Chemistry 11

Unit 5

Chemical Bonding 2 – Extra Practice

Expanded or Incomplete Octet Problems

1. Draw the Lewis structure for these molecules or ions.

a) XeF4 b) PCl5 c) XeCl2

d) AlCl3 e) SbF6– f) IBr4–

2. Using orbital box diagrams, show how the valence shell is expanded for the central atom for two
of the species in Q1.

a) Xe:

b) P:

3. Draw Lewis structures for these species, showing one structure where the octet rule is obeyed (if
possible) and two others where there is an expanded octet on the central atom. Using formal
charge, deduce the preferred structure.

a) sulfate ion

b) SeOCl2

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c) XeO2

d) ClO3F

e) BrO2–

f) IO2F3

4. (After Chemical Bonding 3) Predict the shape and bond angle for each species in Questions 1
and 3.