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Molecular Shapes and Bond Angles Guide

This document is a molecular shapes simulation that tests the learner's understanding of: 1) Where shared electrons are most likely found in a covalent bond (between two bonds) 2) Common bond angles formed between atoms bonded to a central atom, such as 120° for three atoms and 109.5° for four atoms 3) The molecular shapes (linear, trigonal planar, bent, tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, super bent) and bond angles of common molecules like carbon dioxide, nitrate, sulfur dioxide, methane, ammonia, and water.

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Molecular Shapes and Bond Angles Guide

This document is a molecular shapes simulation that tests the learner's understanding of: 1) Where shared electrons are most likely found in a covalent bond (between two bonds) 2) Common bond angles formed between atoms bonded to a central atom, such as 120° for three atoms and 109.5° for four atoms 3) The molecular shapes (linear, trigonal planar, bent, tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, super bent) and bond angles of common molecules like carbon dioxide, nitrate, sulfur dioxide, methane, ammonia, and water.

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Molecular Shapes
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1. Where in a covalent bond are shared electrons the most likely to be found?

Found somewhere between 2 bonds

2. When you move the red (right) atom, what happens to the blue (left)
one?

It repels against the red one

3. What bond angle forms between the red and blue atom?
a. 180°
b. 120°
c. 109.5°
d. 90°

4. If there are three atoms bonded to the central atom, what angle forms
between them?
a. 180°
b. 120°
c. 109.5°
d. 90°

5. If there are four atoms bonded to the central atom, what angle forms
between them?
a. 180°
b. 120°
c. 109.5° in 3D
d. 90° in 2D

6. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in


this molecule of carbon dioxide.

a. Carbon dioxide takes a ____bond angle______________ molecular shape.

b. The bond angle for carbon dioxide is: ___180 degrees___________.

7. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in this nitrate molecule.

a. Nitrate takes a ___trigonal planar_______________ molecular shape.


b. The bond angle for nitrate is: __120 degrees____________.

8. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in this sulfur dioxide molecule.

a. Sulfur dioxide takes a _____bent_____________ molecular shape.

b. The bond angle for sulfur dioxide is: __120 degrees____________.

9. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in this methane molecule.

a. Methane takes a ___tetrahedral_______________ molecular shape.

b. The bond angle for methane is: __109.5 degrees____________.

10. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in this ammonia molecule.

Ammonia takes a ____trigonal pyramid______________ molecular shape.

a. The bond angle for ammonia is: ____107 degrees__________.

11. Circle the areas of electron concentration around the central atom in this water molecule.

Water takes a _____super bent_____________ molecular shape.

a. The bond angle for water is: _____104.5_________.

12. Draw the diagram for methane.


a. What does the dashed line represent?

What’s behind the solid line

b. What does the solid black wedge represent?

That one atom is in front of the other

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