Molecular Geometry Exercise


Keep looking for isoelectronic structures in the following exercise.

1) Tell what the hybridization is for the C, N, O, F or S atom and tell what the molecular geometry is for the following:

a) CH4     b) NH3     c) H2O     d) HF     e) H2S

f) NH4+     g) H3O+     h) H2F+

i) CH3­     j) NH2­     k) OH­

What similarity do you see in the above ions or molecules?

2) What is the Lewis dot structure and hybridization about the central atom and what is the molecular geometry for the following?

a) SO2     b) O3     c) NO2­

What similarity do you see in the above ions or molecules?

3) Give the hybridization about each C of N atom in the following. Tell what the what the geometry is about each of these atoms and what the overall molecular geometry is.

a) CO2     b) HCN     c) H2C=CH2     d) H2C=C=CH2

e) H3C-CH3     f) HCCH     g) CO h) N2

How many s-bonds and p-bonds is/are present in each molecule?

2) What is the Lewis dot structure and hybridization about the central atom and what is the molecular geometry for the following?

a) CO3     b) NO3­     c) SO3     d) BF3

e) SO4     f) SF4     g) SF5­     h) SF6

i) PF3     j) PF4­     k) PF5     l) PF6­

m) ICl2­     n) IF3     m) IF4­     o) ICl5     p) XeF5+