Test Bank for Organic Chemistry, 9th Edition by William H. Brown

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Chap 01 9e

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The formal charges in the complex should below are 0 on each H, –1 on N, and +1 on B.




a. True
b. False

2. The maximum number of electrons that a molecular orbital can contain is four.
a. True
b. False

3. The curved arrows in the resonance structure for the acetate ion shown below




indicate the following alternative resonance structure for the acetate ion.




a. True
b. False

4. Overlap of the two atomic orbitals as shown could result in the formation of a π bond.




a. True
b. False

5. The percent s character in an sp2 hybridized orbital is approximately 33%.
a. True
b. False


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Chap 01 9e

6. Consider the structure of urea given below.



To complete the Lewis structure, six nonbonding electrons should be added, two to each of the nitrogen atoms
and two to the oxygen atom.
a. True
b. False

7. The most electronegative elements in the periodic table are generally found toward the right in a horizontal
row and toward the top in a column.
a. True
b. False

8. The hybridization on the numbered carbon atoms in the following compound would be Carbon 1 sp3 and Carbon
2 sp2.




a. True
b. False

9. The following species forms during an organic reaction.




The formal charge on the carbon atom indicated by the arrow is +1.
a. True
b. False




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