CHEM 101 2018 – Recitation Week 7

Ch. 5, 54 A molecule with the formula AB3 has a trigonal planar geometry. How many electron
groups are on the central atom?

Ch. 5, 58 Determine the electron geometry, molecular geometry, and idealized bond angles for
each molecule. In which cases do you expect deviations from the idealized bond angles?

Molecule Electron Pair Molecular Idealized Deviations from

Geometry Geometry Bond Angles ideal bond angles?

CF4

NF3

H2S

Ch. 5, 72 Determine whether each molecule in exercise #58 above is polar or nonpolar.

a. CF4 ____________ b. NF3 _____________ d. H2S ____________

Ch. 7, 20 Classify each of the listed properties of ozone (a pollutant in the lower atmosphere,
but part of a protective shield against UV light in the upper atmosphere) as physical or chemical.

a. Bluish color_____________

b. Pungent odor_______________

c. Very reactive________________

d. Decomposes on exposure to ultraviolet light_______________

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Ch. 7, 34 Balance each chemical equation.

a. Na2S (aq) + Cu(NO3)2 (aq)  NaNO3 (aq) + CuS (s)

b. N2H4 (  )  NH3 (g) + N2(g)

d. FeS (s) + HCl (aq)  FeCl2 (aq) + H2S (g)

Ch. 7, 38 Calculate how many moles of NH3 form when each quantity of reactant completely
reacts.

3 N2H4 (l)  4 NH3 (g) + N2 (g)

b. 3.55 mol N2H4

c. 65.3 g N2H4

Ch. 7, 42 Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) dissolves aluminum metal according to the reaction:

2Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq)  Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3H2 (g)

Suppose you want to dissolve an aluminum block having a mass of 15.2 g. What minimum mass
of H2SO4 (in g) do you need? Atomic mass of Al is 26.98. What mass of H2 gas (in g) can the
complete reaction of the aluminum block produce?

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Ch. 5, 68 Determine the geometry about each interior atom in each molecule and draw the
molecule. (Skeletal structure is indicated in parenthesis.)

a. CH3NH2 (H3CNH2)

Ch. 7, 28 Write a balanced equation for the photosynthesis reaction in which gaseous carbon
dioxide and liquid water react in the presence of chlorophyll to produce aqueous glucose
(C6H12O6) and oxygen gas.