Molecular Geometry Worksheet
A worksheet for Grade 9 Science students to practice identifying and understanding molecular geometry.
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Molecular Geometry Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer based on your knowledge of molecular geometry.
1. Which of the following molecular geometries describes a molecule with two electron domains and no lone pairs?
Trigonal planar
Linear
Bent
Tetrahedral
2. The VSEPR theory predicts the shape of a molecule based on the repulsion between:
Atomic nuclei
Bonding and non-bonding electron pairs
Protons and neutrons
Oppositely charged ions
1. The molecular geometry of water (H2O) is because of its two lone pairs of electrons.
2. A molecule with a central atom and four bonding pairs, but no lone pairs, will have a geometry.
1. All molecules with polar bonds are polar molecules.
True
False
2. The electron geometry and molecular geometry are always the same.
True
False
1. Explain the main difference between electron geometry and molecular geometry.
2. Draw the Lewis structure for Ammonia (NH3) and predict its molecular geometry. (You can draw the structure on a separate sheet if needed).
