AP Chemistry Scoring Guide
Unit 2 Progress Check: FRQ
1. For parts of the free-response question that require calculations, clearly show the method used
and the steps involved in arriving at your answers. You must show your work to receive credit
for your answer. Examples and equations may be included in your answers where appropriate.
Answer the following questions about and .
(a) In the box below, draw the complete Lewis electron-dot diagram of .
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
(b) Based on the Lewis electron-dot diagram that you drew, is the molecule polar? Explain.
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
The following graph shows the potential energy of two nitrogen atoms versus the distance
between their nuclei.
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(c) On the graph, indicate the distance that corresponds to the bond length of the molecule
by placing an on the horizontal axis.
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
(d) On the graph, which shows the potential energy curve of two atoms, carefully sketch a
curve that corresponds to the potential energy of two atoms versus the distance between
their nuclei.
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
can react with to form the compound .
(e) A sample of has a mass of . Identify the numerical quantity that is needed to
convert the number of grams of to the number of moles of . (You do not need to do
the actual calculation.)
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Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
(f) The Lewis electron-dot diagram of is shown below.
(i) Based on the Lewis electron-dot diagrams of and , compare the length of the
nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in with the length of the nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in .
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
(ii) Based on the Lewis electron-dot diagrams of and , compare the strength of the
nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in with the strength of the nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in .
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
(iii) Identify the hybridization of the atoms in .
Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.
Part (a)
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The response meets both of the criteria below:
The diagram shows a total of ten electrons.
The diagram shows three pairs of electrons between the two atoms.
Part (b)
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The response indicates that the molecule is not polar, because the three bonding pairs of electrons are
shared equally between the two atoms, and each atom has a nonbonding electron pair.
Part (c)
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The response shows an drawn on the axis and located directly above the lowest part (minimum) of the
potential energy curve. The lowest potential energy on the curve corresponds to the most stable
internuclear distance (i.e., bond length).
Part (d)
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The sketched curve meets both of the criteria below:
The curve has its minimum to the right of where the given curve has its minimum (because the
length of the double bond is greater than that of the triple bond).
The minimum value of the curve is higher than the minimum of the given curve (because the
energy of the double bond is lower than that of the triple bond).
Part (e)
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The response indicates that the molar mass of (or ) is needed to solve the problem.
Part (f)(i)
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The response indicates that the nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in is shorter than the nitrogen-to-nitrogen
bond in . (No explanation is required, however, the length of a triple bond is shorter than that of a
single bond.)
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Part (f)(ii)
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The response indicates that the nitrogen-to-nitrogen bond in is stronger than the nitrogen-to-nitrogen
bond in . (No explanation is required, however, the strength of a triple bond is greater than that of a
single bond.)
Part (f)(iii)
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The response indicates that the hybridization of the atoms is . (No explanation is required,
however, the atoms in are surrounded by four electron domains, one of which is a lone pair. This
situation corresponds to , hybridization.)
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