Chem1101

Sample Quiz 2

Last update: 30/4/12

1. Which of the following diatomic species, according to the molecular orbital diagram below, is paramagnetic with the lowest bond order? a) N2+ b) CN c) O2 d) F2 e) F2 *
Energy

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Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following 3 representations of molecular orbitals of a diatomic molecule Atomic nuclei are represented by

II

III

2. Which of the molecular orbitals above are bonding orbitals? a) I b) II c) III d) II and III e) all of them 3. Which of the above are molecular orbitals? a) I b) II c) III d) II and III e) all of them 4. Which of H2O, CH3Cl, H2S and O2 would you expect to form strong hydrogen bonds? a) b) c) d) H2O only H2O and H2S only H2O and O2 only H2O, CH3Cl and H2S only

e) all of them

5. In which of the answers below are the substances listed in order of increasing melting point? a) b) c) d) Cl2 Cl2 Cl2 Cl2 < < < < < CHF3 CHCl3 CHF3 H2 O H2 O < < < < < H2 O CHF3 CHCl3 CHF3 CHCl3 < < < < < CHCl3 H2 O H2 O CHCl3 CHF3 < < < < < SiO2 SiO2 SiO2 SiO2 Cl2

e) SiO2

6. Which one of the following functional groups is incorrectly labelled? a) alkene b) amine c) aldehyde d) ketone e) carboxylic acid
A B N O C D O COOH E

7. What is the molecular geometry of the NO3 ion? a) trigonal planar b) tetrahedral c) trigonal pyramidal d) T-shaped e) square planar 8. What is the molecular geometry of the ClO4 ion? a) b) c) d) trigonal planar tetrahedral trigonal bipyramidal octahedral

e) T-shaped 9. The figure below is an X-ray fluorescence spectrum obtained with electron sources of 10 kV, 20 kV and 30 kV. What is the minimum wavelength radiation emitted by the 20 kV source? a) 0.083 nm b) 0.062 nm c) 0.050 nm d) 0.041 nm e) 0.035 nm 10. What is the concentration of lead in a water sample with an absorbance of A = 0.0068 if a reference sample containing 0.100 ppm lead has an absorbance of 0.165? (a) 0.0041 ppm Correct answers: (b) 4.1 ppm (c) 0.24 ppm (d) 0.011 ppm (e) 89 ppm

1E, 2D, 3B, 4A, 5C, 6C, 7A, 8B, 9B, 10A