Bonding Test A
Bonding Test A
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Normal Boiling
Hydrogen Halide
Point, °C
HF +19
HCl - 85
HBr - 67
HI - 35
8. The liquefied hydrogen halides have the normal boiling points given above. The relatively high boiling point
of HF can be correctly explained by which of the following?
(A) CO2 (B) C2H4 (C) CN¯ (D) C6H6 (E) CH4
10. For which of the following molecules are resonance structures necessary to describe the bonding
satisfactorily?
(A) H2S (B) SO2 (C) CO2 (D) OF2 (E) PF3
Use these answers for questions 11 - 14.
(A) hydrogen bonding (B) hybridization (C) ionic bonding (D) resonance
(E) van der Waals forces (London dispersion forces)
11. Is used to explain why iodine molecules are held together in the solid state
12. Is used to explain why the boiling point of HF is greater than the boiling point of HBr
13. Is used to explain the fact that the four bonds in methane are equivalent
14. Is used to explain the fact that the carbon-to-carbon bonds in benzene, C6H6, are identical
15. The Lewis dot structure of which of the following molecules shows only one unshared pair of
valence electron?
17. CCl4, CO2, PCl3, PCl5, SF6 Which of the following does not describe any of the molecules above?
(A) Linear (B) Octahedral (C) Square planar (D) Tetrahedral (E) Trigonal pyramidal
18. In a molecule in which the central atom exhibits sp3d2 hybrid orbitals, the electron pairs are
directed toward the corners of
(A) a tetrahedron (B) a square-based pyramid (C) a trigonal bipyramid (D) a square
(E) an octahedron
19. CH3CH2OH boils at 78 °C and CH3OCH3 boils at - 24 °C, although both compounds have the same
composition. This difference in boiling points may be attributed to a difference in
(A) molecular mass (B) density (C) specific heat (D) hydrogen bonding
(E) heat of combustion
Questions 20-22 refer to the following molecules.
(A) CO2 (B) H2O (C) CH4 (D) C2H4 (E) PH3
23. What type of hybrid orbital is present in methane (CH 4)? (A) sp2 (B) sp3 (C) sp3d (D) sp (E) sp3d2
24. What is the oxidation number and formal charge of iodine in the IF 4+ ion?
(A) -1 -1
(B) +1 +5
(C) +3 0
(D) +5 +1
(E) +5 +5
25. How many non-bonding electrons are located on the central atom of ICl 4-?
(A) "end-on" bonding with s orbitals. (B) "sideways" approach of pairs of p orbitals.
(C) overlap of an s with a p orbital. (D) production of a bonding but not an antibonding orbital.
(A) The number of MO's in a molecule equals twice the number of constituent atomic orbitals.
(B) As bonding MO's become more stable, antibonding MO's become equally less stable.
(C) In MO's, the number of bonding electrons equals the number of antibonding electrons.
(A) 1 sigma and 1 (B) 1 sigma and 2 (C) 1 sigma and 3 (D) 2 sigma and 1 (E) 2 sigma and 2
(A) linear. (B) planar. (C) see-saw. (D) trigonal planar. (E) trigonal pyramidal.
31. For the amino acid alanine, what is the bond angle about the indicated carbon atom?
32. What type of attractive forces are being overcome when liquid oxygen boils at 90 K?
(A) ionic bonds (B) dipole-dipole forces (C) covalent bonds (D) dispersion forces (E) hydrogen bonds
The next three questions refer to 4 liquids, all of which have the molecular formula C 4H10O and which have
the following boiling points: A (117.5 oC); B (82.9oC); C (34.6oC); D (99.5oC).
33. The liquid likely to have the highest vapor pressure at 25 oC is:
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) All four substances would have the same vapor pressure since they have the
same molecular weight.
(A) A > D > B > C (B) B > D > A > C (C) C > B > D > A (D) D > C > B > A (E) none of the above
35. Given the structural isomers below, the one most likely to be liquid C is:
36. Which force makes the most important contribution to the lattice energy of solid argon?
(A) metallic bonding (B) hydrogen bonding (C) ionic bonding (D) covalent bonding
(A) I only (B) III only (C) I and III only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III
Part II 1. (a) Draw the Lewis electron dot structures for the following molecules:
(A) [IF2 ]1+ (B) BrF5
1. (c) how many regions of high electron density exist about the central atom in each of the structures
of 1a (A) _____ (B) _____ (C) _____ (D) _____ (E) _____ (F) _____ (G) _____(H) ____
1. (d) The molecules (1a)A through G have geometries and molecular shapes that can be described as:
Geometry Shape
1 (e) Which of the molecules in 1a have a central atom that is SP hybridized ___________
1.(f) Which of the molecules in 1a, have a central atom that is SP 2 hybridized ___________
1(g) Which of the molecules in 1a, have a central atom that is SP 3 hybridized ___________
1 (h) Which of the molecules in 1a, have a central atom that is SP 3d hybridized __________
1(i) Which of the molecules in 1a, have a central atom that is SP 3d2 hybridized ____________
2.(A) The boiling points of the following compounds increase in the order in which they are listed below:
Discuss the intermolecular forces involved and use them to account for this order.
(A) Alkane (B) Alkene (C) Alkyne (D) Alcohol (E) Aldehyde (F) Amine (G) Carboxylic acid
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
1. _____ 2. ______ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Isomer # 1
Name _____________________________________________________
Isomer # 2
Name _______________________________________________________
Isomer # 3
Name _____________________________________________________________
Isomer # 4
Name ________________________________________