12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory

Predict the molecular geometries of the following species, respectively: SeO₃, BrO₃^–, ClF₂⁺.

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 4 outer atoms and 1 lone pair on the central atom?

Give the number of total electron groups, the number of bonding groups, and the number of lone pairs for the geometry depicted in (a).

Indicate the electron pair geometry and the molecular geometry for each of the six compounds.

Give the number of total electron groups, the number of bonding groups, and the number of lone pairs for the geometry depicted in (a).

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 4 outer atoms and 1 lone pair on the central atom?

What causes water molecules to have a bent shape, according to VSEPR theory?

Predict the molecular geometries of the following species, respectively: IF₃, TeF₄, XeF₅⁺.

Name the geometry around each carbon atom. be sure to rotate the molecule to see all atoms.

Predict the molecular shapes of the following species, respectively: SeO₃, BrO₃⁻, ClF₂⁺.

The molecular geometry (shape) of CCl₄ is __________.

Determine the electron geometry (EG) and molecular geometry (MG) of the underlined carbon in CH₃CN.