Chem 16 1st LE Reviewer

I. Modified True or False

1. Density is an example of an extensive property

2. The atomic mass unit is defined as exactly 1/6 the mass of Carbon-12.
3. An atom of 80
34𝑆𝑒
2−
will contain 34 neutrons.
4. The photoelectric effect is the phenomenon when an electron is ejected when radiation hits a
metal surface.
5. Vanadium has an electron configuration of [Ar]3d24s2.
6. Hund’s Rule states that two electrons may not have the exact same quantum numbers.
7. Atomic size decreases along a row due to the shielding effect.
8. Electron affinity is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom.
9. A ground state Mg atom is expected to be paramagnetic.
10. Bond energy is the energy necessary to form a covalent bond.
11. Lattice energy is the change in energy when ions are packed together to form an ionic solid.
12. The term lone pair refers to a pair of electrons in a covalent bond while the term bond pair is
applied to a pair of electrons that are not involved in bonding.
13. The stronger the bond, the shorter it is.
14. SF6 violates the octet rule because it has an odd number of electrons.

15. The Lewis structure for carbon dioxide is (image is underlined).

16. Six pairs of electrons can best be arranged around a given atom with 90-degree angles to
form a/an trigonal bipyramidal structure.
17. A bond order of 2 refers to a covalent triple bond.
18. A nonbonding molecular orbital has the same energy as the atomic orbitals from which it is
formed - neither adds nor subtracts from bond formation.
19. According to VSEPR theory, [IF4]- has a trigonal planar electron-group geometry and a
bent molecular geometry.
20. The valence-bond theory (which distinguishes between sigma and pi bonds), a pi bond
occurs when unhybridized s-orbitals overlap, and is weaker than a sigma bond.
21. The sigma notation accounts for antibonding molecular orbital.
II. Multiple Choice
1. Chlorine has an atomic mass of 35.45 and has two naturally occurring isotopes. One of its
isotopes is 35𝐶𝑙 which has an atomic mass of 34.968853 and an isotopic abundance of 75.78%.
Which of the following is the other possible isotope of Chlorine?
a. 36𝐶𝑙
b. 37𝐶𝑙
c. 38𝐶𝑙
d. 39𝐶𝑙

2. A 0.226 g sample of Iron metal was allowed to react with 2.563 g oxygen to produce 0.291 g
of an iron oxide. How much Iron metal is needed to produce a 0.795 g of a similar iron oxide
a. 0.617 g
b. 0.178 g
c. 0.065 g
d. 0.226 g

3. An atom of 85
34𝑆𝑒
2−
contains how many electrons, neutrons and protons?
a. 32, 85, 34
b. 84, 34, 5q1
c. 32, 34, 51
d. 36, 51, 34

4. Which of the following corresponds to an atom containing 10 protons, 11 neutrons and 9

electrons?
a. 21
10𝐹
−
20 +
b. 10𝑂
c. 21
10𝐹
+
20 −
d. 10𝑂

5. Determine the quantum numbers of the second electron in the valence shell p-orbital of
Chlorine.
a. 2, 1, 0, 1/2
b. 1, 1, 0 , 1/2
c. 2, 0, 0, 1/2
d. 2, 1, 0, -1/2

6. Which of the following is the correct electron configuration of Cobalt?

a. [Ar] 4d74s2
b. [Ne] 3d74s2
c. [Ar] 3d74s2
d. [Ne] 4d74s

7. Which of the following has the longest bond?

a. HCl
b. HF
c. HI
d. HBr

8. Arrange Rb, Cl, S, and Ba based on atomic size

a. Rb > Ba > Cl > S
b. Ba > Rb > S > Cl
c. Ba > Rb > S > Cl
d. Cl > S > Rb > Ba
9. Given below are Ionization Energies 1 to 4 of a certain ground state atom X. Out of the 4
choices, which of the following is the possible element of X?
IE1 577.6 kJ/mol
IE2 1,817 kJ/mol
IE3 2,745 kJ/mol
IE4 11,580 kJ/mol
a. Si
b. Mg
c. Na
d. Al

10. In which of the following quantum numbers can there be two DIFFERENT electrons with the
same spin?
a. n = 1 , ml = 0
b. n = 2, l = 0
c. n = 3, l = 1
d. n = 1, l = 0

11. An ionic bond features:

a. Oppositely charged ions attracted to each other
b. Two atoms sharing two electrons
c. Two atoms sharing more than two electrons
d. Like-charged ions attracted to each other

12. Which of the following bonds is the most polar?

a. C-H
b. O-H
c. C-O
d. N-H

13. Which of the following elements is the most electronegative?

a. Br
b. S
c. F
d. I

14. Which of the following molecules does not have a dipole moment?
a. CH3Cl
b. CH2Cl2
c. CHCl3
d. CCl4

15. Bond energy refers to:

a. Energy required to create a mole of compound
b. Energy required to react a compound with another compound
c. Energy required to create a bond between two atoms of a compound
d. Energy required to break a mole of compound

16. A bonding molecular orbital is _______ in energy than the atomic orbitals of which it is
composed. An antibonding molecular orbital is _______ in energy than the atomic orbitals of
which it is composed.
a. equal, higher
b. lower; higher
c. higher, lower
d. equal, lower
17. If a molecule has two bonding sites and a lone electron pair, what is/are the possible
geometry/ies for the molecule?
a. Linear, bent
b. Bent only
c. Tetrahedral, bent
d. T-shaped, bent

18. What would be the hybridization scheme for tetrahedral molecules?

a. Sp3
b. Sp3d2
c. sp
d. Sp2

19. If a molecular species has less antibonding orbitals than bonding orbitals, this means that
the molecule is _____.
a. Stable
b. Unstable
c. Insufficient data given.
d. None of the above.

20. A molecule has 8 electrons in bonding molecular MO and 6 in antibonding molecular MO.
Calculate its bond order.
a. 1
b. 1/2
c. 3/2
d. 5//2

21. Which of the following statements is true regarding valence bond theory?
I.) A bond is formed when two completely filled electron orbitals overlap.
II.) A sigma bond is a bond between two directly overlapping electron orbitals.
III.) A pi bond is a bond between two directly overlapping electron orbitals.

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II

22. What is the orbital hybridization of N in NH3?

a. Sp3
b. Sp3d2
c. sp
d. Sp2

23. Antibonding molecular orbitals are produced by

a. constructive interaction of atomic orbitals.
b. destructive interaction of atomic orbitals.
c. the overlap of the atomic orbitals of two negative ions
d. all of these

24. How is molecular shape in VSEPR determined?

a. Shape is determined by the repulsion of the protons in the bonded atoms.
b. Shape is determined by the repulsion of the neutrons in the bonded atoms.
c. Shape is determined by the repulsion of the electron pairs in the bonded atoms.
d. All of these
25.The filling of molecular orbital takes place according to
a. The Aufbau Principle
b. Pauli Exclusion Principle
c. Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity
d. All of the above

III. Problem Solving

1. Draw the Lewis structure of Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)- with its resonance structures and
corresponding formal charges.

2. Using Lewis structure & VSEPR theory, predict the molecular geometry of the following:
a. SiF4

b. SF2

c. COF2

d. PCl3

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 ANSWER KEY
I. Modified True or False
1. Intensive
2. 1/12 the mass
3. 56
4. TRUE
5. [Ar]3d34s2
6. Pauli’s exclusion principle
7. increased electrostatic attraction of the nucleus to the valence electrons
8. Ionization Energy
9. Diamagnetic
10. Break
11. TRUE
12. Bond pair, lone pair
13. TRUE
14. more than an octet of electrons

15.
16. Octahedral
17. Covalent double bond
18. TRUE
19. Octahedral, square planar
20. p-orbitals, TRUE
21. sigma star/ 𝜎*

II. Multiple Choice

1. b.
2. a.
3. d.
4. c.
5. a.
6. c.
7. c.
8. c.
9. d.
10. c.
11. a.
12. b.
13. a.
14. d.
15. d.
16. b.
17. b.
18. a.
19. a.
20. a.
21. b.
22. a.
23. b.
24. c.
25. d
III. Problem Solving

1. –
•• ••

Formal Charge (FC)

FC = # of valence electrons - # of lone electrons – ½ # bonding electrons

FC (N) = 5-2-(6/2) = 0
FC (O-double bond) = 6-4-(4/2) = 0
FC (O-single bond) = 6-6-(2/2) = -1

2.