Chem 121 Lab: Lewis Structures and Molecular Geometry RuoyunLiLi

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This is the part of the lab that you will submit to be graded. Page 5 and 6

Draw Lewis structures and then build molecular models (using your model kit or MolView) of the compounds
listed in the table below and complete the table.

Here is a video that will help Introduction to Lewis Structures, VSEPR and Molecular Models

# of e- # of
Electron
Molecular Lewis groups on lone pairs Molecular Polar?
Geometry
Formula Structure Central on Central Geometry Yes or No
(name)
Atom Atom (name)

2 tetrahedral
H 2S 4 tetrahedral bent Yes
yes
bent

CH3Cl 4 0 tetrahedral
tetrahedral yes
tetrahedral
tetrahedral Yes

SO2 trigonal Yes

3 1 trigonalplanar
planar bent
bent yes

1 T shape
NH3 4 trigonal
trigonal
bipyramid seesaw Yes
yes
bipyramid

[CO3]2– 4 tetrahedral bent No

no
0 tetrahedral tetrahedral

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Chem 121 Lab: Lewis Structures and Molecular Geometry (cont.)

# of e- # of
Electron Molecular Polar?
Molecular Lewis groups on lone pairs on
Geometry Geometry Yes or
Formula Structure Central Central
(name) (name) No
Atom Atom

COCl2
trigonal
(C is trigonal planar Yes
3 0 trigonal trigonal yes
Central planar
planar planar

Atom)

linear
CS2 2 0 linear linear
linear No
no

SiCl4 4 0 tetrahedral
tetrahedral tetrahedral no
No
tetrahedral

SeH2 4 2 tetrahedral yes

Yes
bent
bent
tetrahedral

C4H10 4 0 tetrahedral
tetrahedral tetrahedral
tetrahedral No
no
All C are equal – use
any C as central C

HCN 2 0 linear
linear linear yes
linear yes