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Chemistry 1211
Practice Exam III

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This practice exam is designed to be similar to a second exam for the course. You
should attempt this exam without the use of notes, books, or help and you should
time yourself, although this practice test is probably longer than the real exam.

When finished, grade your exam using the exam answers, but do not look at the
answers before you attempt the exam. You should then be able to tell how well
prepared you are for the first exam of the course. Use this as an evaluation tool to
help you decide on areas that may need more study time. Good luck, let me know if
I can be of any assistance.
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1. Which member of group VIA of the periodic table is least metallic?

a. O b. S c. Se d. Te e. Po

2. Which member of group IIA of the periodic table is most metallic?

a. Be b. Mg c. Ca d. Sr e. Ba

3. Select the incorrect statement:

a. metals have a strong tendency to lose electrons

b. nonmetals have a small size and a high electron affinity
c. ionization energy for both metals and nonmetals is high
d. nonmetals have a strong tendency to gain electrons
e. all are correct statements

4. Ionization energy is the minimum amount of energy needed to…

a. add an electron to an atom

b. remove and electron from an anion ( a negative ion)
c. add an electron to a +1 cation (positive ion) to create a neutral atom
d. form a stable anion
e. remove an electron from a neutral gaseous atom

5. Select the element with the highest ionization energy.

a. F b. Ne c. Cl d. Ar e. He

6. Which alkali metal is expected to have the smallest ionization energy?

a. Li b. Na c. Rb d. Cs e. Fr

7. Which of the following atoms would have the largest second ionization energy?

a. 11Na b. 20Ca c. 12Mg d. 56Ba e. 38Sr

8. What atomic trend is found across a period from left to right?

a. atomic size remains unchanged

b. atomic size decreases
c. atomic size increases
d. atomic size increases with atomic mass
e. no trend exists
9. Which of the following would be expected to have the smallest atomic size?
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a. K b. Ca c. Rb d. Sr e. Cs

10. Which of the following would be expected to have the largest atomic size?

a. B b. C c. N d. O e. F

11. Which of the following elements has the largest atomic radius?

a. Mg b. Si c. Sr d. Sn e. Te

12. Which of the following elements has the lowest ionization energy?

a. Ar b. S c. Xe d. Te e. I

13. Which of the following elements has the highest ionization energy?

a. Na b. Mg c. Si d. P e. S

14. Which of the following elements has the lowest ionization energy?

a. Mg b. Al c. Si d. P e. S

15. Element 117 has not yet been synthesized. Which group on the periodic table would element
117 belong to?

a. IA b. IIA c. VIA d. VIIA e. VIIIA

16. In terms of energy, what happens when two atoms bond?

a. energy is liberated b. energy is consumed

c. energy is neither liberated nor consumed
d. energy can either by liberated or consumed
e. energy is transferred from one atom to another

17. What is the driving force for atoms to become molecules?

a. an increase in stability b. a decrease in stability

c. an increase in energy d. to become happy (this is not correct)
e. none of these

18. Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity?

a. N b. B c. C d. O e. F
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19. Which of the following has the highest electronegativity?

a. K b. As c. Bi d. Sr e. Co

20. Select the ion with the largest ionic radius.

a. F¯ b. Cl¯ c. Br¯ d. I¯ e. At¯

21. Select the ion with the smallest ionic radius.

a. Na+ b. Mg2+ c. Rb+ d. Sr2+ e. Al3+

22. Which molecule does not contain a polar covalent bond?

a. Cl2 b. BrF c. CO d. HI e. IBr

23. Place the following atoms in order of increasing size: Al, 17Cl, 12Mg, 9F, and 15P.
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a. Cl <F <P <Al <Mg b. Cl <P <Al <Mg <F c. F <Cl <P <Al <Mg
d. F <Mg <Al <P <Cl e. none of the above

24. Which of the following chemical expressions refers to the first ionization energy of calcium?

a. Ca(s)  Ca+(s) + e- b. Ca(g) + e-  Ca+(g)

c. Ca(s) + e-  Ca+(s) d. Ca(g)  Ca+(g) + e-
e. Ca(g)  Ca+2(g) + e-

25. How many lone pairs of electrons are on the central atom in H2S?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4

26. What is the correct geometric structure for the PCl3 molecule?

a. tetrahedral b. bent c. trigonal planar d. triagonal pyramid e. trigonal bipyramid

27. An example of a molecule that has tetrahedral geometry is…

a. CO2 b. HCN c. CBr4 d. NBr3 e. BBr3

28. What is the molecular geometry of BF4¯?

a. linear b. angular c. tetrahedral d. trigonal planar e. pyramidal

29. What is the molecular geometry of XeO2?

a. linear b. angular c. tetrahedral d. trigonal planar e. pyramidal

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30. What is the molecular geometry of ClO3¯?

a. linear b. angular c. tetrahedral d. trigonal planar e. pyramidal

31. Place the following ions in order of increasing radius: 13Al+3, 9F-, 12Mg+2, 7N-3.

a. F- <Mg+2 <N-3 <Al+3 b. F- <N-3 <Al+3 <Mg+2 c. F- <N-3 <Mg+2 <Al+3

d. N-3 <F- <Mg+2 <Al+3 e. Al+3 <Mg+2 <F- <N-3

32. Using the VSEPR model, the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in ClF3 is:

a. linear b. trigonal planar c. tetrahedral d. trigonal bipyramidal e. octahedral

33. Using the VSEPR model, the electron-domain geometry of the central atom in BrF4¯ is:

a. linear b. trigonal planar c. tetrahedral d. trigonal bipyramidal e. octahedral

34. The electron-domain geometry of which of the following is tetrahedral?

a. CBr4 b. PH3 c. CCl2Br2 d. XeF4 e. all of the above except XeF4

35. The central iodine atom in ICl4¯ ion has __?__ nonbonding electron pairs and __?__ bonded
electron pairs in its valence shell.

a. 2, 2 b, 3, 4 c. 1, 3 d. 3, 2 e. 2, 4

36. According to VSEPR theory, if there are four electron domains on a central atom, they will
be arranged such that the angles between domains are…

a. 120º b. 109.5º c. 180º d. 360º e. 90º

37. Which of the molecules below is nonpolar?

a. CO2 b. H2O c. NH3 d. HCl e. TeCl2

38. Which of the molecules below is polar?

a. CCl4 b. CH4 c. SeF4 d. SiCl4 e. BF3

39. The molecular geometry of the molecule PF3 is __?__ and this molecule is __?__.

a. trigonal planar; polar b. trigonal planar; nonpolar

c. trigonal pyramidal; polar d. trigonal pyramidal; nonpolar
e. tetrahedral; polar f. tetrahedral; nonpolar
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40. A molecule with the formula AB2, the shape is…

a. linear or bent b. linear or trigonal planar c. linear or T-shaped

d. T-shaped e. trigonal planar

41. According to VSEPR theory, if there are four electron domains in the valence shell of an
atom, they will be arranged in a(n) __?__ geometry.

a. octahedral b. linear c. tetrahedral d. trigonal planar e. trigonal pyramidal

42. The molecular geometry of the H3O+ ion is…

a. linear b. tetrahedral c. bent d. trigonal pyramidal e. octahedral

43. The molecular geometry of the CHCl3 molecule is…

a. bent b. trigonal planar c. trigonal pyramidal d. tetrahedral e. T-shaped

44. Of the bonds below, which is the least polar?

a. Na, S b. P, S c. C, F d. Si, Cl e. Na, Cl

45. Bond enthalpy is…

a. always positive b. always negative c. sometimes positive - sometimes negative

d. always zero e. unpredictable

46. The principal quantum number of the electrons that are lost when tungsten forms a cation is:

a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3 e. 2 f. 1 g. 0 h. no such quantum number

47. Elements from opposite sides of the periodic table tend to form…

a. covalent compounds b. ionic compounds

c. compounds that are gaseous at room temperature
d. homonuclear diatomic compounds
e. covalent compounds that are gaseous at room temperature

48. What is the maximum number of double bonds that a hydrogen atom can form?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 f. depends on what it bonds to

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49. The ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons in a bond is known as…

a. paramagnetism b. diamagnetism c. electronegativity

d. electron charge-to-mass ration e. first ionization potential

50. Given the electronegativities below, which covalent single bond is the most polar?

a. C-H Atom H C N O
Electronegativity 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.5
b. N-H
c. O-H
d. O-C
e. O-N

51. Consider the best Lewis structure for the SO42- ion (consider the formal charges). What is the
formal charge on the sulfur in this structure?

a. -2 b. 0 c. +2 d. +4 e. -4 f. Huh?

52. How many equivalent resonance forms can be drawn for SO2 without expanding octet on the
sulfur atom (sulfur is the central atom)?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 f. more than this

53. The atomic radius of main-group elements generally increases down a group because…

a. effective nuclear charge increases down a group

b. effective nuclear charge decreases down a group
c. effective nuclear charge zigzags down a group
d. the principal quantum number of the valence orbitals increases
e. both effective nuclear charge increases down a group and the principal quantum
number of the valence orbitals increases

54. Using the average bond energies listed below, calculate the ∆H for the reaction:

H C C H + H I H2C CH
(g) (g) (g)
I
a. +506 kJ Bond C≡C C=C H-I C-I C-H
b, -931 kJ Energy 839 614 299 240 413
(kJ/mole)
c. -506 kJ
d. -129 kJ
e. +129 kJ

55. Of the following atoms, which has the largest first ionization energy?
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a. Br b. O c. C d. P e. I

56. Which of the following has the largest second ionization energy?

a. Ca b. K c. Ga d. Ge e. Se

57. Of the following elements, which has the most negative electron affinity? (Remember: negative
electron affinities indicate that the element wants to attract electrons.)

a. Na b. Li c. Be d. N e. F

58. Chlorine is much more apt to exist as an anion than is sodium. This is because…

a. chlorine is bigger than sodium

b. chlorine has a greater ionization energy than sodium does
c. chlorine has a greater (more negative) electron affinity than sodium does
d. chlorine is a gas and sodium is solid
e. chlorine is more metallic than sodium

59. The ion with the smallest diameter is…

a. Br¯ b. Cl¯ c. I¯ d. F¯ e. O2¯

60. The coolest thing about Dr. Braun is…

a. his moustache a. his incredible sense of fashion a. his uncanny good looks
a. the fact that he has chocolate in his office a. the entire man
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Answers: Don’t look until you have attempted the problems. (If you find errors, let me know)

Multiple Choice

1. a 2. e 3. c 4. e 5. e 6. e 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a
11. c 12. d 13. e 14. a 15. d 16. a 17. a 18. b 19. b 20. e
21. e 22. a 23. c 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. c 29. b 30. e
31. e 32. d 33. e 34. e 35. e 36. b 37. a 38. c 39. c 40. a
41. c 42. d 43. d 44. b 45. a 46. a 47. b 48. a 49. c 50. c
51. c 52. c 53. d 54. d 55. b 56. b 57. e 58. c 59. d 60. a