CHE 451 Lecture 9: CHE-451 Part 9

Consider the following molecule for question 1-1: SO 1. How many tetal valence electrons for this molecule? A) 28 B) 30 C) 32 D) 38 E) None of these 2. How many bonds to the central atom? (double bonds 2; triple bonds 3) )4 B)5 C)6 D) 7 3. How many lone electron pairs around the central atom? A)0 B)1 C)2 D)3 E)4 4. How many total lone electron pairs in the molecule? A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 11 E) 12 5. What is its molecular geometry? A) tetrahedral B) octahedral C) trigonal pyramidal D) seesaw E) trigonal bipyramidal 6. What is the hydridization on the central atom? A) sp B) sp C) sp D) sp'd E) sp'd 7. What is the formal charge on the central atom? A)-2 B)-1 C) 0 E) 2