Question

According to VSEPR theory, a molecule with the general formula AX4E (A is the central atom, X is the bonded atom and E is a lone pair of electrons) has how many regions of electron density around the central atom? AX4E will have what kind of electronic geometry? AX4E will have what kind of molecular geometry?

a) 4 regions; tetrahedral; bent
b) 5 regions; trigonal bipyramidal; seesaw
c) 5 regions; trigonal bipyramidal; linear
d) 6 regions; octahedral; square planar

Answer 1

According to VSEPR theory, a molecule with the general formula AX4E will have 5 regions of electron density. The electronic geometry of AX4E will be trigonal bipyramidal and the molecular geometry will be bent.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to VSEPR theory, a molecule with the general formula AX4E (A is the central atom, X is the bonded atom and E is a lone pair of electrons) will have 5 regions of electron density around the central atom. The electronic geometry of AX4E will be trigonal bipyramidal. The molecular geometry of AX4E will be bent.