Determining Molecular Geometry

Chemistry                                                                                                         Guided Instructional Activity 4-6
Unit 4: Compounds and Reactions                                                                                        Reading: Chapter 8
Working Mode: Pairs. Follow the instructions below, answer the questions using the white board or paper. 

Learning Objectives:  To determine the geometry of the molecule based on its Lewis structure.

Using the Lewis structure of a molecule or ion, which you have drawn in the previous GIA 4-5, determine the molecular geometry using the VSEPR theory. 

Name the geometry or shape of the molecules or ions you have already drawn. 

            (a) H₂S

            (b) CO₂

(c)    PO₄^3-                                            

(d)      O₂

(e)     NCl₃

(f)      SO₃

(g)     O₃