bonding test review

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which of the following statements about ionic and covalent compounds is false?
a. Electrons are shared in covalent compounds.
b. Covalent compounds are usually poor conductors of electricity.
c. Many ionic compounds are soluble in water.
d. Covalent compounds commonly exist as gases, liquids or solids.
e. Ionic compounds have low melting points.
____ 2. Which response includes only the true statements concerning the characteristics of covalent compounds?

I. These compounds can be gases, liquids, or solids with low melting points.
II. Most are soluble in polar solvents.
III. Liquid and molten compounds do not conduct electricity.
IV. Aqueous solutions of these compounds are very good conductors of electricity.

a. I and III
b. II and IV
c. I, III, and IV
d. I, II, and III
e. IV
____ 3. Which Lewis Dot Formula below is incorrect?
a.

b.
c.
d.

e.
____ 4. Which Lewis Dot Formula is incorrect?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

____ 5. How many valence electrons does a phosphorus atom have?

a. 2
b. 6
c. 3
d. 5
e. 4
____ 6. How many valence electrons does a bromine atom have?
a. 7
b. 6
c. 3
 d. 5
e. 4
____ 7. How many unpaired electrons are shown in a Lewis Dot Formula for silicon?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4
____ 8. Below are some elements with their number of valence electrons. Which is incorrect?
a. Ca - 2
b. Cl - 5
c. K - 1
d. B - 3
e. O - 6
____ 9. An atom of which element below has the most unpaired electrons?
a. Ba
b. Al
c. P
d. F
e. O
____ 10. An element has the following electronic configuration in its outermost shell. In simple ionic compounds the
oxidation number (charge) of this element would be ____.

a. -1
b. -2
c. -3
d. +2
e. +1
____ 11. Consider the following electron transfer diagram representing the formation of a binary ionic compound from
atoms of its constituent elements. Which response correctly identifies the elements?

a. M = Na, X = O
b. M = Ca, X = Cl
c. M = K, X = S
d. M = Na, X = S
e. M = Rb, X = O
____ 12. The negative ion F- has the same electronic configuration as the positive ion ____.
a. Ca
b. Li
c. Mg
 d. K
e. Sc
____ 13. What is the charge formed by alkaline earth metals when they react with nonmetals?
a. +1
b. -1
c. +2
d. -2
e. +3
____ 14. Which of the following statements is the best definition of valence electrons?
a. The electrons in the p orbitals
b. The electrons that are paired.
c. The electrons occupying the highest energy (outermost) level.
d. The electrons occupying the lowest energy (outermost) level.
e. The electrons that are unpaired.
____ 15. Which response includes all of the species listed below that have 5 valence electrons?
O2-, N, P, C-, F-
a. N, P
b. N, P, C-
c. O2-, C-, F-
d. O2-
e. P, C-
____ 16. Which response includes all of the species listed below that have the electronic configuration 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p
?
Cl , Na , K , Ar, P
a. Cl and Na
b. Cl , Na , and Ar
c. Na , Ar, and P
d. Na , K , and Ar
e. Cl , K , Ar, and P
____ 17. Which choice below represents the general reaction of the 1A metals with the 7A elements?
a. 2 M(s) + X2 2 MX(s)
b. M(s) + X MX(s)
c. M2(s) + X2 2 MX(s)
d. M(s) + X2 MX2(s)
e. none of these
____ 18. Lithium and chlorine react to form LiCl, an ionic compound. The chloride ion, Cl , has ____ electrons in its
outermost occupied shell.
a. 6
b. 2
c. 8
d. 18
e. 7
____ 19. Magnesium and nitrogen react to form Mg N an ionic compound. The magnesium ion, Mg , has ____
electrons in its highest occupied energy level.
a. 8
 b. 2
c. 10
d. 4
e. 5
____ 20. Which of the following compounds has the most ionic bond?
a. MgF2
b. BCl3
c. BF3
d. NaF
e. NF3
____ 21. What is the charge on the simple (single atom) ion that sulfur forms?
a. 1+
b. 2+
c. 3+
d. 1-
e. 2-
____ 22. Consider the formation of one formula unit of Li N from neutral atoms. In the process, each lithium atom
____ electron(s) and each nitrogen atom ____ electron(s).
a. gains three; loses one
b. loses three; gains one
c. loses three; gains three
d. loses one; gains three
e. gains one; loses three
____ 23. What is the formula for the binary compound of calcium and bromine?
a. CaBr
b. Ca2Br
c. CaB
d. CaB2
e. CaBr2
____ 24. What is the formula for the binary ionic compound of lithium and nitrogen?
a. LiN
b. LiN
c. Li N
d. Li N
e. Li N
____ 25. Which one of the formulas below is incorrect?
a. MgCl
b. Na I
c. InF
d. K S
e. SrO
____ 26. Which one of the formulas below is incorrect?
a. SrCl
b. Cs S
c. AlCl
 d. Al P
e. CaSe
____ 27. A chemical bond formed by two atoms sharing one or more pairs of electrons is called a (or an) ____ bond.
a. ionic
b. covalent
c. coordinate covalent
d. polar
e. nonpolar
____ 28. When the diatomic molecule H2 forms, all of the following are true except:
a. A pair of electrons is shared between the two hydrogen atoms.
b. The 1s orbitals overlap so that both electrons are now in the orbitals of both atoms.
c. Each hydrogen atom has the helium configuration 1s2.
d. A single covalent bond is formed.
e. The bonded atoms are at higher energy than the separated atoms.
____ 29. The internuclear distance at which the attractive and repulsive forces balance in a covalent bond is called the
____.
a. bond length
b. bond energy
c. stabilization length
d. single bond
e. none of these
____ 30. The ____ bonds there are between atoms of the same two elements, the ____ the bond length and the ____ the
bond.
a. more, greater, weaker
b. more, shorter, stronger
c. fewer, shorter, stronger
d. fewer, greater, stronger
e. more, shorter, weaker
____ 31. Which of the following is the correct Lewis dot formula for H2S?
a.

b.

c.

d.
e.
____ 32. Which of the following is the correct Lewis dash formula for carbon diselenide?
a.
b.
c.

d.
e.

____ 33. Lewis dot formulas for molecules show all of the following except:
 a. the number of bonds
b. the kinds of bonds (single, double, triple)
c. the order the atoms are connected
d. the shape of the molecule
e. the number of valence electrons
____ 34. Draw the Lewis dot formula for CO . The number of unshared pairs of electrons in the outer shell of the
central atom is ____.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. zero
____ 35. Draw the Lewis dot formula for PCl . The number of unshared pairs of electrons in the outer shell of the
central atom is ____.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. zero
____ 36. The Lewis structure for the carbonate ion, CO 32-, shows ____ doubles bond(s), ____ single bond(s) and ____
lone pair(s) on the central atom.
a. 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 2, 0
c. 2, 2, 1
d. 2, 1, 1
e. 2, 1, 2
____ 37. What is the correct Lewis dot formula for H CO ?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 38. Which one of the following Lewis dot formulas is incorrect?
a.
 b.

c.

d.

e.
____ 39. Which one of the following Lewis dot formulas is incorrect?
a.

b.

c.

d.
e.
____ 40. Which Lewis dot formula is incorrect?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 41. The total number of covalent bonds in the N molecule is ____.
a. one
b. two
 c. three
d. four
e. zero
____ 42. The number of unshared pairs of electrons in the outer shell of arsenic in AsF is ____.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. zero
____ 43. Draw the dot formula for ethylene, C H . Each carbon-hydrogen bond is a ____ bond and each carbon-
carbon bond is a ____ bond.
a. single, single
b. single, double
c. single, triple
d. double, single
e. double, double
____ 44. The Lewis dot formula for formaldehyde, H CO, shows

I. three single covalent bonds.

II. one unshared pair of electrons.
III. one double covalent bond.
IV. two unshared pairs of electrons.
V. two single covalent bonds.

a. III, IV and V
b. II, III and V
c. I and II
d. II and III
e. I and IV

____ 45. Assign a formal charge to each atom of .

a. As = 5+, Cl = 1-
b. As = 5-, Cl = 7+
c. As = 0, Cl = 0
d. As = 4+, Cl = 1-
e. As = 6+, Cl = 2-
____ 46. Assign a formal charge to each atom of PH .
a. P = 0, H = 1+
b. P = 1+, H = 0
c. P = 0, H = 0
d. P = 4+, H = 1-
e.
P = 0, H = +
____ 47. Which of the following statements about Lewis structures is false?
a. Carbon and oxygen may form a double bond.
b. Any Noble gas involved in a bond must be violating the octet rule.
c. N, P and As can sometimes share more than 8 e-.
 d. H can never make more than one bond.
e. Quadruple bonds are not possible.
____ 48. Which one of the following dot formulas is incorrect?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 49. Which response lists all of the correct Lewis dot formulas and no incorrect ones?

I. III.

II. IV.

a. I and II
b. II, III, and IV
c. III and IV
d. II and III
e. I, II, and III
____ 50. How many lone pairs of electrons are there on the Xe atom in the XeF molecule?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
 e. zero
____ 51. How many lone pairs of electrons are there on the S atom in the SCl molecule?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. zero
____ 52. Which of the following molecules cannot exist?
a. PI5
b. BeF2
c. SF2
d. CF3
e. N2O
____ 53. Which one of the following molecules violates the octet rule?
a. PCl
b. CBr
c. NF
d. OF
e. AsF
____ 54. Which one of the following violates the octet rule?
a. PCl +
b. ClF
c. CCl -
d. BCl
e. AsCl
____ 55. Which response includes all the molecules below that violate the octet rule and only those?
H O, SF , NF , BeCl
a. H O and SF
b. SF , NF , and BeCl
c. H O and NF
d. SF
e. SF and BeCl
____ 56. Which molecule exhibits resonance?
a. BeI
b. O
c. H S
d. PF
e. CO

____ 57. How many resonance structures does the nitrate ion, NO -, have?
a. 1
b. 2
 c. 3
d. 4
e. 0
____ 58. How many resonance structures does the bicarbonate ion, HCO -, have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 0
____ 59. Which response includes all of the following molecules that contain polar covalent bonds, and no others? (It
is asking about polar bonds...not polar molecules)
NO , PCl , N , H O, P , NH
a. NO , P , and NH
b. PCl , N , and H O
c. H O and NH
d. NO , PCl , and H O
e. NO , PCl , H O, and NH
____ 60. Which of the following molecules has nonpolar covalent bonds?
a. NaF
b. H2O
c. P4
d. NH3
e. BeCl2
____ 61. Which molecule has the most polar covalent bond?
a. HBr
b. HF
c. HI
d. H
e. HCl
____ 62. Which molecule has the least polar covalent bond?
a. HBr
b. HF
c. HI
d. H
e. HCl
____ 63. The elements of Group VIIA may react with each other to form covalent compounds. Which of the following
single covalent bonds in such compounds is the most polar bond?
Electronegativities of the first four Group VIIA elements are:

F = 4.0, Cl = 3.0, Br = 2.8, I = 2.5

a. F-F
b. F-Cl
c. F-Br
d. F-I
e. Cl-I
____ 64. Which one of the compounds below has the bonds that are the most polar?
 (Electronegativities: H = 2.1, S = 2.5, P = 2.1, As = 2.1, Cl = 3.0, Si = 1.8, Sb = 1.9)
a. H S
b. PH
c. AsCl
d. SiH
e. SbCl
____ 65. Which molecule contains the least polar bonds?

(Electronegativities: H = 2.1, C = 2.5, F = 4.0, Cl = 3.0, Br = 2.8, I = 2.5)

a. CF
b. CCl
c. CBr
d. CI
e. CH
____ 66. Which one of the following molecules has a dipole moment?
a. Cl
b. H
c. I
d. BrCl
e. N
____ 67. Which one of the following molecules does not have a dipole moment?
a. BrCl
b. ClF
c. BrF
d. O
e. ICl
____ 68. Which one of the following molecules does not have a dipole moment?
a. IBr
b. NO
c. HF
d. P
e. IF
____ 69. Which molecule would have the weakest dipole moment?
a. HBr
b. HF
c. HI
d. H
e. HCl
____ 70. Which one of the following compounds involves both ionic and covalent bonding?
a. Cl
b. Na SO
c. KCl
 d. HF
e. HCN
____ 71. Which of the following molecules has the most ionic bond character?
a. NCl3
b. F2
c. HF
d. ClF
e. HCl

____ 72. An unknown element, X, has the following Lewis dot formula, Which one of the following elements
could X be?
a. boron
b. carbon
c. nitrogen
d. oxygen
____ 73. What kind of bond does the transfer of electrons between atoms produce?
a. nonpolar covalent
b. polar covalent
c. ionic
d. coordinate covalent
____ 74. How do nonmetals form negative ions?
a. by losing one or more electrons
b. by sharing electrons
c. by gaining one or more protons
d. by gaining one or more electrons
____ 75. When two atoms form a double covalent bond, how many electrons do they share?
a. 1 electron
b. 2 electrons, 1 electron pair
c. 4 electrons, 2 electron pairs
d. 6 electrons, 3 electron pairs

____ 76. Assign a formal charge to the phosphorus atom (P) in the phosphate ion, .
a. 0
b. +1
c. -1
d. -3
____ 77. One of two resonance structures for benzene, C6H6, an industrial solvent, can be written as:

. What is the other resonance structure?

 a.

b.

c.

d.

____ 78. Which one of the following compounds has ionic bonding?

(electronegativities: S = 2.5, O = 3.5, C = 2.5, K = 0.9, Br = 2.8, H = 2.1, Cl = 3.0, N = 3.0)

a. sulfur dioxide, SO2
b. potassium bromide, KBr
c. hydrogen chloride, HCl
d. ammonia, NH3
____ 79. An ionic bond is most likely to be formed between
a. a metal of low ionization energy and a nonmetal of low (very positive) electron affinity.
b. a metal of high ionization energy and a nonmetal of high (very negative) electron
affinity.
c. a metal of high ionization energy and a nonmetal of low (very positive) electron affinity.
d. a metal of low ionization energy and a nonmetal of high (very negative) electron affinity.
____ 80. The electrons in the outer shell of an atom are involved in bonding. Another name for the outer shell is ____.
a. valence shell
b. bonding shell
c. hybridized shell
d. VSEPR shell
e. Lewis shell
____ 81. The valence shell is
a. the highest energy level occupied by electrons.
b. the set of orbitals used to make triple bonds.
c. the orbitals belonging to the entire molecule.
d. the lowest energy level occupied by electrons.
e. the hard covering on crustaceans.
____ 82. What is the electronic geometry for 5 regions of high electron density on a central atom?
a. octahedral
 b. square planar
c. tetrahedral
d. trigonal bipyramidal
e. trigonal planar
____ 83. The electronic geometry is
a. the arrangement of atoms around the central atom in a molecule.
b. the arrangement of H atoms around the central atom in a molecule.
c. the arrangement of regions of high electron density around the central atom in a molecule.
d. the arrangement of lone pairs around the central atom in a molecule.
e. the sets of quantum numbers for a central atom.
____ 84. What is the electronic geometry for 6 regions of high electron density on a central atom?
a. octahedral
b. square planar
c. trigonal bipyramidal
d. tetrahedral
e. trigonal planar
____ 85. What angle(s) are associated with a central atom that has octahedral electronic geometry?
a. 109.5°
b. 120°
c. 120° and 180°
d. 90° and 120°
e. 90° and 180°
____ 86. What angle(s) are associated with a central atom that has tetrahedral electronic geometry?
a. 109.5°
b. 120°
c. 120° and 180°
d. 90° and 120°
e. 90° and 180°
____ 87. Which of the following is not one of the basic ideas of the VSEPR theory?
a. Each electron group in the valence shell of a central atom is significant.
b. The groups of valence shell electrons on the central atom repel one another.
c. The groups of valence shell electrons are arranged about the central atom so that the
repulsions among them are as small as possible.
d. The electron groups have maximum separation about the central atom.
e. The number of electron groups is determined by counting the number of lone pairs and
the total number of bonds.
____ 88. Which of the following statements concerning polar molecules is false?
a. There must be at least one polar bond or one unshared pair of electrons on the central
atom.
b. If there are more than one polar bond, they must not be symmetrically arranged so that
their polarities cancel.
c. If there are more than one unshared pair of electrons on the central atom, they must not be
symmetrically arranged so that their polarities cancel.
d. There must be an odd number of polar bonds so that their polarities not cancel.
e. A molecule with symmetrically arranged polar bonds can be polar if the central atom is
bonded to atoms of different elements.
____ 89. Which one of the following molecules is polar?
a. N2
b. P4
 c. Cl2
d. CO2
e. H2O
____ 90. Which one of the following molecules is nonpolar?
a. H2O
b. CO2
c. CSO
d. NF3
e. NH3
____ 91. CH4 is a nonpolar molecule. Which of the following similar molecules is also nonpolar?
a. CH3Cl
b. CH2Cl2
c. SiH3Cl
d. SiH4
e. SiH2Cl2
____ 92. Draw the dot formula for the HNO2 molecule. The nitrogen atom is the central atom and the hydrogen atom is
attached to an oxygen atom. On the basis of the number of regions of high electron density about the nitrogen
atom, predict the nitrogen atom hybridization..
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 93. Draw the dot formula for the HNO2 molecule. The nitrogen atom is the central atom and the hydrogen atom is
attached to an oxygen atom. On the basis of the number of regions of high electron density about the nitrogen
atom, what is the approximate bond angle about the N atom?
a. 180°
b. 90°
c. 120°
d. 120° and 90°
e. 109°
____ 94. Which one of the following statements about compounds or polyatomic ions of the A group elements is false?
a. All compounds in which the central atom is sp3d2 hybridized violate the octet rule.
b. Sulfur hexafluoride is an example of a compound with a central atom that has sp3d2
hybridization.
c. All molecules in which the central element is sp3d2 hybridized have octahedral electronic
geometry.
d. All molecules in which the central element is sp3d2 hybridized have octahedral molecular
geometry.
e. All ions in which the central atom is sp3d2 hybridized have octahedral electronic
geometry.
____ 95. Which of the following statements about the valence bond theory is false?
a. For an atom to share more than 8 electrons it must hybridize d orbitals.
b. To make 4 single bonds, an atom will make 4 sp3 hybrid orbitals.
c. The number of hybrid orbitals formed equals the number of high electron density regions.
d. Trigonal planar molecules use sp2 hybrid orbitals
e. Atoms that do not complete their octet use either sp3d or sp3d2 hybrid orbitals.
____ 96. Which response contains all the following statements that are true, and no others?
 I. A set of sp2 orbitals can be thought of as one s orbital one-third of the time and two p
orbitals two-thirds of the time.
II. A set of sp orbitals can accommodate a maximum of six electrons.
III. The orbitals resulting from sp3d2 hybridization are directed toward the corners of an
octahedron.
IV. A set of sp3 orbitals results from the mixing of one s orbital and three p orbitals.

a. II and IV
b. I, II, and IV
c. II, III, and IV
d. III and IV
e. all are true
____ 97. The hybridization associated with the central atom of a molecule in which all the bond angles are 120° is
____.
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 98. The hybridization associated with the central atom of a molecule in which all the bond angles are 109.5° is
____.
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 99. The bond angles associated with sp3d2 hybridization are ____.
a. 90° and 180°
b. 120°
c. 109°
d. 90° and 120°
e. 109° and 120°
____ 100. The central atom in a molecule is bonded to 3 other atoms and has 2 lone pairs. What type of hybrid orbitals
are formed by the central atom?
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 101. The central atom in a molecule is sharing a total of 12 electrons. What type of hybrid orbitals are formed by
the central atom?
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 102. The O-N-O bond angles associated with the nitrate ion, NO 3-, are all 120°. The hybridization at the nitrogen
atom is ____.
a. sp2
b. sp3
 c. sp3d2
d. sp
e. sp3d
____ 103. Consider the BeCl2 molecule. Which statement about this molecule is false?
a. The molecule is linear.
b. The molecule has polar bonds.
c. The molecule is polar.
d. The central atom is sp hybridized.
e. Be does not satisfy the octet rule.
____ 104. Which one of the following molecules has a central atom that is sp2 hybridized?
a. HF
b. BCl3
c. PCl3
d. H2O
e. NH3
____ 105. What is the hybridization at the central atom in SiH4?
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 106. Which statement concerning the ion, SO42-,is true?
a. The ion's charge results in there being one lone pair of electrons on the S atom.
b. There are five regions of high electron density on the S atom.
c. The bond angles are 90°.
d. The electronic geometry is octahedral.
e. The hybridization of the S atom is sp3.
____ 107. Which response contains all the characteristics listed that should apply to silicon tetrafluoride, SiF 4, and no
other characteristics?

I. tetrahedral
II. 120° bond angles
III. sp hybridized at C
IV. polar molecule
V. one unshared pair of electrons on Si

a. II and III
b. I
c. I and V
d. II, IV, and V
e. none of these
____ 108. For AsF3, the electronic geometry is ____ and the molecular geometry is ____.
a. tetrahedral, trigonal planar
b. trigonal planar, tetrahedral
c. tetrahedral, tetrahedral
d. trigonal planar, trigonal planar
e. trigonal planar, linear
____ 109. Which of the following molecules has the smallest bond angle(s)?
a. CH4
 b. NH3
c. H2O
d. CF4
e. CO2
____ 110. Which statement about the water molecule is incorrect?
a. The decrease in bond angle from the tetrahedral angle (109.5°) is greater for H 2O than for
NH3.
b. The bond angle for H2O is smaller than for NH3 because of the lone pair-lone pair
repulsion in H2O.
c. The water molecule is very polar.
d. The effect of the very polar bonds in water is opposed by the effect of the 2 lone pairs of
electrons.
e. The O atom is sp3 hybidized.
____ 111. What is the hybridization at the central atom (P) of PF 3Cl2?
a. sp
b. sp2
c. sp3
d. sp3d
e. sp3d2
____ 112. The PF5 molecule exists whereas NF5 does not. Which one of the following is the best explanation for this
fact?
a. Phosphorus atoms can undergo hybridization involving d orbitals, whereas nitrogen atoms
cannot.
b. The first five ionization energies of nitrogen are too high but those of phosphorus are not.
c. The electron affinity of nitrogen is too high.
d. NF5 would be too polar to be stable.
e. Simple P5+ ions exist but simple N5+ ions are too small to exist.
____ 113. Which one of the following molecules is octahedral?
a. BeCl2
b. SeF6
c. BF3
d. PF5
e. CF4
____ 114. Which of the following species has square planar molecular geometry?
a. CH4
b. SF4
c. XeF4
d. NH4+
e. SO42-
____ 115. Which of the following species has square pyramidal molecular geometry?
a. PF5
b. NH4+
c. SbCl5
d. IF5
e. SiCl4
____ 116. Which of the following statements about multiple bonds is true?
a. A double bond consists of two sigma bonds.
b. A sigma bond results from the side-on overlap of p atomic orbitals.
c. A pi bond results from the head-on overlap of p atomic orbitals.
 d. sp2 hybridization in carbon is associated with one double bond and two single bonds.
e. sp3 hybridization in carbon is associated with one double bond and two single bonds.
____ 117. How many sigma ( ) bonds and how many pi ( ) bonds does the ethene molecule contain?

a. 4 , 2
b. 5 , 2
c. 5 , 1
d. 5 , 0
e. 8 , 2
____ 118. Which molecule is incorrectly matched with the molecular geometry?

Molecule Molecular Geometry

a. CCl4 tetrahedral
b. PH3 pyramidal
c. BeCl2 linear
d. BBr3 trigonal planar
e. SO2 linear
____ 119. Which molecule is incorrectly matched with the molecular geometry?

Molecule Molecular Geometry

a. I3- linear
b. BrF3 T-shaped
c. BH4- tetrahedral
d. SbCl5 trigonal bipyramidal
e. NO2- tetrahedral
____ 120. Which one of the following pairs of molecules and molecular geometries is incorrectly matched?

Compound Molecular Geometry

a. NF3 pyramidal
b. H2O angular
c. BF3 trigonal planar
d. AsF5 pentagonal planar
e. SeF6 octahedral
____ 121. Which species is incorrectly matched with the hybridization at the central atom?

Species Hybridization at Central Atom

a. SeF6 sp3d
b. CO2 sp
+
c. NH4 sp3
d. BCl3 sp2
e. BeBr2 sp
____ 122. Which species is incorrectly matched with bond angles?
 Molecule Bond Angles

a. SiCl4 109.5°
b. BeI2 slightly less than 109°
c. SF6 90° (and 180°)
d. AsF5 90°, 120° (and 180°)
e. BF3 120°
____ 123. Which species is incorrectly matched with bond angles?

Molecule Bond Angles

a. CI4 109.5°
b. BeF2 180°
c. HI 90°
d. I3- 180°
e. BI3 120°
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Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E PTS: 1
2. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
4. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
5. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
7. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
8. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: * Harder Question
TOP: Lewis Dot Formulas of Atoms
10. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
13. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
14. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
15. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
16. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
17. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
18. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
19. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
20. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
21. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
22. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
23. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
24. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
25. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
26. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Ionic Compounds
27. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Covalent Bonds
28. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Formation of Covalent Bonds
29. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Bond Lengths and Bond Energies
30. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Bond Lengths and Bond Energies
31. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Formulas for Molecules and Polyatomic Ions
32. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Formulas for Molecules and Polyatomic Ions
33. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Lewis Formulas for Molecules and Polyatomic Ions
34. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
35. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
36. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
37. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
38. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
39. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
40. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
41. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
42. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
43. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
44. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: The Octet Rule
45. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Formal Charge
46. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Formal Charge
47. ANS: C PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
48. ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
49. ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
50. ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
51. ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
52. ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
53. ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
54. ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
55. ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Writing Lewis Formulas: Limitations of the Octet Rule for Lewis Formulas
56. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Resonance
57. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Resonance
58. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Resonance
59. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
60. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
61. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
62. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
63. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
64. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
65. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
66. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Dipole Moments
67. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Dipole Moments
68. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Dipole Moments
69. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Dipole Moments
70. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: The Continuous Range of Bonding Types
71. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: The Continuous Range of Bonding Types
72. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
73. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
74. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
75. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
76. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
77. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
78. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
 79. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Additional Questions
80. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: A Preview of the Chapter
81. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: A Preview of the Chapter
82. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
83. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
84. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
85. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
86. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
87. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
88. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Polar Molecules: The Influence of Molecular Geometry
89. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Polar Molecules: The Influence of Molecular Geometry
90. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Polar Molecules: The Influence of Molecular Geometry
91. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Polar Molecules: The Influence of Molecular Geometry
92. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
93. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
94. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: * Harder Question
TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
95. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
96. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
97. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
98. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
99. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
100. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
101. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
102. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Valence Bond (VB) Theory
103. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Linear Electronic Geometry: AB2 Species
104. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Trigonal Planar Electronic Geometry
105. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB4 Species
106. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB4 Species
107. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB4 Species
108. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB3U Species
109. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB2U2 Species
110. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Tetrahedral Electronic Geometry: AB2U2 Species
111. ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and AB2U3
112. ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: Trigonal Bipyramidal Electronic Geometry: AB5, AB4U, AB3U2, and AB2U3
113. ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: Octahedral Electronic Geometry: AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2
114. ANS: C PTS: 1
TOP: Octahedral Electronic Geometry: AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2
115. ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Octahedral Electronic Geometry: AB6, AB5U, and AB4U2
116. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Compounds Containing Double or Triple Bonds
117. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Compounds Containing Double or Triple Bonds
118. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries
119. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries
120. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries
121. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries
122. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries
123. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: A Summary of Electronic and Molecular Geometries