Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Atom X is the central atom in a molecule. In this molecule, atom X has four pairs of valence electrons in its outer shell. These four pairs of valence electrons include at least one bond pair and at least one lone pair. What might be a possible shape of the molecule?

  • Alinear
  • Bnon-linear
  • Ctrigonal bipyramidal
  • Dtrigonal planar

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