Shapes of Chemical Bonding: Practice Quiz

Ten questions pulled at random. Regenerate any time for a fresh set.

1. 1. A trigonal planar molecule has bond angles of:

   180°90°120°109.5°

2. 2. A molecule with 6 electron groups and no lone pairs is:

   OctahedralTrigonal bipyramidalSquare planarTetrahedral

3. 3. SO₂ is bent, so it is:

   PolarIonicNonpolarLinear

4. 4. PCl₅ has which shape?

   TetrahedralOctahedralTrigonal planarTrigonal bipyramidal

5. 5. The shape of CH₄ is:

   Trigonal planarLinearTetrahedralBent

6. 6. NH₃ has which molecular shape?

   BentTrigonal pyramidalTetrahedralTrigonal planar

7. 7. Which molecule is polar?

   CH₄H₂OCO₂SF₆

8. 8. A double bond counts as how many σ bonds?

   1302

9. 9. The hybridization of carbon in CH₄ is:

   sp³sp³dspsp²

10. 10. Lone pairs affect shape because they:

    Repel more strongly than bonding pairsAre positively chargedAdd massDo not count