Chemists predict the geometry of molecules based on the repulsion of electron pairs. Molecules can be represented by the general formula AXY, where Y is the number of peripheral atoms. We would expect the geometric shape of a molecule represented by the formula AX3 to be A) linear.

B) tetrahedral.

C) trigonal planar Eliminate

D) trigonal bipyramidal

What happens when an atom of sulfur combines with two atoms of chlorine to produce sci2? a. each chlorine atom shares a pair of electrons with the sulfur atom. b. an electron is transferred from each chlorine atom to the sulfur atom. c. an electron is transferred from the sulfur atom to each chlorine atom. d. each chlorine atom shares all its valence electrons with the sulfur atom.

13. a covalent bond between two atoms is likely to be polar if: a. one of the atoms is much more electronegative than the other. b. the two atoms are equally electronegative. c. the two atoms are of the same element. d. the bond is part of a tetrahedrally shaped molecule. e. one atom is an anion.

This statement about matter and its behavior is best classified as a