CHM 207 (Dr Famojuro’s Part)

1. Electronegativity is defined as (a) the energy absorbed by atom on receiving an electron (b)
energy released on sharing an electron between gas-phase atoms (c) the pulling power of an
atom on an electron pair in a molecule (d) the donating power of an atom of an electron pair in
a molecule
2. Transition metals formed complexes due to (i) incompletely filled d-orbitals (ii) ability to
receive electron-pairs from Lewis bases (iii) ability to transfer electron to Ligands for bond
formation (iv) the electropositivity of the transition metal ions (a) iii and iv (b) i and ii (c) iv
(d) i only
3. The formation of ammonium ion NH4+ involves (i) sharing of electrons donated by two atoms
(ii) complete transfer of electrons from nitrogen orbital to the hydrogen orbital (iii) sharing of
electron pair donated by one atom (iv) movement of electron pair from hydrogen to nitrogen
(a) i and iv (b) i and ii (c) i and iii (d) iii and iv
4.What is the resultant molecular bond formed from Py – Py overlapping of atomic orbitals? (a)
sigma and pi* bonds (b) sigma and sigma* bond (c) pi and pi* bond (d) pi* and sigma*
bond
5. Which one has the highest ionization energy? (a) Sodium (b) Magnesium (c) Aluminum (d)
Silicon. (atomic number of Sodium = 11, Magnesium=12, Aluminum = 13, Silicon =14)
6. Which one has the highest electron affinity? (a) Aluminum (b) Silicon (c) Chlorine (d)
Sodium.
7. Transition metal ions are also known as (i) Lewis acids (ii) Ligands (iii) electron-deficient
species (iv) paramagnetic only (a) i and ii (b) i and iv (c) ii and iii (d) all of the above
8. Choose the options that are true for the periodic table (i) metallic character decreases down
the group (ii) metallic character increases down the group (iii) electronegative elements are
non-metals (iv) ionization energy for Sodium is lower than Potassium (a) i and ii (b) ii and
iii (c) i and iii (d) iv
9. Diamagnetic complexes are compounds with (a) paired electron in the s-orbitals only (b)
unpaired electron in the d-orbitals (c) paired electrons in all the orbitals (d) unpaired orbitals
in the structure
10. The following are true of metallic properties except they (i) have higher boiling and melting
point (ii) have higher electron affinities (iii) are hard and ductile (iv) have higher ionization
energies than non-metals (a) ii and iii (b) i and iii (c) ii and iv (d) iii