31.

SINGLE OPTION
CO2 is a nonpolar molecular ( = 0) whereas SO2 is polar ( = 1.62 D) . This difference is
due to the fact that :
(A) C and O have approximately the same electronegativity while S and O have different
electronegatives.
(B) C and O are in different groups whereas S and O are in the same group
(C) the C - O bond is nonpolar while the S-O bond is polar
(D) CO2 is linear whereas SO2 is not linear

32.

How many lone (unshared) pairs are there in the best Lewis structure of ClF3 ?
(a) 11
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 8

33.

Which of the following statements are true ?

(A) The number of MOs in a molecule equals twice the number of constituent atomic
orbitals
(B) As bonding MOs become more stable, antibonding MOs become equally less stable
(C) In MOs the number of bonding electrons equals the number of antibonding electrons
(D) Each bonding MO can accomodate only one electron
(E) None of the above

34.

Why is it necessary to take the acid -base properties of water into account when computing
hydronium ion concentration of very dilute solutions os strong acids ?
(A) The hydroxide ion produced from the dissociation if water reacts with most of the
hydronium ion produced from the acid.
(B) The dissociation constant for water is larger in dilute rather than in concentrated
solution acids
(C) The amount of hydronium ion produced by the dissociation of water is significant
compared to that produced by the acid .
(D) The conjugate base of the strong acid reacts with the hydroxide ion produced from
dissociation of water

35.

The concentration of NaOH( a strong base) in water is gradually increased without chang
ing the volume signifacntly. Which of the following describes .What happens to the
concentrations of H3O+ and OH- , the pH and the pOH ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

concentration of H3O+

concentration of OH-

pH

pOH

decreases
Increases
Increases
decreases

Increases
Decreases
Decreases
Decreases

Increases
Increases
decreases
decreases

decreases
decreases
Increases
Increases

36.

If 10 mL a 1.0 x 10-4 M solution of a strong acid were added to 1000 mL each of the
solution containing 1.8 x 10-5 M hydrochloric acid and a second solution containing 1.0 M
acetic acid and a second solution containing 1.0 M acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5) plus 1.0 M
sodium acetate,it is expected that the :
(A) pH of both solutions would remain unchanged
(B) change in pH would be very large in both solutions
(C) Change in pH would be the same in the both solutionss.
(D) Change in pH would be larger in the HCl solution.

37.

Hypochlorite ion (OCl-) is the conjugate base of hypochlorous acid (HOCl, Ka = 3.5 x10-8).
What is the value of the base ionization equilibrium constant kb , for hypochlorite ion ?
(A) 3.5 x10-8
(B) 2.9 x 10-7