IEMJEE Chemistry preparation: VSEPR electron domains — practice worksheet with answers

How to use this worksheet

This independent worksheet checks vsepr electron domains with a new problem, an explanation task and an interleaved related skill. It is not an official IEM question paper, a difficulty forecast or a prescribed timed examination.

Write an attempt first, then compare your method with the visible answers. Record whether a miss came from interpretation, a missing concept, execution or a condition you overlooked.

Question 1: apply the topic

Why is NH₃ not described as a planar three-bond molecule in VSEPR?

Answer and checking point

Nitrogen has three bonds and one lone pair: four domains, with a trigonal-pyramidal atom arrangement.

Check atom and charge bookkeeping, units, signs and the identity of the species to which a statement applies. For an organic transformation, retain the substrate and conditions. A familiar reagent or periodic trend is not enough to prove every proposed product or comparison.

Question 2: diagnose an approach

Explain why the following warning matters and identify the correction it calls for: Ignoring lone pairs can give the right bond count but the wrong molecular shape.

Model checkpoint: Electron-domain repulsions help predict approximate molecular geometry. Lone pairs affect the observed atom arrangement. Governing rule: Count electron domains around the central atom; a multiple bond counts as one domain for this model.

Question 3: transfer to aldehydes and ketones

Classify CH₃COCH₃.

Answer: It is a ketone, propanone.

This is an interleaved related-skill task, not a claim that the two topics have identical methods. Explain which idea changes when switching from the main topic to this one.

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