Chem 1: Molecular + Electron Geometry, Polarity, Bonds

Is a linear geometry polar or non-polar?

Usually non-polar

Is a bent geometry polar or non-polar?

Always polar

Is a trigonal planar geometry polar or non-polar?

Non-polar if all B are the same (AB₃)

Is a trigonal pyramidal geometry polar or non-polar?

Always polar due to lone pair

Is a tetrahedral geometry polar or non-polar?

Nonpolar if all B are the same (AB₄)

Is a trigonal bipyramidal geometry polar or non-polar?

Nonpolar if all B are the same (AB₅)

Is an octahedral geometry polar or non-polar?

Nonpolar if all B are the same (AB₆)

What is the molecular geometry?

Linear

What is the molecular geometry?

Bent / angular

What is the molecular geometry?

Linear

What is the molecular geometry?

Octahedral

What is the molecular geometry?

Square pyramidal

What is the molecular geometry?

Square planar

What is the molecular geometry?

Linear

Bent / angular

What is the molecular geometry?

Tetrahedral

What is the molecular geometry?

Trigonal pyramidal

What is the molecular geometry?

Trigonal bipyramidal

What is the molecular geometry?

Seesaw

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: 180?

Linear

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: 120?

Trigonal planar

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: 109.5?

Tetrahedral

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: 120 and 90?

Trigonol bipyramidal

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: 90 and 180?

Octahedral

What molecular shape has a bond angle of: less than 180?

Bent

Are noble gases polar or nonpolar?

nonpolar

Are diatomic molecules of the same element polar or nonpolar?

nonpolar

Are monoatomic molecules polar or nonpolar?

nonpolar

Are molecular structures with symmetry polar or nonpolar?

nonpolar

If Hydrogen is attached to N, O, and/or F, is the molecule polar or nonpolar?

polar

If a molecule is composed of only C and H, is it polar or nonpolar?

nonpolar

Is CH₃OH polar or nonpolar?

polar

If a lewis structure lacks symmetry, is it polar or nonpolar?

polar

H₂O, polar or nonpolar?

Polar, due to the bent shape

Electron geometry includes the lone pairs, true or false?

true

Does molecular geometry include or exclude lone pairs?

exclude