Electron-Pair Geometry

   1) Which of the molecules/ions have an octahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) CH₂F₂

(b) ICl₄^-

(c) SbF₆^-

(d) SnCl₅^-

(e) XeO₂F₂

 

   2) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular planar electron-pair geometry?

(a) BCl₃

(b) NO₂^-

(c) NOCl 

(d) SbF₃

(e) SO₃

 

   3) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?

(a) AsCl₅

(b) BrF₃

(c) BrF₅

(d) ICl₄^-

(e) NBr₃

 

   4) Which of the molecules/ions have a tetrahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) ClO₂^-

(b) NF₃

(c) PCl₄^-

(d) SF₄

(e) XeF₂

 

   5) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?

(a) BrF₅

(b) PCl₄^-

(c) SF₅^-

(d) SO₄^2-

(e) SeCl₂

 

   6) Which of the molecules/ions have an octahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) AsCl₅

(b) SF₄

(c) SnCl₆^-

(d) XeF₂

(e) XeOF₄

 

   7) Which of the molecules/ions have a tetrahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) TeCl₄

(b) SeF₂

(c) OF₂

(d) NBr₃

(e) CF₂H₂

 

    8) Which of the molecules/ions have a linear electron-pair geometry?

(a) BeCl₂

(b) HCN

(c) N₃^-

(d) SO₂

(e) XeF₂

 

    9) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular planar electron-pair geometry?

(a) BF₃

(b) BrF₃

(c) CH₂O

(d) ClO₃^-

(e) O₃

 

  10) Which of the molecules/ions have a tetrahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) BF₃

(b) ClO₃^-

(c) HOCl

(d) ICl₄^-

(e) NH₄⁺

 

  11) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?

(a) BrF₅

(b) I₃^-

(c) IF₄⁺

(d) PBr₅

(e) XeF₂

 

  12) Which of the molecules/ions have a tetrahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) BCl₃

(b) CCl₄

(c) ClF₂⁺

(d) OCl₂

(e) SeCl₄

 

  13) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?

(a) ClF₃

(b) N₃^-

(c) PCl₅

(d) SF₄

(e) XeF₄

 

  14) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular planar electron-pair geometry?

(a) SOCl₂

(b) NF₃

(c) ICl₃

(d) CO₃^2-

(e) COCl₂

 

  15) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular planar electron-pair geometry?

(a) SOCl₂

(b) SeF₂

(c) PH₃

(d) NO₃^-

(e) NO₂Cl

 

  16) Which of the molecules/ions have a triangular bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?

(a) AlCl₄^-

(b) ICl₃

(c) SnCl₅^-

(d) SOCl₂

(e) TeCl₄

 

  17) Which of the molecules/ions have an octahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) BrF₅

(b) PO₄^3-

(c) SF₆

(d) SnCl₅^-

(e) TeCl₄

 

  18) Which of the molecules/ions have a tetrahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) CH₃Cl

(b) H₂S

(c) PH₃

(d) PO₄^3-

(e) XeF₄

 

  19) Which of the molecules/ions have a linear electron-pair geometry?

(a) COS

(b) CS₂

(c) I₃^-

(d) NOCl

(e) O₃

 

  20) Which of the molecules/ions have an octahedral electron-pair geometry?

(a) IF₄⁺

(b) PCl₆^-

(c) SeF₆

(d) SnCl₄

(e) XeF₄