Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Quiz

It is an approach to understand chemical bonding based on the transfer of electrons from one atom to another to achieve a stable noble gas configuration.

The octet rule states that atoms tend to combine in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shells, but it has limitations as it does not apply to all elements and compounds.

Simple molecules can be represented using Lewis structures by using dots to represent valence electrons and lines to represent covalent bonds between atoms.

<p>The VSEPR theory states that the shape of a molecule is determined by the repulsion between electron pairs around the central atom, and it is used to predict the geometry of simple molecules by considering the arrangement of electron pairs around the central atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The valence bond approach explains the formation of covalent bonds by overlapping of atomic orbitals to share electrons between atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hybridisation involving s, p, and d orbitals helps in explaining the shapes of simple covalent molecules by providing a more accurate representation of the bonding and geometry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hydrogen bond is a strong type of dipole-dipole attraction that occurs between a hydrogen atom bonded to a highly electronegative atom and another electronegative atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kössel and Lewis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positively charged 'Kernel' with outer shell accommodating a maximum of eight electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Octet of electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By being linked by chemical bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By the transfer of an electron from sodium to chlorine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They take part in chemical combination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Why do atoms combine, why are only certain combinations possible, why do some atoms combine while certain others do not, why do molecules possess definite shapes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lowering the energy of the system to attain stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>VSEPR theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Covalent bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Van der Waals force</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A combination of different types of bonding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Valence bond approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The octet rule and its limitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sharing of a pair of electrons between the atoms to form a covalent bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation of ionic bonds through electron transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stability of the system through bonding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a positively charged nucleus surrounded by a cube of electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupation of all eight corners of the cube by electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kössel and Lewis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To hold various constituents together in different chemical species</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Covalent bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers