Molecular Geometry Answer Format

Formatting your Answers

Some parts of the Molecular Geometry Lab will be easier to identify if you write your answers in tabular format. You need to reproduce the following tables and formatting in your lab notebook and enter your answers appropriately. This is the preferred format for the Molecular Geometry Lab.

Part I.

1. (give answer)

2. (use the table below)

electron interaction	# of 90˚ interactions	electron interaction	# of 90˚ interactions	electron interaction	# of 90˚ interactions
bp – bp		bp – bp		bp – bp
lp – bp		lp – bp		lp – bp
lp – lp		lp – lp		lp – lp

(explanation will go here)

Part IIa.

1. a) (give answer)

b) and c) (use the table below)

Lewis Dot Structure	VSEPR #	electron group arrangement	molecular geometry
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

d) (give answer)

e) (give answer)

(questions 2 through 6 will follow the same format as question 1)

Part IIb.

7. a) b) and c) (use the table below)

molecular geometry	electron group arrangement	# of nonbonding pairs
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

d) (give answer)

e) (give answer)

(question 8 will follow the same format as question 7)

9. a) and b) (use the table below)

Explain	correct Lewis Structure	match to geometry
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

10. a) b) and c) (use the table below)

Lewis Structure	VSEPR #	electron arrangement	match to geometry

(question 11 will follow the same format as question 10)

Part III.

1. a) (use the table below)

atom	molecular geometry
C1
C2

b) (give answer)

c) (give answer)

d) (use the table below)

atom	VSEPR #	electron group arrangement
C1
C2

(questions 2 and 3 will follow the same format as question 1)

4. a) (give answer)

b) (use the table below)

atom	VSEPR #	electron group arrangement
C1
C2
C3
O

c) (use the table below)

atom	molecular geometry
C1
C2
C3

d) (give answer)

(question 5 will follow the same format as question 4)