Draw the Lewis dot structures for the following.

Indicate the VSEPR geometry about the central atom.

1. OCl 2 (oxygen dichloride) – 3. HCl (hydrochloric acid)
2. Br 3 (tribromide ion)

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O ø = 180° H Cl
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Cl Cl ••

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•• Br
•• Br Br VSEPR geometry: none, need 3 atoms
ø = 104.5°
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VSEPR geometry: bent
polar polar
VSEPR geometry: linear
4. BeH2 (beryllium dihydride) 5. SO2 (sulfur dioxide; smog) 6. SiH 4 (silicon tetrahydride)
ø = 180°
H Be H H ø = 109.5°
ø = 109.5°
•• H Si H
VSEPR geometry: linear S
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ø = 109.5° ø = 109.5°

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O
•• O H
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ø < 120°
VSEPR geometry: tetrahedral
nonpolar VSEPR geometry: bent polar
3– 2– –
7. BO3 (borate ion) 8. CO3 (carbonate ion) 9. NO3 (nitrate ion)
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O O O
ø = 120° ø = 120° ø = 120° ø = 120° ø = 120° ø = 120°
•• B •• C ••
•• N ••

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O •• O O O
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O
•• O ••
ø = 120° •• ••
ø = 120° •• ø = 120°
nonpolar nonpolar nonpolar
VSEPR geometry: trigonal planar VSEPR geometry: trigonal planar VSEPR geometry: trigonal planar
3– 2– –
10. PO4 (phosphate ion) 11. SO4 (sulfate ion) 12. ClO 4 (perchlorate ion)
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3- 2-
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O O ø = 109.5° O
ø = 109.5° •• ø = 109.5° ø = 109.5° •• ø = 109.5° •• ø = 109.5°
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•• O P O •• O S O •• O Cl O
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ø = 109.5° O ø = 109.5° ø = 109.5° ø = 109.5°
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ø = 109.5° ø = 109.5°
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O O
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nonpolar nonpolar nonpolar
VSEPR geometry: tetrahehdral VSEPR geometry: tetrahehdral VSEPR geometry: tetrahehdral
13. SF 2 (sulfur difluoride) 14. CH4O (methanol) –
15. OH (hydroxide ion)
ø=
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H 109.5°
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S ø = 109.5° •• ••
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•• H C OH O-H
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•• F F •• ø = 104.5° ••
•• ø = 109.5°
Hø=
ø < 109.5° 109.5° polar
polar VSEPR geometry: nothing
VSEPR geometry: bent polar
VSEPR geometry: tetrahehdral and bent
16. CS 2 (carbon bisulfide) 17. HCN (hydrogen cyanide gas) 18. CH2 O (formaldehyde)
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H C N O
•• S C S• ø = 120°
• ø = 180° ø = 120°
ø = 180° VSEPR geometry: linear C
VSEPR geometry: linear H H
ø = 120° polar
nonpolar polar VSEPR geometry: trigonal planar
2–
19. SO3 (sulfite ion) 20. H3 O+ (hydronium ion) 21. TeCl 4 (tellurium tetrachloride)
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ø < 109.5° Cl ø < 109.5°
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O S O O ••
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Cl Te Cl
H H H
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ø < 109.5° O ø < 109.5°

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Cl
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polar polar
VSEPR geometry: pyramidal VSEPR geometry: pyramidal VSEPR geometry: square pyramid
 – + 24. H2 SO4 (sulfuric acid)
22. ClO 3 (chlorate ion) 23. NO (nitroso ion)
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ø = 109.5° O ø = 109.5°

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•• •• •• O N

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•• O Cl O ••
•• ø < 109.5° H O S
•• O H ø < 109.5°
ø < 109.5° ••
ø < 109.5°
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•• O VSEPR geometry: nothing ø = 109.5°

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ø = 109.5°

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•• O
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VSEPR geometry: pyramidal VSEPR geometry: Sulfur is

polar polar tetrahehdral; oxygen O bent polar
25. NI 3 (ammonia triiodide) 26. N2 O (nitrous oxide) 27. BrF 5 (bromine pentafluoride)
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•• N •• O
•• N N F
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I ø = 180°
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I
•• I •• •• Br
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VSEPR geometry: linear

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ø < 109.5° ø < 109.5° •• F F
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VSEPR geometry: pyramidal F
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polar
polar polar
VSEPR geometry: square pyramidal
28. CF4 (carbon tetrafluoride) 29. XeF 4 (xenon tetrafluoride) 30. O3 (ozone)
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ø = 90°
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ø = 109.5° F ø = 109.5° ø = 90° F

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F
•• C F •• F Xe F
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ø < 109.5°
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ø = 109.5° F ø = 109.5° ø = 90° F ø = 90°

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nonpolar nonpolar VSEPR geometry: bent
polar
VSEPR geometry: tetrahehdral VSEPR geometry: square planar