Chemistry 103 Assignment No.

10
Molecular Shape and Polarity

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the one best answer for each question.

A. What is the total number of valence electrons in a carbon dioxide molecule?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 16
4. 20
5. 22

B. What is the total number of valence electrons in a carbonate ion?
1. 20
2. 22
3. 24
4. 26
5. 30

C. Which of the following molecules or ions are isoelectronic (i.e. having same number of electrons) :
SO
2
, CO
2
, NO
2
-
, ClO
2
-
?
1. SO
2
and CO
2

2. SO
2
and NO
2
-

3. CO
2
and ClO
2
-

4. NO
2
-
and ClO
2
-

5. SO
2
, NO
2
-
, and ClO
2
-


D. Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure for N
2
O?



1. (1)
2. (2)
3. (3)
4. (4)
5. (5)

E. Which of the following are possible Lewis structures for C
2
H
6
O?



1. (1)
2. (2)
3. (3)
4. (2) and (3)
5. (1), (2), and (3)

F. Which of the following species will have a Lewis structure most like that of carbon disulfide, CS
2
?
1. NO
2
-

2. SO
2

3. H
2
S
4. SF
2

5. SCN
-

G. Which of the following species will have a Lewis structure most like that of the hydronium ion, H
3
O
+
?
1. NO
3
-

2. NH
3

3. SO
3

4. CO
3
2-

5. H
2
CO

H. Which of the following are resonance structures for the formate ion, HCO
2
-
?



1. (1) and (2)
2. (2) and (3)
3. (3) and (4)
4. (1), (3), and (4)
5. (2), (3), and (4)

I. Which of the following are resonance structures for sulfur dioxide, SO
2
?



1. (1) and (2)
2. (2) and (4)
3. (3) and (4)
4. (1, (2), and (3)
5. (2), (3), and (4)


J . The central atom in IF
2
-
is surrounded by
1. no single bonds, 2 double bonds, and no lone pairs of electrons.
2. no single bonds, 2 double bonds, and 2 lone pairs of electrons.
3. 1 single bond, 1 double bond, and 1 lone pair of electrons.
4. 2 single bonds, no double bonds, and 2 lone pairs of electrons.
5. 2 single bonds, no double bonds, and 3 lone pairs of electrons.

K. Use VSEPR theory to predict the molecular geometry of CS
2
.
1. linear
2. bent
3. trigonal-planar
4. tetrahedral
5. octahedral

L. Use VSEPR theory to predict the molecular geometry of IF
5
.
1. tetrahedral
2. see-saw
3. trigonal-bipyramidal
4. square-pyramidal
5. octahedral

M. Use VSEPR theory to predict the molecular geometry of CO
3
2-
.
1. bent
2. tetrahedral
3. trigonal-pyramidal
4. T-shaped
5. trigonal-planar

N. What are the Cl-P-Cl bond angles in PCl
3
?
1. 109.5
2. 120
3. 109.5 and 120
4. 90 and 120
5. 90 and 180

O. What is the bond angle in N
2
O?
1. 90
2. 107
3. 109.5
4. 120
5. 180






PROBLEM QUESTION (wt = 5): You can skip the unit for this question but to obtain full
credit your answer must have the correct significant digits.


P. The Murchison meteorite that landed in Australia in 1969 contained 92 aminoacids,
including 21 found in earth organisms. A skeleton structure (single bond only) of one of
these extraterrestrial amioacids is shown below. Draw a Lewis structure of the molecule and
identify the formal charge of the oxygen that is singly bonded to carbon.


H
3
N CH
CH
2
CH
3
C
O
O





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