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Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Science
Department of Physical Sciences SCORE

GENERAL CHEMISTRY
NAME STRAND AND SECTION QUIZ 9
Intermolecular Forces of
Attraction

4. In any cubic lattice, an atom lying at the corner of a

unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?
a. One c. Two
b. Eight d. Four

5. Which of the following forces can be observed in a

molecular solid?
a. London forces
b. Dipole-dipole interactions
c. Hydrogen bonding
d. All of the above

6. For mercury, calculate the amount of heat that must

be released to convert 20.0 g of mercury vapor at
387oC to liquid mercury at 307oC (in kJ). (2pts)

Melting point -39oC

Boiling Point 357oC
Heat of fusion 11.6 J/g at -39oC
Heat of vaporization 292 J/g at 357oC
Specific Heat (solid) 0.141 J/goC
Specific Heat (liquid) 0.138 J/goC
Specific Heat (gas) 0.104 J/goC

a. 61.9 kJ c. 6.56 kJ
b. 6.04 kJ d. 5.69 kJ

7. The vapor pressure of a liquid in a closed container

depends on
i. Temperature of the liquid
ii. Quantity of liquid
iii. Surface area of the liquid

a. i only c. ii only
b. i and iii d. i, ii, iii

8. Why GC and AT pairs in our DNA?

1. It is a force required to increase the surface area of

a fluid.
a. London forces c. Dipole moment
b. Surface tension d. Adhesion

2. Which of the following would you expect to be in

solid state at room temperature? a. They are bound by dipole-dipole
a. F2 c. Cl2 interactions
b. Br2 d. I2 b. They are bound by London forces
c. They are bound by ion-dipole interactions
3. Where on a phase diagram can you locate d. They are bound by hydrogen bonding
conditions under which only one phase exists?
a. at an intersection of two lines
b. at an intersection of three lines
c. in an area bounded by lines
d. at the triple point
 13. An atomic solid A crystalizes in a face-centered
9. Butane and isobutane both share the same cubic lattice and unit length is 6.03 Angstrom. If the
molecular formula C4H10. What best explains why atomic weight of A is 48 g/mol, what is the density
butane’s boiling point is -1.0OC and isobutane is - of the solid? (2pts).
11.7OC? a. 1.09 g/cm3 c. 1.45 g/cm3
a. Butane and isobutane are structural b. 0.73 g/cm 3 d. 0.36 g/cm3
isomers, howver isobutane has
substituents causing it to have more 14. Which of the following phase changes is/are
London forces of attraction due to higher endothermic?
packing efficiency i. melting iii. sublimation v.
b. Butane and isobutane are structural deposition
isomers, however isobutane has ii. vaporization iv. condensation vi.
freezing
substituents causing it to have lesser
a. i, ii, and iii c. iv, v, and vi
London forces of attraction due to lower
b. i and ii only d. iv and vi only
packing efficiency
c. Butane and isobutane are structural
15. Which point the the phase diagram best represents
isomers, however isobutane has
supercritical conditions?
substituents causing it to have more
dipole-dipole forces of attraction due to
higher packing efficiency
d. Butane and isobutane are structural
isomers, however isobutane has
substituents causing it to have lesser
dipole-dipole forces of attraction due to
lower packing efficiency a. A c. C
b. B d. D

16. It is the force that keeps ionic solid intact

a. Dipole-dipole
b. Coulombic interactions
butane isobutane
c. London forces
d. None of the above
10. Which one of the following classifications is
incorrect?
17. Which substance would be expected to exhibit the
a. H2O(s), molecular solid
greatest surface tension at 25OC?
b. KF(s), ionic solid
c. S(s), metallic solid a.
d. SiC(s), covalent solid
b.
11. Which of the following compounds would be
expected to have the highest melting point? c.
a. BaF2 c.BaCl2
b. BaBr2 d. BaI2 d.

12. According to the phase diagram given for 18. What is the normal melting point of the substance
Compound Y, what description is correct? represented by the phase diagram?

a. A c. C
b. B d. D

19. Lithium chloride has molar mass of 42.39g/mol and

a. At the temperature and pressure at point 4,
Y(g) will spontaneously convert to Y(l).
b. At the pressure and temperature of point 1,
Y(s) will spontaneously convert to Y(g) and
no Y(l) is possible.
c. At the pressure and temperature at point 3,
Y(s) is in equilibrium with Y(g).
d. At the temperature and pressure at point 2,
Y(l) is in equilibrium with Y(g)
density of 2.068 g/cm3. If it assumes body-centered
cubic lattice, what would be its unit length? (2pts)
a. 4.08 angstrom c. 3.24 angstrom
b. 4.67 angstrom d. 5.14 angstrom
20. Why do metals give off electrons?
a. They have too much
b. They accept rather than giving
c. They get stable
d. They get charged
21. Which of the following changes would increase the 27. In a crystal lattice of sodium chloride, how many
vapor pressure of a liquid? sodium atoms are there in a unit cell?
i. an increase in temperature
ii. an increase in the intermolecular forces in the liquid
iii. an increase in the size of the open vessel containing the
liquid
a. i and ii only c. i and ii only
b. i only d. iii only

22. For water, calculate the amount of heat that must

be absorbed to convert 108 g of ice at 0oC to water
at 70oC. (2pts)
Melting point 0oC
a. 2 c. 4
Boiling Point 100oC
b. 3 d. 5
Heat of fusion 333 J/g at 0oC
Heat of vaporization 2260 J/g at 100oC
Specific Heat (solid) 2.09 J/goC 28. The molecular arrangement of SiO2 allotropes are
Specific Heat (liquid) 4.18 J/goC shown below. Which of the following is most likely to
Specific Heat (gas) 2.03 J/goC represent the strongest allotrope?
A B
a. 77 kJ c. 68 kJ
b. 64 kJ d.57 kJ
23. Consider the nitrogenous bases found in the DNA.
Which of the following pairs in DNA would you
expect to have higher boiling point?

a. A c. Both A and B
b. B d. Cannot be determined
a. AT c. AC
b. GC d. GT
29. Consider the one-component phase diagram for
24. Consider the one-component phase diagram for carbon dioxide. What is the critical temperature of
carbon dioxide. What is the critical pressure of CO2? CO2?

a. 1 atm c. 72.9 atm a. -78.5OC c. 31OC

b. 5.1 atm d. Cannot be determined b. -56.7OC d. Cannot be determined

25. A certain metal has a density of 10.50 g/cm 3 and 30. Which statement is false?
unit length of 4.09 angstrom. If its crystal lattice is a. Molecular solids generally have lower
face-centered cubic, what is the identity of the melting points than covalent solids.
b. The metallic solid can be viewed as positive
metal? (2pts)
ions closely packed in a sea of valence
a. Iron electrons.
b. Chromium c. Most molecular solids melt at lower
c. Gold temperatures than metallic solids.
d. Silver d. The interactions among the molecules in
e. molecular solids are generally stronger
26. Iron has a body-centered cubic lattice structure than those among the particles that define
either covalent or ionic crystal lattices.
while gold has a face-centered cubic lattice
structure. With the given density values, which of
the following is correctly paired?
a. Iron 19.32 g/mL Gold 7.87 g/mL
b. Iron 7.87 g/mL Gold19.32 g/mL
c. Both have the same density
d. Cannot be determined easily