp2
B) sp
C) sp3d
D) sp3d2
E) sp3
76. According to valence-bond theory, what is the hybridization scheme of the sulfur atom in
SF4?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

77. A π bond is the result of the

A) overlap of two s orbitals.
B) overlap of two p orbitals along their axes.
C) sideways overlap of two parallel p orbitals.
D) overlap of an s orbital and a p orbital.
E) sideways overlap of two s orbitals.
OBJ: Define pi bond. TOP: bonding | bonding theories
KEY: multiple bonding MSC: general chemistry
78. Which of the following statements is true?

A) A π bond is twice as strong as a single bond.
B) A π bond results from the sideways overlap of hybridized orbitals.
C) A double bond consists of a π bond and a σ bond.
D) A π bond has cylindrical symmetry about the bonding axis.
E) A π bond is twice as strong as a σ bond.
OBJ: Define pi bond. TOP: bonding | bonding theories
KEY: multiple bonding MSC: general chemistry
79. Which of the labeled carbons (C1-C4) is/are sp3-hybridized?
A) carbon two and four

B) carbon three
C) carbon one
D) carbon two
E) carbon one and three
OBJ: Apply valence bond theory (multiple bonding). (Example 10.6)
80. What is the hybridization of the nitrogen atom in the nitrite ion?
A) sp3d
B) sp3
C) s
D) sp
E) sp2
TOP: bonding | bonding theories KEY: multiple bonding
81. According to valence-bond theory, the bonding in ketene, H2CCO, is best described as
A) five π bonds.
B) three σ bonds and two π bonds.
C) four σ bonds and two π bonds.
D) four σ bonds and one π bond.
E) five σ bonds.
82. Which of the following concerning σ and π bonds is/are correct?
1. Sigma bonds may only be formed from unhybridized orbitals.

2. Pi bonds are formed from unhybridized p orbitals.
3. A pi bond has an electron distribution above and below the bond axis.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
E) 2 and 3
TOP: bonding | bonding theories NOT: REVISED
83. Which of the following concerning σ and π bonds is/are correct?
1. A sigma bond may be formed from the sideways overlap of two parallel p
orbitals.
2. No more than two pi bonds are possible between adjacent carbon atoms.
3. The considerable energy required to rotate pi bonded atoms is the primary
reason for geometrical isomerism in some pi bonded molecules.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
E) 2 and 3
84. Which molecule or ion does not contain two π bonds?
A) HCCH
B) H2CCCH2
C) NO–
D) CS2
E) SCN–
85. If four orbitals on one atom overlap four orbitals on a second atom, how many molecular
orbitals will form?
A) 4
B) 16
C) 1
D) 8
E) none of these
OBJ: Define molecular orbital theory. TOP: bonding | bonding theories
KEY: molecular orbital theory MSC: general chemistry
86. Which of the following statements is/are true?
1. Electrons are never found in an antibonding molecular orbital.

2. Antibonding molecular orbitals have electron density mainly outside the space
between the two nuclei.
3. All antibonding molecular orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic
orbitals of which they are composed.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
E) 2 and 3
OBJ: Define bonding orbitals and antibonding orbitals.
TOP: bonding | bonding theories KEY: molecular orbital theory
87. The nitrosyl ion, NO+, has ten bonding electrons and four antibonding electrons. Therefore,
it has a bond order of
A) 1.
B) 5/2.
C) 7.
D) 2.
E) 3.
OBJ: Define bond order. TOP: bonding | bonding theories
KEY: molecular orbital theory | bond order MSC: general chemistry
88. Which of the following species has(have) a bond order of 2?

1. NO–
2. O2
3. O2–
A) 1 only
B) 3 only
C) 2 only
D) 1 and 3
E) 1 and 2
OBJ: Define bond order. TOP: bonding | bonding characteristics
89. Which of the following species has a bond order of 2.5?

A) N2
B) NO+
C) CO
D) O2+
E) NO–
90. Which molecule or ion has a bond order of 2.5?

A) O2
B) O2+
C) NO–
D) O22–
E) O2–
91. Which of the following species has(have) a bond order of 1?

1. HF
2. O22−
3. O22+
A) 1 only
B) 3 only
C) 1 and 2
D) 2 and 3
E) 2 only
92. Given the molecular orbital diagram for dilithium (Li2) below, what would be the bond
order of Li2+?
A)
B)
C) 1
D) 0
E) 2
OBJ: Describe the electron configurations of H2, He2, Li2, and Be2.
93. Which of the following statements is not correct?

A) Hybrid orbitals are made by the combination of atomic orbitals on a given atom.
B) In both valence bond theory and molecular orbital theory bonding result from the
overlap of occupied atomic orbitals.
C) Valence bond theory does not account for the experimentally observed
paramagnetism of molecules like O2.
D) Pi bonds may be formed from s or p orbital overlap.
E) In molecular orbital theory a molecular orbital may encompass more than two
atoms.

OBJ: Describe molecular orbital configurations (homonuclear diatomic molecules).
(Example 10.7) TOP: bonding | bonding theories
KEY: molecular orbital theory MSC: general chemistry
94. Given the molecular orbital diagram for dinitrogen (N2) excluding the K shells below, which
of the following molecules or ions is expected to be diamagnetic?
A) C22–
B) O2
C) B2
D) O2–
E) O2+
(Example 10.7) TOP: bonding | bonding theories NOT: REVISED
95. Which molecule or ion has the highest bond order?

A) F2–
B) O2
C) O22–
D) N2
E) F2
KEY: diatomic molecule MSC: general chemistry
96. Given the molecular orbital diagram for dinitrogen (N2) excluding the K shells below and
assuming all species have a similar ordering of their MO’s, which of the following would be
expected to be diamagnetic?
A) O2
B) F2−
C) O22−
D) B2
E) Li2+
(Example 10.7) TOP: bonding | bonding theories NOT: REVISED
97. Consider the following series of molecular ions and molecules: F2+, F22+, F2, and F2–. Which
will have the shortest bond length between the fluorine atoms? Assume the homonuclear
molecular orbital diagram provided below for nitrogen (excluding the K shells) still applies
to these species.
A) F2+
B) The bond lengths are all equivalent.
C) F22+
D) F2
E) F2–
98. The configuration (σ2s)2(σ2s*)2(π2py)1(π2px)1 is the molecular orbital description for the
ground state of
A) C2.
B) B2.
C) Be2.
D) Li2+.
E) B22–.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: difficult REF: 10.6
99. Which molecule or ion has the shortest bond distance?

A) NO+
B) CO+
C) NO
D) NO–
E) CO–
OBJ: Describe molecular orbital configurations (heteronuclear diatomic molecules).
100. In the molecular orbital description of CO,

A) six molecular orbitals contain electrons.
B) there are two unpaired electrons.
C) the bond order is 3.
D) the highest-energy electrons occupy antibonding orbitals.
E) All of the above are false.
101. Which of the following electron distributions among the molecular orbitals best describes
the NO molecule?
σ2s σ2s* π2py=π2px σ2pz π2py*=π2px* σ2pz*
A) 2 2 4 1 3 0
B) 2 2 4 2 4 1
C) 2 2 4 2 1 0
D) 2 2 4 2 2 0
E) 2 2 4 2 4 2
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: difficult REF: 10.6
102. Which of the following statements about the molecule O2 is false?

A) Its bond order is 2.
B) The total number of electrons is 12.
C) It is paramagnetic.
D) It has two pi bonds.
E) It has one sigma bond.
103. Which molecule or ion is paramagnetic?

A) NO2+
B) OCN–
C) NO2–
D) NO
E) SO3
104. Which of the following statements concerning ozone is incorrect?

A) It is generated by passing an electrical discharge through oxygen.
B) It has a partial double-bond character.
C) It is a nonpolar molecule.
D) It is an important absorber of ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere.
E) It has a bond angle similar to that predicted for sp2 hybridization.
OBJ: Describe the delocalized bonding in molecules such as O3.
KEY: molecular orbital and delocalized bonding MSC: general chemistry
105. Which of these statements about benzene is true?

A) Benzene is an example of a molecule that displays ionic bonding.
B) Benzene contains only π bonds between C atoms.
C) All carbon atoms in benzene are sp3 hybridized.
D) The bond order of each C—C bond in benzene is 1.5.
E) All of these statements are false.
106. The following statements concern molecules that require resonance. Which is true?
A) The benzene molecule is best described by the MO theory.
B) The sigma bonding is clearly delocalized.
C) Both the sigma bonding and the pi bonding are delocalized.
D) The benzene molecule is best described by the localized electron model.
E) The pi bonding is clearly delocalized.

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Chapter 10 - Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory

9. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal planar molecular geometry?

10. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?

11. Which molecule or ion is not planar?

12. Which molecule or ion is not planar?

13. Which molecule or ion has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry?

15. Which molecule or ion is nonlinear?

16. Which molecule or ion is nonlinear?

17. Which molecule or ion is nonlinear?

18. The approximate CCO angle in acetone, , is

19. The approximate H—C—H bond angle in CH3+ is

20. The approximate H—C—C bond angle in ethane, C2H6, is

23. What is the O—N—O bond angle in the nitrite ion?

24. What is the bond angle in a linear molecule or ion?

27. Which molecule does not have a planar molecular geometry?

29. The molecular geometry of the CH3+ ion is best described as

1. Lone pairs of electrons require more space than bonding pairs.

32. The molecular geometry of the CH3– ion is

33. What is the molecular geometry of the thiosulfate ion, S2O32–?

35. Which molecule or ion is not planar?

38. What is the C—C—H bond angle in H2CCO?

41. What is the molecular geometry around carbon atom C1?

42. What is the molecular geometry around the nitrogen atom?

43. What is the molecular geometry of the bromate ion, BrO3–?

45. Which of the following characteristics does not apply to PF3?

46. What is the H—C—C bond angle in ethylene, H2CCH2?

47. What is the H—O—H bond angle in water?

52. What is the molecular geometry of the ICl4– ion?

57. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar?

ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.2

58. Which molecule is polar?

60. Which of the following molecules has a permanent dipole moment?

62. Which of the following molecules has a dipole moment?

63. Which of the following molecules has a dipole moment?

64. Which of the following compounds is nonpolar?

65. Which of the following molecules is polar?

66. Which of the following statements best describes N2O?

67. Which of the following molecules is nonpolar?

A) thirteen sigma bonds and one pi bond

73. What is the hybridization of Se in SeF6?

74. What is the hybridization of Br in BrF3?

75. What is the hybridization of I in IF4–?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: 10.3

77. A π bond is the result of the

78. Which of the following statements is true?

79. Which of the labeled carbons (C1-C4) is/are sp3-hybridized?

A) carbon two and four

82. Which of the following concerning σ and π bonds is/are correct?

1. Sigma bonds may only be formed from unhybridized orbitals.

83. Which of the following concerning σ and π bonds is/are correct?

86. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Electrons are never found in an antibonding molecular orbital.

88. Which of the following species has(have) a bond order of 2?

89. Which of the following species has a bond order of 2.5?

90. Which molecule or ion has a bond order of 2.5?