Test Bank for Organic Chemistry 4th Edition By Janice Smith All Chapters 1-31 LATEST.

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1. What’is’the’ground-state’electronic’configuration’of’a’carbon’atom?
A) 1s2,’2s2,’2p5 B)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p2 C)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p6 D)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p4

2. What’is’the’ground-state’electronic’configuration’of’a’fluorine’atom?
A) 1s2,’2s2,’2p2 B)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p3 C)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p4 D)’ 1s2,’2s2,’2p5

3. What’is’the’ground-state’electronic’configuration’of’a’magnesium’cation’(Mg2+)?
A) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6 C) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s2
B) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s1 D) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s2,’3p2


4. What’is’the’ground-state’electronic’configuration’of’a’chlorine’anion’(Cl—)?
A) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6 C) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s2,’3p5
B) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s2,’3p6 D) 1s2,’2s2,’2p6,’3s2,’3p4


5. Which’of’the’following’statements’about’valence’electrons’is’true?
A) They’are’the’most’tightly’held’electrons.
B) They’do’not’participate’in’chemical’reactions.




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C) They’are’the’outermost’electrons.
D) They’reveal’the’period’number’of’a’second-row’element.


6. Which’of’the’following’statements’about’bonding’is’true?
A) Covalent’bonds’result’from’the’transfer’of’electrons’from’one’element’to’another.
B) Ionic’bonds’result’from’the’transfer’of’electrons’from’a’metal’to’a’non-metal.
C) Ionic’bonds’result’from’the’sharing’of’electrons’between’two’non-metals.
D) Covalent’bonds’result’from’the’sharing’of’electrons’between’two’metals.


7. Which’of’the’following’would’you’expect’to’have’ionic’bonds?
A) CO B)’ FBr C)’ NF3 D)’ NaCl



8. Which’of’the’following’molecules’has’nonpolar’covalent’bonds?
A) HCl B)’ N2 C)’ CHCl3 D)’ NO

9. Which’of’the’following’molecules’contain’both’covalent’and’ionic’bonds?




A) I,’II B)’ I,’IV C)’ II,’III D)’ II,’IV

10. Arrange’the’following’bonds’in’decreasing’order’of’ionic’character,’putting’the’most’i
onic’first.




A) I’>‘II’>‘III’>‘IV C) IV’>‘III’>‘II’>‘I
B) IV’>‘II’>‘I’>‘III D) IV’>‘II’>‘III’>‘I


11. Which’of’the’following’statements’correctly’describes’the’typical’number’of’bonds’for’
carbon,’nitrogen,’and’oxygen’in’most’neutral’organic’molecules?
A) Carbon’forms’4’covalent’bonds,’nitrogen’forms’2’covalent’bonds’and’oxygen’forms’
3’covalent’bonds.
B) Carbon’forms’4’covalent’bonds,’nitrogen’forms’3’covalent’bonds’and’oxygen’forms’
2’covalent’bonds.




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