SECOND WRITTEN TEST IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

QUARTER 2, SY 2021-2022

Instructions: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer in a
separate sheet of paper, or in the answer sheet provided to you. Do not write anything
on this test questionnaire.

1. What is octet rule?

A. The tendency of an atom to have a total of eight electrons.
B. The tendency of an atom to have eight electrons in its outermost shell.
C. The tendency of an atom to transfer eight electrons during chemical
bonding.
D. The tendency of an atom to share eight electrons during chemical
bonding.

2. Given their electron configurations, why do He, Ne and Ar do not form chemical
bonds with other elements?

He - 1s2
Ne - 1s2 2s2 2p6
Ar - 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6

A. They have even numbers of electrons in their outermost shell.

B. They are stable because they have completely filled valence shell.
C. They are the last group in the periodic table that is why they are
chemically inert.
D. They are stable because they have eight valence electrons in their
outermost shell.

3. Which of the following elements would have to gain two electrons in order to
satisfy the octet rule?
O Sr Na Se Br
A. O and Sr
B. O and Se
C. Sr and Br
D. O, Sr, Br and Se

4. Which type of chemical bonds involves equal sharing of electrons?

A. ionic bond
B. metallic bond
C. polar covalent bond
D. nonpolar covalent bond

5. Which of the pairs of elements will likely to form a covalent bond?

A. fluorine and oxygen
B. sodium and chlorine
C. potassium and oxygen
D. aluminum and fluorine

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6. Dinitrogen monoxide is a greenhouse gas that enters the atmosphere principally
from natural fertilizer breakdown. What is the chemical formula of dinitrogen
monoxide?
A. NO
B. N2O
C. NO2
D. N2O2

7. What is the chemical formula of tetraphosphorus hexoxide?

A. P3H6
B. P4H7
C. P3O6
D. P4O6

8. Based from the picture, what is the name of the compound?

chlorine

bromine

Figure 1. Molecular Compound

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A. bromine tetrachloride
B. bromine pentachloride
C. monobromine pentachloride
D. monobromine tetrachlorine

9. Which of the following is a molecular compound that contains five atoms per
molecule?
A. carbon dioxide
B. dinitrogen pentoxide
C. dinitrogen monoxide
D. germanium tetrabromide

10. A period 3 nonmetal combines with X to form a molecular compound SX3. Which
of the following is a correct formula for a molecular compound involving X?
A. HX
B. OX3
C. C3X
D. PX5

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11. A chemical formula is named erroneously. How will you correct it?
SF4 is monosulfur pentafluoride

A. Change the prefix penta- to tetra-. The correct name is monosulfur

tetrafluoride.
B. Change the prefix penta- to buta-. The correct name is monosulfur
butafluoride.
C. Change the suffix of sulfur with -ide and replace the prefix penta to tetra.
The correct name is monosulfide tetrafluoride.
D. Remove the prefix mono for the first element and change the prefix
penta- to tetra-. The correct name is sulfur tetrafluoride.

12. Which of the following compounds has a Lewis structure which violates the
octet rule?
A. CCl4
B. ClF3
C. PCl3
D. SO3

13. Which of the following compounds has a Lewis structure with one lone pair
around the central atom?
A. AsH3
B. BF3
C. CH2O
D. H2SO4
14. Which of the following should be taken into consideration in drawing Lewis
structure of the compound shown below?

I. Octet rule
II. Bond length of atoms
III. Electronegativity of the atom
IV. Valence electrons of every atom

A. I and IV
B. I, II and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II, III and IV

15. What is the electron-group geometry for a compound with 5 electron groups?
A. Linear
B. Tetrahedral
C. Trigonal Planar
D. Trigonal Bipyramidal

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16. How many electron groups are present if there are two bonded atoms to the
central atom?
A. Linear
B. Tetrahedral
C. Trigonal Planar
D. Trigonal Bipyramidal

17. What is the molecular geometry of H2O?

A. Bent
B. Linear
C. Tetrahedral
D. Trigonal Planar

18. What is the O—C—O bond angle in CO2?

A. 90°
B. 109.5°
C. 120°
D. 180°

19. What is the electron-group geometry of the compound shown below?

A. Bent
B. Linear
C. Tetrahedral
D. Trigonal Planar

20. Why is it important to know the geometry of a molecule?

A. It can predict if atoms are equally shared.
B. It will give the Lewis structure of the molecule.
C. It can predict if the substance is ionic or covalent.
D. It can be used to predict and explain the chemical properties of the
substance.

21. Evaluate the structural formula below. What are the bond angles of a,b
and c respectively?

a c
b

A. 90°, 90°, 90°

B. 120°, 120°, 90°
C. 120°, 120°, 109.5°
D. 109.5°, 120°, 109.5°

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22. Your teacher asked you to draw the Lewis structure of a trigonal pyramidal
molecule, which of the following should have been drawn?

A.

B.

C.

D.

For number 23, refer to Table 1 below.

Table 1. Electronegativity difference and bond polarity

Bond Electronegativity Difference (∆EN)

Ionic Bond Greater than 1.8
Polar Covalent Bond Greater than 0.4 but less than 1.8
Nonpolar Covalent Bond Between 0 and 0.4
(Source: Timberlake, Karen C. Chemistry, an Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Twelfth
Edition. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2015.)

23. Using the table above, which pair of atoms is the most polar?
Electronegativity Difference
A. H—C 2.5 – 2.1 = 0.4
B. H—N 3.0 – 2.1 = 0.9
C. F—N 4.0 – 3.0 = 1.0
D. F—H 4.0 – 2.1 = 1.9

24. A polar covalent bond will form between which two atoms?
A. beryllium and fluorine
B. hydrogen and chlorine
C. sodium and oxygen
D. fluorine and fluorine

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25. In which of the following bonds is the bond polarity INCORRECT?

A.

B.

C.

D.

26. Given the following electronegativities: Na = 0.9, H = 2.1, Cl = 3.0 which of the
following statements is true?
A. H2, Cl2, and HCl are polar covalent molecules.
B. NaCl is a polar covalent compound and HCl is an ionic compound.
C. Cl2 is a nonpolar covalent molecule and HCl is a polar covalent molecule.
D. HCl is a nonpolar covalent compound and Cl2 is a polar covalent
molecule.

27. Which of the following pair of compounds are polar?

A. XeF2 and XeF4
B. XeF2 and XeO4
C. XeF4 and XeO4
D. XeOF4 and XeO3

28. The molecule CO2, assumes a linear geometry with carbon as the central atom.
Which statement correctly describes the polarity of the C-O bond and the
polarity of the molecule?
A. The C-O bond is polar; the CO2 molecule is polar
B. The C-O bond is nonpolar; the CO2 molecule is polar.
C. The C-O bond is polar; the CO2 molecule is nonpolar.
D. The C-O bond is nonpolar; the CO2 molecule is nonpolar.

29. Suppose you have a hypothetical element named A and X with different
electronegativities. What choice below best describes the polarity of the bonds
and molecule in a linear A–A–X?
A. polar molecule with polar bonds
B. nonpolar molecule with polar bonds
C. nonpolar molecule with nonpolar bonds
D. polar molecule with both polar and nonpolar bonds

30. For molecules of general formula AXn (where n>2), how do you determine if a
particular molecule is polar?
A. If the bonds are polar, then the molecule is also polar.
B. Bond length and strength can help predict if the molecule is polar.
C. Molecules are polar if they have polar bonds that are not arranged to
cancel each other.
D. A polar bond is present any time there is a bond between elements with
the same electronegativities.

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 ANSWER KEY

SECOND WRITTEN TEST IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

QUARTER 2, SY 2021-2022

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. D
21. D
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. C
27. D
28. C
29. D
30. C

Test Developer: Pamela Lou C. Suazo DepEd-Caraga

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