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BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE



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

1. 

A mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together is called a(n)
a.
dipole.
c.
chemical bond.
b.
Lewis structure.
d.
London force.
 

2. 

A chemical bond resulting from the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions is called a(n)
a.
covalent bond.
c.
charged bond.
b.
ionic bond.
d.
dipole bond.
 

3. 

If two covalently bonded atoms are identical, the bond is
a.
nonpolar covalent.
c.
nonionic.
b.
polar covalent.
d.
coordinate covalent.
 

4. 

Purely ionic bonds do not occur because the atom that gives up an electron in such a bond
a.
is not an ion.
b.
still has some attraction for the electron.
c.
has a negative charge.
d.
shares the electron equally with the other atom in the bond.
 

5. 

The B—F bond in BF3 (electronegativity for B is 2.0; electronegativity for F is 4.0) is
a.
polar covalent.
c.
nonpolar covalent.
b.
ionic.
d.
pure covalent.
 

6. 

In which of these compounds is the bond between the atoms NOT a nonpolar covalent bond?
a.
Cl2
c.
HCl
b.
H2
d.
O2
 

7. 

Which of the following is NOT an example of a molecular formula?
a.
H2O
c.
NH3
b.
B
d.
O2
 

8. 

How many extra electrons are in the Lewis structure of the phosphate ion, PO43–?
a.
0
c.
3
b.
2
d.
4
 
 
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9. 

What is the Lewis structure for carbon tetraiodide, which contains one carbon atom and four iodine atoms?
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

10. 

Bonding in molecules or ions that cannot be correctly represented by a single Lewis structure is
a.
covalent bonding.
c.
single bonding.
b.
resonance.
d.
double bonding.
 

11. 

The ions in an ionic compound are organized into a(n)
a.
molecule.
c.
polyatomic ion.
b.
Lewis structure.
d.
crystal.
 

12. 

Which of the following is NOT a property of an ionic compound?
a.
low boiling point
c.
hardness
b.
brittleness
d.
molten compound conducts electricity
 

13. 

In metals, the valence electrons
a.
are attached to particular positive ions.
c.
are immobile.
b.
are shared by all of the atoms.
d.
form covalent bonds.
 

14. 

Metals are malleable because the metallic bonding
a.
holds the layers of ions in rigid positions.
b.
does not produce ions.
c.
allows one plane of ions to slide past another.
d.
is easily broken.
 

15. 

According to VSEPR theory, the electrostatic repulsion between electron pairs surrounding an atom causes
a.
an electron sea to form.
b.
positive ions to form.
c.
these pairs to be separated as far as possible.
d.
light to reflect.
 

16. 

Use VSEPR theory to predict the shape of the carbon tetraiodide molecule, CI4.
a.
tetrahedral
c.
bent
b.
linear
d.
trigonal planar
 

17. 

Use VSEPR theory to predict the shape of the chlorate ion, ClO3.
a.
trigonal planar
c.
trigonal pyramidal
b.
octahedral
d.
bent
 

18. 

Use VSEPR theory to predict the shape of the hydrogen sulfide molecule, H2S.
a.
tetrahedral
c.
bent
b.
linear
d.
octahedral
 

19. 

Use VSEPR theory to predict the shape of carbon dioxide, CO2.
a.
tetrahedral
c.
bent
b.
linear
d.
octahedral
 

20. 

Dipole-dipole forces are considered the most important forces in polar substances because the London dispersion forces
a.
act only in nonpolar substances.
b.
are usually much weaker than the dipole-dipole forces.
c.
are too unpredictable.
d.
act only in solids.
 

21. 

The strength of London dispersion forces between molecules depends on
a.
only the number of electrons in the molecule.
b.
only the number of protons in the molecule.
c.
both the number of electrons in the molecule and the mass of the molecule.
d.
both the number of electrons and the number of neutrons in the molecule.
 

22. 

Compared with molecular bonds, the strength of intermolecular forces is
a.
weaker.
c.
about the same.
b.
stronger.
d.
too variable to compare.
 

23. 

That the boiling point of water (H2O) is higher than the boiling point of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is partially explained by
a.
London forces.
c.
ionic bonding.
b.
covalent bonding.
d.
hydrogen bonding.
 

24. 

The following molecules contain polar bonds. The only polar molecule is
a.
CCl4.
c.
NH3.
b.
CO2.
d.
CH4.
 

25. 

Choose the species that is incorrectly matched with the electronic geometry about the central atom.
 
a.
Molecule       Electronic Geometry

H2O                 tetrahedral
c.
Molecule       Electronic Geometry

CF4                  tetrahedral
b.
Molecule       Electronic Geometry

BeBr2               linear
d.
Molecule       Electronic Geometry

PF3                 pyramidal
 

Short Answer
 

26. 


Describe the force referred to as London force
 

27. 

Draw the Lewis structures of the following molecules; name the shape of the molecule (not of the electrons) and state whether the molecule is polar or non-polar.
 
AlCl3
XeF4
SO2

 
CH2Cl2
NH3     
PF5
 



 
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