Exam 2 CHEM 1100 /1110 Fall 2015

1. Which statement BEST explains why the H–O–H bond angle in water (H2O) is smaller than the H–C–H bond
angle in methane (CH4)?
A. Oxygen is more electronegative than carbon.
B. Carbon has a larger atomic radius than oxygen.
C. Oxygen has a larger atomic radius than carbon.
D. Oxygen has two lone pair of electrons and carbon has none.
E. Carbon is bonded to four hydrogens instead of two for oxygen

2. Which molecule is NONPOLAR?

A. BF3
B. CHCl3
C. CF3Cl
D. HCl
E. NH3

3. Which statement BEST compares SbCl5 and IF5 by using the VSEPR theory?
A. IF5 is polar and SbCl5 is non-polar.
B. SbCl5 is polar and the IF5 is non-polar.
C. Both SbCl5 and IF5 have a trigonal bipyramidal geometry and are polar.
D. Both SbCl5 and IF5 have lone pairs in the valence shell of the central atom.
E. Both SbCl5 and IF5 have a trigonal bipyramidal geometry and are also non-polar.

4. In which molecule does the carbon atom have TWO unhybridized p orbitals?
A. CH4
B. HCN
C. CH2O
D. CH3Cl
E. CCl4

5. What is the hybridization of chlorine (Cl) in ClF3? (Section 10E)

A. sp
B. sp2
C. sp3
D. sp3d
E. sp3d2

6. What is the hybridization of the nitrogen atom in the molecule shown below?
A. sp O
B. sp2 ║
C. sp3 CH3CH2C-N-CH2CH2CH3
D. sp3d │
E. sp3d2 H

7. Which substance will MOST LIKELY have an increase in electrical conductivity at higher temperatures?
A. calcium
B. germanium
C. magnesium
D. sodium
E. sulfur
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Use the following Molecular Orbital Diagrams to answer questions 8 to 10.

8. What is the bond order for a diatomic beryllium molecule (Be2)?

A. 0.0
B. 0.5
C. 1.0
D. 1.5
E. 2.0

9. Which statement BEST compares the bond length of the oxygen-oxygen bond in O22– and the oxygen-oxygen bond
in O2?
A. O22– has a longer bond length than O2 because O22– is diamagnetic.
B. O22– has a longer bond length than O2 because O22– is paramagnetic.
C. O22– has a longer bond length than O2 because O22– has a lower bond order.
D. O22– has a longer bond length than O2 because O22– has a higher bond order.
E. O22– and O2 have the same bond length because they have the same bond order.

10. What is the bond order for a proposed NeO diatomic molecule based on Molecular Orbital Theory?
A. 0
B. 0.5
C. 1.0
D. 1.5
E. 2.0

11. How many hydrogens are in ethyl butanoate? (Section 02D)

A. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14

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12. How many lone pair electrons are in the molecule shown below?
A. 0
B. 2
Cl O
C. 4
D. 5 H
E. 10

13. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A. 1,1,1-trimethyl-3-ethylhexane
B. 2,2-dimethyl-4-propylhexane
C. 4-propyl-2,2-dimethylhexane
D. 4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylheptane
E. 4-ethyl-6,6-dimethylheptane

14. Which of these is 3-tert-butyl-1-methylcyclohexanol?

OH OH

OH OH OH

A. B. C. D. E.

15. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A. pentaldehyde
B. pentanal
C. pentanoic acid
D. pentanol
E. pentanone

16. How many isomers are there for trichlorobenzene?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 9

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17. A compound named thalidomide is optically active. Which number carbon atom is a chiral center?
O O
A. 1 1 H
B. 2 3 N
C. 3 N 4 O
D. 4 2
5
E. 5
O

18. Which type of isomerism are represented by the two molecules shown below?

H H H H H H

H C C C O H and H C C O C H

H H H H H H

A. conformational
B. geometric
C. optical
D. structural
E. They are not isomers.

19. What type organic reaction is indicated below?

H H H Cl

+ Cl Cl H H

H H Cl H

A. addition
B. dehydrogenation
C. elimination
D. oxidation
E. substitution

20. Which organic compound is a product of the oxidation of CH3CH2CH2OH?

A. B. C.

D. CH3  CH2  CH3 E. CH3  CH2  O  CH3

21. Which compound is MOST LIKELY to be able to polymerize to form very large molecules by itself?

OH
A. CH C B. CH2=CHCl C. CH O CH
O
D. CH CH OH E. C H NH

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22. Which addition polymer is the result of the monomer shown below?

A. B. C. D. E.

23. Which molecule is one of the two monomers for the polyester shown below?

A. B. C.

D. E.

24. What type of linkage is holding the base pairs of the DNA together in order to form the double helical structure?
A. ester linkage
B. ether linkage
C. hydrogen bond
D. ionic bond
E. peptide bond

25. Which compound is a building block for polypeptides and proteins?

A. B.

C. D. E.

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