Molecular Shapes

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1. What is the shape of CF­4?

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It will be tetrahedral. The carbon is in the center with the 4 Fluorine atoms surrounding it. All single bonds and no unpaired electrons on the central carbon.

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What are the molecular shapes (based on the Lewis structures) of various molecules?

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2. What is the shape of F­2?

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Two atoms can only make a straight line.

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3. What shape will PH3 have?

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It has a 3 “prong” base with the unpaired electron cloud on the middle atom (phosphorus) given it a pyramidal shape.

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4. What is the shape of NH3?

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It has a 3 “prong” base with the unpaired electron cloud on the middle atom (phosphorus) given it a pyramidal shape.

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5. What shape will sulfur trioxide have?

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Sulfur trioxide has a triangular shape with the sulfur in the middle. One oxygen will have a double bond with sulfur. There are no unpaired electrons on the middle atom.

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What is the shape of CF­4?
What is the shape of F­2?
What shape will PH3 have?
What is the shape of NH3?
What shape will sulfur trioxide have?
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