1. The number of valence electrons in an atom is equal to its _____.

A) number of orbits
B) period number
C) group number
D) number of orbitals
2. According to the Lewis dot symbol, the number of electrons in the outermost shell of
gallium is _____.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 3
3. The element having five electrons in the valence shell is _____.
A) Al
B) N
C) S
D) Se
4. The element not having seven electrons in the outermost shell is _____.
A) Cl
B) At
C) F
D) Tl
5. The most stable ion of the following is _____.
A) Br+
B) Mg+
C) Na+
D) Sn3+
6. The ion not having Octet configuration in the outermost shell is _____.
A) Sr2+
B) Fe2+
C) Mg2+
D) S2
7. Al3+ is not isoelectronic with _____.
A) Mg2+
B) F
C) Na+
D) Ca2+
8. The most stable ion of the following is _____.
A) O

B) Bi3+
C) Si3+
D) Hg3+
9. A favorable condition for two elements to form an ionic bond is _____.
A) both should be electropositive
B) one should have low electron affinity and the other high ionization energy
C) one should have high electron affinity and the other low ionization energy
D) both should be highly electronegative
10. Group-1 elements form ionic compounds with group ____.
A) two
B) eight
C) seventeen
D) fourteen
11. An ionic compound of the following is _____.
A) MgO
B) Cl2O7
C) NO
D) SiO2
12. NaCl is not a good conductor in _____ state.
A) molten
B) solution
C) vapor
D) solid
13. The formula of strontium nitride is ______.
A) SrN
B) Sr(NO3)2
C) Sr3N2
D) Sr(NO2)2
14. The formula of aluminum sulfide is _____.
A) Al2S3
B) AlS
C) Al3S2
D) AlS3
15. Cesium sulfate is _____.
A) Cs(SO4)2
B) Ce(SO4)2
C) Cs2SO4
D) CsSO4

16. Lithium nitride is ______.

A) LiN
B) Li3N2
C) LiN2
D) Li3N
17. In an ionic compound, _____.
A) the cation is a metal and the anion is the non-metal
B) the anion is the metal and the cation is the non-metal
C) the negative ion is a metal and the positive ion is the non-metal
D) both elements can be metals.
18. Which of the following will form an ionic compound?
A) Mg and F
B) Si and O
C) C and O
D) Cl and O
19. Which of the following will form a covalent compound?
A) Mg and I
B) B and F
C) Cs and F
D) Ba and Cl
20. Which of the following processes represents lattice energy?
A) Na+(s) + Cl(s) NaCl(s)
B) Na+(aq) + Cl(aq) NaCl (aq)
C) Na+(g) + Cl(g) NaCl(g)
D) Na+(g) + Cl(g) NaCl(s)
21. Born-Haber cycle is used to determine _____.
A) electronegativity
B) ionic radius
C) lattice energy
D) energy of formation
22. The compound having the highest lattice energy of the following is _____.
A) NaCl
B) BaSO4
C) Na2SO4
D) CsI

23. The correct order of lattice energy of the following is _____.

A) CsI > LiF
B) MgO < KCl
C) MgO > KI
D) Ba3(PO4)2 < KBr
24. The energy change for the process Li(g) + F(g) Li+(g) + F(g) is _____ kJ.
A) 255
B) 125
C) 192
D) 495
25. The energy change for the reaction A(g) + B(g) A+(g) + B(g) is _____.
A) IE(of A) + EA(of B)
B) IE(of A) EA(of B)
C) EA(of B) IE(of A)
D) (EA(of B) + IE(of A))
26. Which of the following processes will be exothermic?
A) Li(g) + I(g) Li+(g) + I(g)
B) Na(g) + Cl(g) Na+(g) + Cl(g)
C) K(g) + Br(g) KBr(s)
D) Na(g) + I(g) Na+(g) + I(g)
27. According to Lewis's theory, a covalent bond is formed by the _____.
A) transfer of electrons
B) sharing of electrons
C) overlap of electrons
D) donation of electrons
28. Which of the following compounds contains a lone pair of electrons?
A) BH3
B) NH3
C) CH4
D) AlH3
29. How many lone pairs are there at bromine in HBr?
A) 6
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
30. The molecule containing two lone pairs of electrons is _____.
A) PH3

B) H2S
C) HCl
D) BH3
31. The molecule containing no lone pairs of electrons is _____.
A) CH4
B) H2O
C) HI
D) PH3
32. The molecule containing a triple bond of the following is _____.
A) ethylene
B) ethane
C) methane
D) acetylene
33. The compound not containing a multiple bond of the following is _____.
A) CO2
B) H2O
C) C2H2
D) SO2
34. The carboncarbon bond is strongest in _____.
A) ethane
B) ethylene
C) propane
D) acetylene
35. The carboncarbon bond distance is shortest in _____.
A) benzene
B) cyclohexane
C) ethylene
D) acetylene
36. Which of the following has no unit?
A) electron affinity
B) electronegativity
C) ionization energy
D) atomic radius
37. The least electronegative element of the following is _____.
A) Cs
B) Ca
C) F
D) C

38. Which of the following quantities does not represent energy change?
A) ionization potential
B) electronegativity
C) ionization energy
D) electron affinity
39. An example of a polar covalent molecule is _____.
A) CH4
B) HCl
C) Br2
D) N2
40. The molecule, which is non-polar of the following, is _____.
A) HCl
B) H2
C) CO
D) NO2
41. The most ionic compound of the following is _____.
A) LiCl
B) BeCl2
C) KCl
D) CCl4
42. The electrostatic attractive force is smallest in _____.
A) LiCl
B) CsI
C) NaBr
D) KCl
43. The electrostatic attractive force of the following is largest in _____.
A) CsI
B) BeO
C) LiF
D) KCl
44. The metaloxygen bond is covalent in ______.
A) Na2O
B) CaO
C) MnO4
D) CsO

45. The order of increase in ionic character of the bond in the following compounds is
_____.
A) LiCl > NaCl > KCl > RbCl
B) NaCl < RbCl < LiCl < KCl
C) LiCl < NaCl < KCl < RbCl
D) NaCl > RbCl > LiCl > KCl
46. The ionic compound having greatest covalent character is _____.
A) NaBr
B) CsF
C) LiI
D) KCl
47. The degree of ionic character depends on the difference in _____.
A) atomic radius
B) electronegativity
C) electron affinity
D) ionization energy
48. The electronegativities of the elements D, E, F and G are 3.8, 3.3, 2.8 and 1.3. The order
of decreasing covalent bond character is
A) EG > DF > DG > DE
B) DG > EG > DF > DE
C) DE > DF > EG > DG
D) DE > DG > DF > EG
49. The electronegativities of the elements D, E, F and G are 3.8, 3.3, 2.8 and 1.3. The order
of increasing ionic character is
A) DG < EG < DF < DE
B) DG < EG < DF < DE
C) DE < DF < EG < DG
D) EG < DG > DE > DF
50. Which of the following bonds is most ionic in nature?
A) ClF
B) KO
C) LiF
D) LiI
51. The chemical bond most covalent in nature of the following is _____.
A) CH
B) CCl
C) HF
D) OH

52. The electronegativity difference between carbon and fluorine is _____.

A) 2.5
B) 1.5
C) 0.5
D) 3.5
53. The ionic bond of the following is _____.
A) CsF
B) NH
C) SiCl
D) NB
54. The ionic compound of the following is _____.
A) KF
B) F2O
C) ICl
D) CO2
55. Fluorine will form a covalent compound with _____.
A) Mg
B) Ca
C) S
D) Na
56. The covalent compound of the following is _____.
A) KH
B) Na2O
C) CCl4
D) RbCl
57. The Octet rule is applicable mainly to _____.
A) 16th group elements
B) first period elements
C) transition elements
D) second period elements
58. Which of the following bonds is not possible?
A) C = C
B) C = H
C) C C
D) C = O
59. Which of the following compounds does not exhibit resonance?
A) C6H5OH
B) CO2

C) H2O
D) NO2
60. The species that will exhibit resonance of the following is _____.
A) CH4
B) NO3
C) CCl4
D) C6H12
61. Which of the following ions will have the maximum number of resonance structures?
A) ClO4
B) ClO
C) ClO3
D) ClO2
62. NNO bond is present in _____.
A) N2O5
B) NH4NO3
C) N2O
63. In the Lewis structure of XeO2F2, how many lone pairs surround the xenon?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
64. The molecule not obeying the octet rule of the following is _____.
A) SbCl5
B) PCl3
C) SiH4
D) Cl2
65. The measurement of bond energy will be accurate in _____.
A) CCl4
B) Cl2
C) CO2
D) C6H6
66. The strongest bond of the following is _____.
A) CI
B) CBr
C) CF
D) CH

67. Which of the following processes is exothermic?

A) Bond breakage
B) ionization
C) dissociation
D) bond formation
68. The NH bond energy is _____ kJ mol1.
A) 39200
B) 92
C) 392
D) 3920
69. For the reaction O(g) + O2(g) O3(g) H = 107.2 kJ. Calculate the average bond
energy in O3.
A) 107.2
B) 303.3
C) 214.2
D) 321.6
70. The bond energy of F2 is 156.9 kJ mol1. The enthalpy of formation of F(g) is _____ kJ
mol1.
A) 156.9
B) 78.5
C) 78.5
D) 156.9
71. The reaction F(g) + e F(g) represents _____.
A) electronegativity
B) electron affinity
C) ionization energy
D) bond energy
72. The bond dissociation energy of fluorine is given by the process _____.
A) F2(l) 2F(g)
B) F2(g) 2F(l)
C) F2(g) 2F(g)
D) F2(s) 2F(g)
73. The enthalpy of formation of NaCl is given by _____.
A) Na(g) + Cl(g) NaCl(g)
B) Na(s) + Cl2(g) NaCl(g)
C) Na(s) + Cl2(g) NaCl(s)
D) Na(s) + Cl2(s) NaCl(s)

74. The process Na(g) Na+(g) + e represents _____.

A) electron affinity
B) electronegativity
C) electropositivity
D) ionization energy
75. Which of the following processes is exothermic?
A) Cl2(g) 2Cl(g)
B) Cl(g) + e Cl(g)
C) Na(g) Na+(g) + e
D) Na(s) Na(g)
76. The CH bond energy is _____ kJ mol1.
A) 114
B) 414
C) 915
D) 4150
77. The nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond is shortest in _____.
A) N2O
B) N2O4
C) N2H4
D) N2
78. A triple bond is present in _____.
A) NO2
B) N2
C) N2H4
D) N2O4
79. NH4+ is isoelectronic with _____.
A) NH3
B) NO3
C) AlCl4
D) AlCl3
80. CH4 is isoelectronic with _____.
A) CCl4
B) CH3+
C) NH4
D) NO3

81. Which of the following ions does not exist?

A) I3
B) I
C) IO3
D) F3
82. CO is isoelectronic with _____.
A) NO+
B) ZnO
C) NiO
D) SO
83. A triple bond is present in _____.
A) CN
B) CO32
C) SO32
D) NO
84. Which of the following is not isoelectronic with others?
A) CO
B) NO+
C) CN
D) N2O
85. Experiments show that it takes 1656 kJ/mol to break all the bonds in methane (CH4) and
4006 kJ/mol to break all the bonds in propane (C3H8). Based on these data, calculate the
average bond energy of the C-C bond.
A) 347
B) 147
C) 569
D) 78

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Chapter9ChemicalBondingI:BasicConcepts
Student:___________________________________________________________________________
1.

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobeionic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2.

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobeionic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3.

4.

5.

ClandI
AlandK
ClandMg
CandS
AlandMg

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobecovalent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NCl3
BaCl2
CO
SO2
SF4

Whichofthesepairsofelementswouldbemostlikelytoformanioniccompound?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

GaAs
SrBr2
NO2
CBr4
H2O

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobeionic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

KF
CCl4
CS2
CO2
ICl

Rb2S
SrCl2
CS2
CaO
MgI2

6.

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobecovalent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

7.

Whichofthesecompoundsismostlikelytobecovalent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

8.

B.
C.
D.

directlyproportionaltotheproductofthechargesonthebodiesanddirectlyproportionaltothe
distanceseparatingthem.
directlyproportionaltotheproductofthechargesonthebodies,andinverselyproportionaltothe
squareofthedistanceseparatingthem.
inverselyproportionaltothechargesonthebodies,anddirectlyproportionaltothesquareofthe
distanceseparatingthem.
directlyproportionaltothesumofthechargesonthebodies,andinverselyproportionaltothesquare
ofthedistanceseparatingthem.

TheLewisdotsymbolforthealeadatomis

A.
B.
C.
D.

CsOH
NF3
Sr(NO3)2
CaO
LiF

Completethisstatement:Coulomb'slawstatesthatthemagnitudeoftheforceofinteractionbetweentwo
chargedbodiesis
A.

9.

KF
CaCl2
SF4
Al2O3
CaSO4

E.

10. TheLewisdotsymbolfortheS2ionis
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

11. TheLewisdotsymbolforthechlorideionis

A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

12. TheLewisdotsymbolforthecalciumionis
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

13. Whichoftheseionicsolidswouldhavethelargestlatticeenergy?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NaCl
NaF
CaBr2
CsI
CaCl2

14. Whichoftheseionicsolidswouldhavethelargestlatticeenergy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

SrO
NaF
CaBr2
CsI
BaSO4

15. Whichofthesesolidswouldhavethehighestmeltingpoint?

A.
B.
C.
D.

NaF
NaCl
NaBr
NaI

16. Whichofthesesolidswouldhavethehighestmeltingpoint?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NaI
NaF
MgO
MgCl2
KF

17. Whichofthesesolidswouldhavethelowestmeltingpoint?
A.
B.
C.
D.

KI
KBr
KCl
KF

18. Calculatetheenergychangeforthereaction
K(g)+Br(g)K+(g)+Br(g)
giventhefollowingionizationenergy(IE)andelectronaffinity(EA)values

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1,092kJ/mol
95kJ/mol
95kJ/mol
1,092kJ/mol
1,187kJ/mol

19. Calculatetheenergychangeforthereaction
K(g)+I(g)K+(g)+I(g)
giventhefollowingionizationenergy(IE)andelectronaffinity(EA)values.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

124kJ/mol
715kJ/mol
715kJ/mol
1429kJ/mol
noneofthese

20. UsetheBornHabercycletocalculatethelatticeenergyofLiCl(s)giventhefollowingdata:
H(sublimation)Li=155.2kJ/mol
I1(Li)=520kJ/mol
Bondenergy(ClCl)=242.8kJ/mol
EA(Cl)=348kJ/mol
Hf(LiCl(s))=408.8kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

40kJ/mol
40kJ/mol
736kJ/mol
857kJ/mol
1,553kJ/mol

21. UsetheBornHabercycletocalculatethelatticeenergyofNaBr(s)giventhefollowingdata:
H(sublimation)Na=177.8kJ/mol
I1(Na)=495.9kJ/mol
Bondenergy(BrBr)=192.5kJ/mol
EA(Br)=325kJ/mol
Hf(NaBr(s))=361.1kJ/mol
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1456kJ/mol
806kJ/mol
450kJ/mol
902kJ/mol
421kJ/mol

22. Whichoftheseelementshasthegreatestelectronegativity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Na
As
Ga
Cs
Sb

23. Whichoftheseatomisthemostelectronegative?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Li
Cs
P
As
Ge

24. Whichoftheseelementshasthegreatestelectronegativity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Se
Sb
K
Ga
Fe

25. Whichoftheseelementsistheleastelectronegative?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Sr
V
Ni
P
I

26. Whichoftheseelementshasthegreatestelectronegativity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Mg
Ga
Si
Ba
Pb

27. Apolarcovalentbondwouldforminwhichoneofthesepairsofatoms?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

28. Whattypeofchemicalbondholdstheatomstogetherwithinawatermolecule?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Ionicbond
Nonpolarcovalentbond
Polarcovalentbond
Coordinatecovalentbond

29. Anonpolarcovalentbond(i.e.,purecovalent)wouldforminwhichofthesepairsofatoms?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

30. Whichofthesebondswouldhavethegreatestpolarity(i.e.,highestpercentioniccharacter)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

31. Whichofthesecovalentbondsisthemostpolar(i.e.,highestpercentioniccharacter)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

32. Thecovalentbondwiththegreatestpolaritywouldforminwhichoftheseatompairs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

33. Inwhichofthesepairsofatomswouldthebondbethemostpolar?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

34. Inwhichofthesepairsofatomswouldthebondhavethegreatestpercentioniccharacter(i.e.,most
polar)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

35. Inwhichofthesepairsofatomswouldthebondbetheleastpolar(i.e.,lowestpercentioniccharacter)?
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

36. Classifythe
A.
B.
C.

bondinCH3OHasionic,polarcovalent,ornonpolarcovalent.

ionic
polarcovalent
nonpolarcovalent

37. Classifythe
A.
B.
C.

bondinCCl4asionic,polarcovalent,ornonpolarcovalent.

ionic
polarcovalent
nonpolarcovalent

38. Classifythe
A.
B.
C.

ionic
polarcovalent
nonpolarcovalent

bondinCaCl2asionic,polarcovalent,ornonpolarcovalent.

39. TheelectrondotformulaforO2shows

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

asinglecovalentbond.
adoublecovalentbond.
anionicbond.
atotalof82=16electrondots.
atotalof32electrondots.

40. ThenumberofloneelectronpairsintheN2moleculeis___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1
2
3
4
5

41. TheelectrondotstructureforAsCl3shows

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

atotalof84electrondots.
threesinglebondsand10lonepairs.
twosinglebonds,onedoublebond,and9lonepairs.
onesinglebond,twodoublebonds,and8lonepairs.
threesinglebondsandonelonepair.

42. Thetotalnumberofbondingelectronsinamoleculeofformaldehyde(H2CO)is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3.
4.
6.
8.
18.

43. ThetotalnumberoflonepairsinNCl3is

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

6.
8.
9.
10.
13.

44. TheLewisstructureforCS2is:
A.
B.
C.

D.

45. TheLewisstructureforachlorateion,ClO3,shouldshow____singlebond(s),____doublebond(s),and
____lonepair(s).
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2,1,10
3,0,9
2,1,8
3,0,10
2,1,9

46. WhichoftheseLewisstructuresisincorrect?
A.

B.
C.

D.

E.

47. WhichofthesechoicesisacorrectLewisstructureforozone,O3?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

48. Thenumberofresonancestructuresforthesulfurdioxidemoleculethatsatisfytheoctetruleis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1.
2.
3.
4.
noneofthese.

49. Thenumberofresonancestructuresforthenitrateionthatsatisfiestheoctetruleis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1.
2.
3.
4.
noneofthese.

50. Howmanyresonancestructuresarethereforthecyclobutenemolecule(C4H6;thefourcarbonatomsare
arrangedinaring)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1
2
3
4
noneofthese

51. Theazideion,N3,isveryreactivealthoughitisisoelectronicwiththeverystableCO2molecule.This
reactivityisreasonablebecause
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

aLewisstructurecannotbewrittenfortheazideionthathasnitrogenformalchargesofzero.
thereisnovalidLewisstructurepossiblefortheazideion.
thereareresonancestructuresforazideionbutnotforcarbondioxide.
nitrogencannotformmultiplebonds.
chargedspeciesalwaysdecomposeinsolution.

52. Howmanycovalentbondswillanitrogenatomusuallyform?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1
2
3
5
8

53. Whichofthesestatementsisausefulguidelinefortheapplicationofformalchargesinneutralmolecules?
A.
B.
C.

ALewisstructureinwhichtherearenoformalchargesispreferred.
Lewisstructureswithlargeformalcharges(e.g.,+2,+3and/or2,3)arepreferred.
ThepreferredLewisstructureisoneinwhichpositiveformalchargesareonthemostelectronegative
atoms.

54. WhatistheformalchargeontheoxygenatominN2O(theatomicorderisNNO)?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0
+1
1
2
+2

55. TheformalchargeonthebromineatominBrO3drawnwiththreesinglebondsis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2.
1.
0.
+1.
+2.

56. Theformalchargeonthesulfuratomintheresonancestructureofsulfurdioxidewhichhasonesingle
bondandonedoublebondis

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0.
+1.
1.
+2.
2.

57. WhatistheformalchargeonsulfurinthebestLewisstructurefortheSCN(thiocyanate)ion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+2
2
+1
1
0

58. WhatistheformalchargeonthesinglybondedoxygensintheLewisstructureforthecarbonateion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2
1
0
+1
+2

59. WhatistheformalchargeonphosphorusinaLewisstructureforthephosphateionthatsatisfiestheoctet
rule?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2
1
0
+1
+2

60. Nitrousoxide,N2O,issometimescalled"laughinggas".Whatistheformalchargeonthecentralnitrogen
atominthebestLewisstructurefornitrousoxide?(TheatomconnectivityisNNO.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2
1
0
+1
+2

61. InthebestLewisstructureforthefulminateion,CNO,whatistheformalchargeonthecentralnitrogen
atom?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+2
+1
0
1
2

62. IntheLewisstructureoftheiodateion,IO3,thatsatisfiestheoctetrule,theformalchargeonthecentral
iodineatomis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+2.
+1.
0.
1.
2.

63. BeF42iscalledthetetrafluoroberyllateion.Theformalchargeontheberylliumatominthisionis

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+2.
+1.
0.
1.
2.

64. Forwhichofthesespeciescanyoudrawtworesonancestructures?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

CH2O
ClNO2
H2O
CH4
H2S

65. EachofthethreeresonancestructuresofNO3hashowmanylonepairsofelectrons?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

7
8
9
10
13

66. Forwhichofthesespeciesisthebestdescriptionofthebondingprovidedbytwoormoreequivalent
resonancestructures?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

HCO2
SCN
CNO
N3
CO2

67. ThetotalnumberoflonepairsinthebestLewisstructurefortheSOF4moleculeis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0.
2.
14.
16.
18.

68. WhichofthesesubstanceswilldisplayanincompleteoctetinitsLewisstructure?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

CO2
Cl2
ICl
NO
SO2

69. Whichoftheseelementsismostlikelytoexhibitanexpandedoctetinitscompounds?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

O
S
Na
C
N

70. Whichofthesecompoundsdoesnotfollowtheoctetrule?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NF3
CF4
PF5
AsH3
HCl

71. Whichofthesecompoundsdoesnotfollowtheoctetrule?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NF3
CO2
CF4
Br2
NO

72. Whichresponseincludesallthemoleculesbelowthatdonotfollowtheoctetrule?
(1)H2S(2)BCl3(3)PH3(4)SF4
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

(2)and(4)
(2)and(3)
(1)and(2)
(3)and(4)
(1)and(4)

73. Whichofthesemoleculeshasanatomwithanincompleteoctet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

NF3
H2O
AsCl3
GeH4
BF3

74. Whichofthesemoleculeshasanatomwithanexpandedoctet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

HCl
AsCl5
ICl
NCl3
Cl2

75. WhichmoleculehasaLewisstructurethatdoesnotobeytheoctetrule?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

N2O
CS2
PH3
CCl4
NO2

76. ThestructuresofC2H4andC2H5OHare

TheenthalpychangeduetothereactionofonemoleofC2H4withwatertoformC2H5OHcanbeestimated
by
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

BE(C=C)2BE(CC)BE(CO).
BE(C=C)+BE(OH)2BE(CC)BE(CO).
BE(CO)+BE(CC)BE(OH)BE(C=C).
BE(OH)+BE(C=C)BE(CH)BE(CO)BE(CC).
BE(CH)+BE(CO)+BE(CC)BE(OH)BE(C=C).

77. Estimatetheenthalpychangeforthereaction2CO+O22CO2giventhefollowingbondenergies.
BE(CO)=1074kJ/mol
BE(O=O)=499kJ/mol
BE(C=O)=802kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+2380kJ/mol
+744kJ/mol
+1949kJ/mol
561kJ/mol
744kJ/mol

78. Estimatetheenthalpychangeforthecombustionofonemoleofacetylene,C2H2,toformcarbondioxide
andwatervapor.
BE(CH)=456kJ/mol
BE(CC)=962kJ/mol
BE(O=O)=499kJ/mol
BE(C=O)=802kJ/mol
BE(OH)=462kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1759kJ/mol
+653kJ/mol
+1010kJ/mol
1010kJ/mol
155kJ/mol

79. UsebondenergiestoestimatetheenthalpyofformationofHBr(g).
BE(HH)=436kJ/mol
BE(BrBr)=192kJ/mol
BE(HBr)=366kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

+262kJ/mol
52kJ/mol
104kJ/mol
+104kJ/mol
+52kJ/mol

80. UsebondenergiestoestimatetheenthalpychangeforthereactionofonemoleofCH4withchlorinegasto
giveCH3Clandhydrogenchloride.
BE(CH)=414kJ/mol
BE(CCl)=326kJ/mol
BE(HCl)=432kJ/mol
BE(ClCl)=243kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

101kJ/mol
106kJ/mol
+331kJ/mol
+106kJ/mol
+101kJ/mol

81. Usethebondenthalpydatagiventoestimatetheheatreleasedwhen6.50gofnitrogengasreactswith
excesshydrogengastoformammoniaat25C.
BE(NN)=941.4kJ/mol
BE(HH)=436.4kJ/mol
BE(NH)=393kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

228kJ
340kJ
107kJ
46.1kJ
24.9kJ

82. Usethebondenthalpydatagiventoestimatetheheatreleasedwhen50.0gofpropanegas,C3H8,burnsin
excessoxygentoyieldcarbondioxideandwatervaporat25C.
BE(CC)=347kJ/mol
BE(C=OinCO2)=799kJ/mol
BE(CH)=414kJ/mol
BE(OH)=460kJ/mol
BE(O=O)=498.7kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1360kJ
2240kJ
2370kJ
1540kJ
1970kJ

83. Usethebondenthalpydatagiventoestimatetheheatreleasedwhen25.0gofacetylenegas,C2H2,burns
inexcessoxygentoyieldcarbondioxideandwatervaporat25C.
BE(CC)=347kJ/mol
BE(CC)=812kJ/mol
BE(C=OinCO2)=799kJ/mol
BE(CH)=414kJ/mol
BE(OH)=460kJ/mol
BE(O=O)=498.7kJ/mol

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1180kJ
447kJ
364kJ
1230kJ
16.8kJ

84. Thestandardenthalpyofformationofammoniaat25Cis46.3kJ/mol.EstimatetheNHbondenthalpy
atthistemperature.
(Given:BE(NN)=941.4kJ/mol,BE(HH)=436.4kJ/mol)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

383kJ/mol
475kJ/mol
360kJ/mol
391kJ/mol
459kJ/mol

85. UsingLewisdotstructures,predicttheformulaforthecompoundformedbetweenlithiumandchlorine.

86. UsingLewisdotstructures,predicttheformulaforthecompoundformedbetweenmagnesiumandsulfur.

87. Calculatetheenergyrequiredforthegasphaseprocessrepresentedby
Na(g)+Br(g)Na+(g)+Br(g)

88. WritethechemicalequationforwhichtheenthalpyofreactionisthelatticeenergyofKCl(s).

89. UsetheBornHabercycletocalculatethelatticeenergyofNaBr(s)giventhefollowingdata:
H(sublimation)Na=109kJ/mol
I1(Na)=496kJ/mol
Bondenergy(BrBr)=192kJ/mol
EA(Br)=324kJ/mol
Hf(NaBr(s))=361kJ/mol

90. DrawaLewisdotstructureobeyingtheoctetruleforClO.

91. DrawaLewisdotstructureobeyingtheoctetruleforClO2.

92. DrawaLewisdotstructureobeyingtheoctetruleforClO3.

93. DrawaLewisdotstructureobeyingtheoctetruleforClO4.

94. WritetheLewisstructureofHNO3.

95. WriteaLewisstructureobeyingtheoctetruleforthephosphateion,PO43.

96. WriteaLewisstructureforNO3.

97. WriteaLewisstructureforCO32.

98. WriteaLewisstructureforSO3.

99. Hydrazine,N2H4,isusedasrocketfuel.WritetheLewisstructureforthiscompound.

100. WritetheLewisStructureforAlCl3.

101. WritetheLewisstructureformethylchloride(CH3Cl).

102. WritetheLewisstructureofborontrifloride.

103. WritetheLewisstructurefortheproductthatformswhenborontrifluoridecombineswithdiethylether
(C2H5OC2H5).

104. ConsiderthehypotheticalelementXwithelectrondotformula

Givetheformulaforthesimplestcompoundthiselementformswithchlorine.

105. ConsiderthehypotheticalelementYwithelectrondotformula

Givetheformulaforthesimplestcompoundthiselementformswithchlorine.

106. ConsiderthehypotheticalelementZwithelectrondotformula

Givetheformulaforthesimplestcompoundthiselementformswithchlorine.

107. Achargeof2+ismostlikelytooccurforanionformedfromanatomwhoseelectronconfigurationis
1s22s22p63s23p4.

TrueFalse

108. OfthesubstancesKCl,KBr,andKF,KFwillhavethehighestmeltingpoint.

TrueFalse

109. ThebondinF2isdescribedaspolarcovalent.
TrueFalse

110. OfthespeciesNO2,NO,andN2,onlyNO2isanexceptiontotheoctetrule.
TrueFalse

111. The

TrueFalse

bondhaslessioniccharacterthanthe

bond.

Chapter9ChemicalBondingI:BasicConceptsKey
1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.E

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.E

20.D

21.B

22.B

23.C

24.A

25.A

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26.C

27.E

28.C

29.E

30.D

31.C

32.E

33.D

34.D

35.B

36.B

37.B

38.A

39.B

40.B

41.B

42.D

43.D

44.C

45.D

46.E

47.D

48.B

49.C

50.D

51.A

52.C

53.A

54.C

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55.E

56.B

57.E

58.B

59.D

60.D

61.B

62.A

63.E

64.B

65.B

66.A

67.C

68.D

69.B

70.C

71.E

72.A

73.E

74.B

75.E

76.D

77.D

78.D

79.B

80.A

81.E

82.B

83.A

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84.D

85.

86.

87.172kJ/mol

88.KCl(s)K+(g)+Cl(g)

89.738kJ/mol

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

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95.

96.

97.

98.

99.

100.

101.

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102.

103.(forclarityofpresentation,carbonhydrogensinglebondsarenotshownexplicitly)

104.XCl4

105.YCl3

106.ZCl2

107.FALSE

108.TRUE

109.FALSE

110.FALSE

111.FALSE

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