
Q2 - Polarity of Molecules
Quiz by Shynne Izza Clemente
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The general trend of electronegativity as you move from top to bottom of the periodic table is increasing.
Water, with a bent molecular shape, is classified as a polar molecule.
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) exhibits a linear geometry
In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared unequally by two atoms in a compound.
In a nonpolar covalent bond, electrons are shared equally by two atoms in a compound.
From the given Lewis structure of NH3, how many nonbonding pair/s of electron are around the central atom?

What do you call the relative ability of a bonded atom to attract shared electron pairs?
S and O are bonded by a polar covalent bond because its electronegativity difference value is 1.0.
Atoms with high electronegativity have a lesser tendency to attract electrons toward itself.
Polarity of molecules are determined both by polarity of bonds and molecular geometry.
Which is a correct Lewis structure for carbon dioxide (CO2)?
What molecular geometry does this molecule exhibit?

Which is the correct order for the Pauling electronegativity values of the listed atoms?
Supposedly a hypothetical molecule has an absolute electronegativity difference of 0.5, what is the type of chemical bond present?
A molecule shape is a three-dimensional arrangement of atoms or bonding groups around a central atom. The molecular shape is governed by the valence shell electron repulsion (VSEPR) theory.