PRE-BIO 200 CHEMISTRY SKILLS QUIZ – PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Note that the questions below are intended to prepare you for the Pre-Bio 200 quiz but that the questions are
identical to the quiz questions in content and format. Also note that all questions in the quiz are multiple choice and
none involve drawing structures.

1. Place each of the following sets of elements in increasing order of electronegativity.

a. F, C, B

b. H, N, O

c. As, Br, Sb

2. Circle the choices below that are polar covalent bonds. For each polar covalent bond, assign δ+ and δ- to each
element in the bond.

H-F Cl-Cl O-C N-C

P-Cl K-I C-H B-Br

Is the O-C bond more or less polar than the N-C bond?

3. Complete the following Lewis structure by drawing in any missing bonds and/or lone electron pairs.

H H
H H

H N C O C C C H

H H H H H
4. Rank the following species in order of increasing nitrogen-oxygen bond strength knowing that triple bonds are
stronger than double bonds and double bonds are stronger than single bonds. For resonance structures consider
the overall strength of the bond when the resonance structures are combined.
NO+ NO– NO2– NO3–

5. Several of the Lewis structures below are incorrect. Explain what is wrong with the incorrect structures and give
a correct structure for the molecule. (Relative positions of atoms are shown correctly.)
6. Draw Lewis structures for the substances listed below. For each list the number of lone pairs and the number of
each type of bond. Include resonance structures where appropriate with the combined bond value.

STRUCTURE(S) # BOND TYPES # LONE

PAIRS
HCN

PH3

NH4+

H2CO

CF2Cl2

CO32-

SiF4

ICl2+

HCOOH

H2O2

Si2H6
7. Describe the bonding in ozone, O3.