CHEM 1C Final Exam – UCSB Complete
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Which elements can have more than an octet? less than an octet? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elements row 3 and below can have more. Compounds with B, Be can have less.
What is the relationship between bond order, bond length and bond strength? - CORRECT
ANSWER -^ inc bond order = dec bond length = ^ inc bond strength
What type of orbitals do sp^2 hybrids form? - CORRECT ANSWER -sigma bonds
What is the relationship between IMF strength, boiling point, and vapor pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER -^ inc IMF = ^ inc boiling point = dec vapor pressure
What force dominates in a concave meniscus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adhesive forces; molecules
attracted to capillary wall.
What force dominates in a convex meniscus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cohesive force; molecules
attracted to each other.
What does the slope of a phase diagram tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER -Slope points to the more
dense state of the molecule.
What does a semipermeable membrane allow to pass during osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water
Which way does water flow during osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -From the side with lower
concentration to side with higher concentration.
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Which elements can have more than an octet? less than an octet? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Elements row 3 and below can have more. Compounds with B, Be can have less.
What is the relationship between bond order, bond length and bond strength? - CORRECT
ANSWER -^ inc bond order = dec bond length = ^ inc bond strength
What type of orbitals do sp^2 hybrids form? - CORRECT ANSWER -sigma bonds
What is the relationship between IMF strength, boiling point, and vapor pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER -^ inc IMF = ^ inc boiling point = dec vapor pressure
What force dominates in a concave meniscus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adhesive forces; molecules
attracted to capillary wall.
What force dominates in a convex meniscus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cohesive force; molecules
attracted to each other.
What does the slope of a phase diagram tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER -Slope points to the more
dense state of the molecule.
What does a semipermeable membrane allow to pass during osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water
Which way does water flow during osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -From the side with lower
concentration to side with higher concentration.