Test Bank for Organic Chemistry 6th Edition Janice Gorzynski Smith Questions and Answers

,Organic
̣ Chemistry, 6e (Smith)
Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding ̣

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

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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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

Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
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3) What is the ground-state
̣ electronic configuration
̣ of a magnesium
̣ cation (Mg2+
̣ )?
A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2
D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p2

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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4) What is the ground-state
̣ electronic configuration
̣ of a chlorine anion (Cl—)?
A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5
D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p4

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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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.
C) They are the outermost electrons.
D) They reveal the period number of a second-row element.

Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
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6) Which of the following ̣ atoms will have a full 3s orbital in the ground
̣ state?
A) Hydrogeṇ
B) Lithium
C) Potassium
D) Rubidium

Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 2. Understand
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, 7) 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.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Chapter: 01
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8) Which of the following ̣ would you expect to have ionic bonds?
A) CO
B) FBr
C) NF3
D) NaCl

Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Chapter: 01
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9) Which of the following ̣ molecules has nonpolar covalent bonds?
A) HCl
B) N2
C) CHCl3
D) NO

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
Topic: Structure and Bonding ̣
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