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What is the bond angle in a trigonal bipyramidal shape?
What is the bond angle in a trigonal bipyramidal shape?
- 90°
- 120° (correct)
- 180°
- 109.5°
Which theory is used to predict bond angles based on positioning regions of high electron density as far apart as possible?
Which theory is used to predict bond angles based on positioning regions of high electron density as far apart as possible?
- Born-Haber cycle
- Octet rule
- VSEPR theory (correct)
- Inert pair effect
What property describes the separation of charge in a bond?
What property describes the separation of charge in a bond?
- Bond energy
- Bond dipole moment (correct)
- Bond length
- Lattice energy
What is the term for a covalent bond where electrons are shared unevenly between atoms?
What is the term for a covalent bond where electrons are shared unevenly between atoms?
What shape has six outside groups around a central atom in a three-dimensional arrangement?
What shape has six outside groups around a central atom in a three-dimensional arrangement?
In a pure covalent bond, what happens to the shared electrons?
In a pure covalent bond, what happens to the shared electrons?
What determines how polar a bond will be between two atoms?
What determines how polar a bond will be between two atoms?
What is the term used for an atom's ability to attract a pair of electrons in a chemical bond?
What is the term used for an atom's ability to attract a pair of electrons in a chemical bond?
Which type of molecules obey the octet rule for electron configuration?
Which type of molecules obey the octet rule for electron configuration?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
What property of a molecule is described by the dipole moment?
What property of a molecule is described by the dipole moment?
What is the term for a molecule with an odd number of electrons that is considered unstable?
What is the term for a molecule with an odd number of electrons that is considered unstable?
In the VSEPR theory, what does 'VSEPR' stand for?
In the VSEPR theory, what does 'VSEPR' stand for?
What is the term for a covalent bond between atoms of different electronegativities?
What is the term for a covalent bond between atoms of different electronegativities?
Which shape involves a central atom with two pyramids above and below a square plane?
Which shape involves a central atom with two pyramids above and below a square plane?
What is the term used to describe the ability of an atom to attract a pair of electrons in a chemical bond?
What is the term used to describe the ability of an atom to attract a pair of electrons in a chemical bond?
In a diatomic molecule of two identical atoms, how is the nature of the bond characterized?
In a diatomic molecule of two identical atoms, how is the nature of the bond characterized?
What is the preferred Lewis structure when assigning formal charges to atoms in a molecule?
What is the preferred Lewis structure when assigning formal charges to atoms in a molecule?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
What determines the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule according to VSEPR theory?
What determines the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule according to VSEPR theory?
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
Which factor contributes to the lattice energy of an ionic compound?
Which factor contributes to the lattice energy of an ionic compound?
What is the term for the average of the distribution of electrons indicated by different Lewis structures?
What is the term for the average of the distribution of electrons indicated by different Lewis structures?
Which factor contributes to determining whether a bond is polar or nonpolar?
Which factor contributes to determining whether a bond is polar or nonpolar?
In a Lewis structure, how are formal charges assigned to each atom?
In a Lewis structure, how are formal charges assigned to each atom?
What property of a molecule describes the separation of charge that depends on the difference in electronegativity and bond distance?
What property of a molecule describes the separation of charge that depends on the difference in electronegativity and bond distance?
Which shape involves four outside groups placed around a central atom with 109.5° angles between each pair?
Which shape involves four outside groups placed around a central atom with 109.5° angles between each pair?
In the context of Lewis structures, which term refers to the situation where one structure is insufficient to describe the bonding in a molecule?
In the context of Lewis structures, which term refers to the situation where one structure is insufficient to describe the bonding in a molecule?
What theory predicts bond angles by positioning regions of high electron density as far apart as possible to minimize electrostatic repulsion?
What theory predicts bond angles by positioning regions of high electron density as far apart as possible to minimize electrostatic repulsion?
Which property of a covalent bond is represented by partial charges or a vector and is determined by the sum of the individual bond moments in a molecule?
Which property of a covalent bond is represented by partial charges or a vector and is determined by the sum of the individual bond moments in a molecule?
What is the term for the average of the distribution of electrons indicated by different Lewis structures?
What is the term for the average of the distribution of electrons indicated by different Lewis structures?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
How is the strength of a covalent bond measured?
In VSEPR theory, what is the term used to describe the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule?
In VSEPR theory, what is the term used to describe the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule?
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
What is the term used for a molecule with an odd number of electrons that is considered unstable?
What is the term used for a molecule with an odd number of electrons that is considered unstable?
