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Chemistry Concept Reviewer 3

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer that completes the statement.

1) Which one of the following molecules is nonpolar? A) OF2 B) BeCl2 C) NH3 D) CH3Cl E) H2O

2) Which one of the following molecules has a zero dipole moment?

A) SO3 B) NH3 C) CO D) CH2Cl2 E) SO2

3) What is wrong with the Lewis structure shown for sulfur trioxide, SO3?
A) The structure shows 26 valence electrons, but there should only be 24.
B) Sulfur should have 10 electrons around it instead of 8, to show its expanded octet.
C) There are too many bonding electrons shown.
D) The structure should show each oxygen atom with a double bond to the sulfur atom.
E) Oxygen, not sulfur, should be the central atom.

4) Which of the following Lewis structures represent resonance forms of ozone, O3?

A) A and B B) A and D C) C and D D) B and C E) A and C

5) In the molecule AX2, the central atom A has two lone pairs of electrons in addition to the two bond pairs in
the A-X bonds. What is the shape of this molecule?
A) bent, bond angle close to 120° B) linear
C) bent, bond angle close to 109.5° D) trigonal pyramidal E) trigonal planar

6) Which Lewis structures has a possible resonance structure? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

7) A molecule with 4 single bonds and 1 lone pair of electrons is predicted to have which type of molecular
geometry? A) T-shaped B) Octahedral C) Linear D) Seesaw E) Trigonal bipyramidal

8) A central atom with 4 electron pairs (single bonds and/or lone pairs of electrons) could have which of the
following molecular geometries?
I. Trigonal bipyramidal II. Tetrahedral III. Trigonal pyramidal IV. Bent

A) II and III B) I and II C) II, III, and IV D) I and IV E) I, II, and IV

9) Which of the following substance is/are planar? (i) SO3 (ii) SO32– (iii) NO3– (iv) PF3 (v) BF3
A) (i), (iii), (iv), and (v) B) (iv) C) (i), (ii), (iii), and (v)
D) (i) and (ii) E) (i), (iii), and (v)
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10) According to the VSEPR theory, the actual F –As –F bond angles in the AsF4– ion are predicted to be
A) 109.5° B) 90° and 120° C) < 109.5° D) 180° E) < 90° and < 120°

11) A sp3d hybridized central atom has what angles between its hybrid orbitals?
A) 109.5° only
B) 120° and 109.5°
C) 120° and 90°
D) 120° only
E) < 90°only

12) The geometry of the hybrid orbitals about a central atom with sp3d2 hybridization is:
A) linear B) trigonal planar C) octahedral D) tetrahedral E) None of these

13) The geometry of the ClF3 molecule is best described as:

A) T-shaped B) trigonal pyramidal C) trigonal planar D) tetrahedral E) distorted tetrahedron

14) According to the VSEPR theory, the geometry of the SO3 molecule is
A) trigonal bipyramidal B) square planar. C) trigonal planar. D) pyramidal.
E) distorted tetrahedron (seesaw). F) tetrahedral.

15) Give the number of lone pairs around the central atom and the molecular geometry of XeF2.
A) 1 lone pair, bent B) 2 lone pairs, bent C) 0 lone pairs, linear D) 3 lone pairs, bent
E) 3 lone pairs, linear

16) Give the number of lone pairs around the central atom and the molecular geometry of XeF4.
A) 1 lone pair, distorted tetrahedron (seesaw) B) 1 lone pair, square pyramidal
C) 2 lone pairs, square planar D) 1 lone pair, tetrahedral
E) 0 lone pairs, tetrahedral

17) The bond angles in SCl2 are expected to be

A) a little less than 109.5° B) 120° C) a little more than 109.5° D) 109.5° E) 180°

18) The bond angles in ICl2– are expected to be

A) 120° B) 109.5° C) a little more than 109.5° D) a little less than 109.5° E) 180°

19) Predict the molecular geometry and polarity of the SO2 molecule.
A) None of the above B) linear, polar C) bent, nonpolar D) linear, nonpolar E) bent, polar

20) Predict the geometry and polarity of the CS2 molecule.

A) linear, nonpolar B) bent, nonpolar C) bent, polar D) tetrahedral, nonpolar E) linear, polar