BONDING QUESTIONS - polar molecules

1 Which element is expected to form the most polar bond with carbon?
A Fluorine B Chlorine C Oxygen D Sulphur

2 Sulphur would be expected to form the most polar bond with

A O B Cl C P D Se

3 Which one of the following compounds does not have a dipole moment?
A CH3OH B CCl4 C CH3Cl D CHCl3

4 Which of the following is true for CO2?

C=O bond CO2 molecule

A polar non-polar
B non-polar polar
C polar polar
D non-polar non-polar

5 Which of the following molecules is/are polar?

Cl H Cl Cl H Cl
C C C C C C
H Cl H H H Cl
I II III

A I only B I and II only C II and III only D I, II and III

6 Which of the molecules given below has/have a molecular electric dipole (i.e. which is/are polar)?

I II III IV
HCl H2O NH3 CH4
A I only B I and II only
C IV only D I, II and III only

7 Which of the factors below are important in determining the polarity of a molecule?
I Bond polarity II Molecular shape
A I only B II only
C Both I and II D Neither I nor II
8 Which molecule is non-polar?
A ClF B PF3 C CF4 D CFCl3

9 Which one of the following molecules would be predicted to have a non-zero dipole moment (i.e. which
is polar)?
A BF3 B NF3 C CF4 D SF6
10 In which of the following sets do all three molecules have a net dipole moment?
A HCl, H2CCl2, PCl3 B HF, F2CCF2, OF2
C PF5, SF4, SF6 D HBr, CCl4, ICl
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11 Which one of the following compounds does not have a dipole moment (i.e. which is non-polar)?
A CH3OH B CCl4 C CH3Cl D CHCl3

12 Which of the following substances contains polar covalent molecules?

A MgCl2 B BCl3 C CCl4 D SCl2

13 (a) Compare the polarity of the N-F and C-F bonds. Explain your answer. [2]

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(b) Are the molecules NF3 and CF4 polar or non-polar? Explain your answer. [3]

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(c) State, giving your reasons, whether a molecule of CCl2F2 is polar or non-polar. [2]

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14 Draw the shape for each of the following molecules and predict whether it is polar:

(a) XeF4 [2]

(b) SO2 [2]

(c) BrF3 [2]

(d) PCl5 [2]