Honors Chemistry Unit 3 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the term for the phenomenon where atoms in a molecule adopt specific spatial
arrangements to minimize electron repulsion?
✔✔ VSEPR Theory
What is the name of the process in which a solid directly transitions to a gas without passing
through the liquid phase?
✔✔ Sublimation
What is the term for the energy change that occurs when one mole of a compound is formed
from its elements in their standard states?
✔✔ Standard Enthalpy of Formation
What is the name of the quantum number that describes the shape of an electron’s orbital?
✔✔ Angular Momentum Quantum Number
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, What is the term for the type of chemical bond where electrons are transferred from one atom to
another, typically forming ions?
✔✔ Ionic Bond
What is the name of the rule stating that orbitals within the same energy level are filled singly
before pairing occurs?
✔✔ Hund’s Rule
What is the term for the energy required to break a chemical bond and separate the atoms in a
gaseous molecule?
✔✔ Bond Dissociation Energy
What is the name of the process where a molecule loses electrons and increases its oxidation
state?
✔✔ Oxidation
What is the term for the ability of a substance to absorb or release heat when it undergoes a
phase change, like melting or boiling?
✔✔ Heat of Phase Transition
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Answers 100% Pass
What is the term for the phenomenon where atoms in a molecule adopt specific spatial
arrangements to minimize electron repulsion?
✔✔ VSEPR Theory
What is the name of the process in which a solid directly transitions to a gas without passing
through the liquid phase?
✔✔ Sublimation
What is the term for the energy change that occurs when one mole of a compound is formed
from its elements in their standard states?
✔✔ Standard Enthalpy of Formation
What is the name of the quantum number that describes the shape of an electron’s orbital?
✔✔ Angular Momentum Quantum Number
1
, What is the term for the type of chemical bond where electrons are transferred from one atom to
another, typically forming ions?
✔✔ Ionic Bond
What is the name of the rule stating that orbitals within the same energy level are filled singly
before pairing occurs?
✔✔ Hund’s Rule
What is the term for the energy required to break a chemical bond and separate the atoms in a
gaseous molecule?
✔✔ Bond Dissociation Energy
What is the name of the process where a molecule loses electrons and increases its oxidation
state?
✔✔ Oxidation
What is the term for the ability of a substance to absorb or release heat when it undergoes a
phase change, like melting or boiling?
✔✔ Heat of Phase Transition
2
