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1. Which atom is least likely to violate the octet rule in its compounds?
(A) B (B) Cl (C) F (D) H
2. In the Lewis structure for formic acid, HCOOH, how many bonding pairs and lone pairs of
electrons are present?
(A) 4 bonding, 2 lone (B) 4 bonding, 5 lone
(C) 5 bonding, 0 lone (D) 5 bonding, 4 lone
3. Which ionic compound has the largest lattice energy?
(A) LiF (B) BeO (C) KBr (D) CaS
4. Which species has a different number of pi bonds than the others?
(A) C2H2 (B) CO2 (C) N2 (D) O3
5. Which molecule is correctly matched with its shape as predicted by VSEPR theory?
(A) PCl3 trigonal pyramidal
(B) OF2 linear
(C) ClF3 trigonal planar
(D) SF6 hexagonal
6. The silicon-oxygen bonds in SiO2 are best described as
(A) coordinate covalent. (B) ionic.
(C) nonpolar covalent. (D) polar covalent.
7. Which bond is strongest?
(A) C=C (B) C=N (C) C=O (D) C=S
8. If A represents the central atom, in which molecule is the F-A-F angle the smallest?
(A) BF3 (B) CF4 (C) NF3 (D) OF2
9. On the basis of VSEPR theory, what geometry is predicted for the central sulfur atom in
SOCl2?
(A) bent (B) T-shaped (C) trigonal planar (D) trigonal pyramidal
10. How many sigma ( ) and pi ( ) bonds are in a molecule of ethyne (acetylene), HCCH?
(A) 1 and 1 (B) 2 and 1
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 3 and 2
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1. Which atom is least likely to violate the octet rule in its compounds?
(A) B (B) Cl (C) F (D) H
2. In the Lewis structure for formic acid, HCOOH, how many bonding pairs and lone pairs of
electrons are present?
(A) 4 bonding, 2 lone (B) 4 bonding, 5 lone
(C) 5 bonding, 0 lone (D) 5 bonding, 4 lone
3. Which ionic compound has the largest lattice energy?
(A) LiF (B) BeO (C) KBr (D) CaS
4. Which species has a different number of pi bonds than the others?
(A) C2H2 (B) CO2 (C) N2 (D) O3
5. Which molecule is correctly matched with its shape as predicted by VSEPR theory?
(A) PCl3 trigonal pyramidal
(B) OF2 linear
(C) ClF3 trigonal planar
(D) SF6 hexagonal
6. The silicon-oxygen bonds in SiO2 are best described as
(A) coordinate covalent. (B) ionic.
(C) nonpolar covalent. (D) polar covalent.
7. Which bond is strongest?
(A) C=C (B) C=N (C) C=O (D) C=S
8. If A represents the central atom, in which molecule is the F-A-F angle the smallest?
(A) BF3 (B) CF4 (C) NF3 (D) OF2
9. On the basis of VSEPR theory, what geometry is predicted for the central sulfur atom in
SOCl2?
(A) bent (B) T-shaped (C) trigonal planar (D) trigonal pyramidal
10. How many sigma ( ) and pi ( ) bonds are in a molecule of ethyne (acetylene), HCCH?
(A) 1 and 1 (B) 2 and 1
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 3 and 2
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