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Chemistry 1411
EXAM # 3A Sample

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CHEM 1411 EXAM # 4 Name:______________________________
(Chapters 9 and 10)
Score:

Directions- please answer the following multiple-choice questions next to each number. Please show all your
work for bonus question and part(2) questions in the space provided.

Part (1) - Multiple Choice - (3 points each)

_____ 1. If a molecule demonstrates paramagnetism, then :

I. The substance can have both paired and unpaired electrons.
II. The bond order is not a whole number.
III. It can be determined by drawing a Lewis structure.
A. I, II B. I, II, IV C. II, III D. I only E. All of the above are
correct.

_____ 2. following statements concern molecules that require resonance. Which is true?
A. The pi bonding is most clearly delocalized. B. The sigma bonding is most clearly delocalized.
C. Both the sigma and pi bonding are delocalized. D. The benzene molecule is best described by the
MO theory. E. The benzene molecule is best described by the localized electron model.

_____ 3. Determine the total number of sigma and pi bonds in the following molecular structure.

H - C C - C = C - C C- C N:

H H

A. 7 , 10 B. 7, 10 C. 10 , 7 D. 12 , 5 E. none of these

_____ 4. When a nonpolar liquid displays a convex meniscus, which of the following explains this behavior?

A. It has a low surface tension, and therefore clings to the glass.

B. The cohesive forces are stronger than the adhesive forces to the glass.
C. The adhesive forces to the glass are stronger than the cohesive forces.
D. The liquid's viscosity is low.
E. None of these

_____ 5. A crystal was analyzed with x-rays having 1.57 wavelength. A reflection was produced at =
21.9. Assuming n = 1, what is the distance between the layers of atoms in the crystal?

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 A. 8.42 B. 4.21 C. 0.475 D. 0.846 E. 2.10

_____ 6. In any cubic lattice an atom lying at the corner of a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit
cells?

A. 1 B. 4 C. 8 D. 2 E. 6

_____ 7. Which of the compounds below is not an example of a molecular solid?

A. I2(s) B. SiO2(s) C. CO2(s) D. H2O(s) E. C25H52(s)

_____ 8. The configuration ( 2s)2 ( 2s*)2 ( 2px)1( 2py)1 is the molecular orbital description for the ground
state of

A. Li 2+ B. Be 2 C. B 2 D. B 2 2- E. C 2

_____ 9. In which of the following processes will energy be evolved as heat?

A. sublimation B. crystallization C. vaporization D. melting E. none of these

_____ 10. Which of the following is paired incorrectly?

A. crystalline solidshighly regular arrangement of their components
B. amorphous solidsconsiderable disorder in their structures
C. unit cellthe smallest repeating unit of the lattice
D. gold metalsimple cubic unit cell
E. glassamorphous solid

_____11. As the bond order of a bond increases, the bond energy ________and the bond length __________.

A. increase, increase B. decrease, decrease C. increase, decrease

D. decrease, increase E. More information is needed to answer this question

____ 12. Which of the following compounds has the lowest viscosity?

A. CCl4(l) B. N2(g) C. H2O(l) D. CH3-(CH2)25-CH3(l) E. HCl(g)

_____ 13. Cubic closest packing is another name for _____________.

A. simple cubic packing B. body-centered cubic packing C. face-centered cubic packing

D. hexagonal closest packing E. more than one of these

_____ 14. What are the hybridization and the approximate bond angle CS2 (C is the central atom) ?

A. sp2, 1070 B. sp3, 1200 C. sp2, 1200 D. sp, 1800 E. sp, 120

_____ 15. The electron-pair geometry and molecular geometry of boron trichloride are respectively

A. tetrahedral,tetrahedral B. tetrahedral, trigonal planar C. trigonal planar, trigonal planar

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 D. tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal E. tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal

_____ 16. Which of the following has bond order of 3 ?

I. N2 II. CN- III) O2 IV) C22-

A. I and II B. I only C. I,II, and IV D. II and III E. none of these

_____ 17. Which of the following should have the lowest boiling point?

A. Na2S B. HF C. NH3 D. N2 E. H2O

_____ 18. Which one of the following cubic cell contains only one atom?

A. Simple cubic cell B. Face centered cubic cell C. Body centered cubic cell
D. Edge Cubic cell E. none of these

_____ 19. How many unpaired electrons in the F22+ ion are based on molecular orbital theory? The order
of the molecular orbitals are ( 2s)(*2s)( 2p)( 2p)(*2p)(*2p). This substance is

A. paramagnetic with one unpaired electron B. paramagnetic with two unpaired electrons
C. paramagnetic with three unpaired electrons D. paramagnetic with four unpaired electrons
E. diamagnetic

_____20. Which of the species below would you expect to show the least hydrogen bonding?

A. NH3 B. H2O C. HF D. CH4 E. all the same

Part (2) - Show all your work. ( 8 points each)

21. Calculate the enthalpy change, H , for the following gas-

phase reaction using bond energy data.
Dissociation energy

H H H H H-Cl 435KJ/mol
\ C-H 413 KJ/mol
C=C + H-Cl H-C-C-H C-C 348 KJ/mol
\ C=C 614 KJ/mol
H H H Cl C-Cl 328 KJ/mol

22. Draw Lewis dot (electron) structure for SO32- and determine

a) electron geometry b) molecular geometry c) hybridization d) bond angle

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23. Given N22- , using molecular orbital and valence bond theory ;

a) Write molecular orbital configurations

b) Determine BOND ORDER and indicate stability
c) Identify the MAGNETIC properties (paramagnetic or diamagnetic)

24. Chromium metal crystallizes as body-centered lattice. If the atomic radius of Cr is 1.25 angstrums, what is
the density of Cr metal in g /cm3 ? (1 A0 =1.0x10-8 cm , 1 g = 6.02x1023 a.m.u.)
( For bcc , L = 4r / 3 )

25. Define the followings;

a) Triple point-

b) Sublimation-

c) Avogadro's law -

d) Bond order-

e) Critical temperature and Pressure--

BONUS question-Show all your work.(10 points)

You are given a small bar of an unknown metal , X. You find the density of the metal to be 10.5 g/cm3.
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An X-ray differaction experiment measures the edge of the unit cell as 409 pm. Assuming that the metal
crystallizes in a face-centered lattice, what is metal , X, most likely to be?

CHEM 1411 EXAM # 3A (KEY)

1. D 9.3 6. C10.4 11. C 16. C

2. A9.5 7. B10.6 12. B10.2 17. D10.1
3. C 8. C 13. C10.4 18. A
4. B10.2 9. B10.8 14. D 19. B9.3
5. E10.3 10. D10.3 15. C 20. D

21. H = [ 614 + 435 ] - [ 328 + 348 + 413 ] = -40 KJ

22. SO3 2- = 6e- + 3 (6e-) + 2e- = 26e- = 13 p.e-

..
S 2- a) tetrahedral
\ b) triagonal pyramidal
:O: :O: :O: c) sp3
.. .. .. d) 107o
23. N2 2- = 16e- = ( 1s )2 ( 1s* )2 ( 2s )2 ( 2s* )2 ( 2py )2 ( 2pz )2 ( 2px )2 ( 2py* )1( 2pz* )1 [ :N = N :] 2-
.. ..

10 - 6
B.O. = ------------ = 2 ; paramagnetic
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24. Cr atome = 8(1/8) + 1(1) = 2 atoms

mass ( g Cr) = (2)(51.996 amu)( 1 g/ 6.022x1023 amu) = 1.73 x10 22 g
volume ( cm3 ) = L3 = ( 4 r / 3 )3 = ( 4x1.25 x 10 8 cm / 3 ) 3 = (4x1.25 x 10 8 cm / 1.73) 3
= 2.41 x10 23 cm3

D = ( m /v) = (1.73 x10 22 g / 2.41 x10 23 cm3 ) = 7.18 g/cm3

25. a) Triple point: is the point where solid, liquid, and gas are all at equilibrium.
b) Sublimation : process by which solid changes to gas.
c) Avogadro's Law : 1 mole of any gas at S.T.P. condition has the volume of 22.4 liter (22400 ml).
d) Bond order : determines the number of bonds between two atoms.
e) Criptical points- The liquid vapor line terminates at the critical point. At the critical temperature, a liquid
has a vapor pressureequal to its critical pressure. Above the critical temperature a liquid phase cannot be
formed.; the single phase that exists is called supercritical fluid.

BONUS
Number of X atoms = 8( 1/8) + 6 (1/ 2) = 4 atoms of X

L= (409 pm) x10 12 m x 10 2 cm = 4.09 x10-8 cm V = L3 = (4.09 x10-8 cm)3 = 6.84 x10 23 cm3

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m = d.v = (10.5 g /cm3)( 6.84 x10 23 cm3 ) = 7.18 x 10 22 g

(7.18 x 10 22 g)( 6.022 x10 23 amu/ 1 g) = 432 g amu

432 amu / 4 atoms of X = 108 amu / atom Silver atom , Ag

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Chemistry 1411
EXAM # 3B Sample

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CHEM 1411 EXAM # 3B Name: ________________________
(9 and 10)
Score:

Directions- please answer the following multiple-choice questions next to each number. Please
show all your work for bonus question and part (2) questions in the space provided.

Part (1) - Multiple Choice - (3 points each)

_____ 1.Whichofthefollowingintermolecularforcesexistinallsolidsubstances?
(A).Dispersionforces(B)Dipoledipoleforces(C).Covalentbonding(D).Hydrogenbonding(E).
Ioninduceddipoleforces
_____ 2. A solid crystal of NaCl is
(A) soft, low melting, a good electrical conductor (B) hard, high melting, a good electrical conductor
(C) soft, low melting, a poor electrical conductor (D) hard, high melting, a poor electrical conductor
(E) soft, high melting, a poor electrical conductor

_____ 3. Themeasureofresistancetoflowofaliquidis
A.vanderWaalsforcesB.vaporpressure C.Londonforces D.surfacetension E.viscosity

_____ 4. Which of the compounds below is an example of a network solid?

(A) S8(s) (B) SiO2(s) (C) MgO(s) (D) NaCl(s) (E) C25H52(s)

____ 5. Examine the following phase diagram and identify the feature represented by point A.
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 (A) melting point (B)critical point (C) triple point (D) sublimation point

_____6. For which of the following molecules is the electron domain geometry the same as the
molecular geometry of the molecule?
(A). O3 (B). IF5 (C) NH3 (D) SO42-

_____ 7. Which substance can be described as cations bonded together by mobile electrons?
(A) Ag(s) (B) S8(s) (C) Kr(l) (D) KCl(s) (E) HCl(l)

_____ 8. Which of the following processes must exist in equilibrium with the evaporation process when a
measurement of vapor pressure is made?
(A) fusion (B) vaporization (C) sublimation (D) boiling (E) condensation

_____ 9. According to modern bonding theory the number of sigma () and pi () bonds in the ethylene molecule
H2C = CH2 is
(A) 1 and 4 (B) 1 and 5 (C) 1 and 5 (D) 2 and 4 (E) 1 and 4

_____ 10. Which one of the following decreases as the strength of the attractive intermolecular forces increases?
(A) the heat of vaporization (B) the normal boiling temperature (C) the extent of deviations from the ideal
gas law (D) the sublimation temperature of a solid (E) the vapor pressure of a liquid

_____ 11. What are the hybridization and angle of NF3?

(A) sp,120 0 (B) sp3 , 109 0 (C) sp2, 120 0 (D) sp3,107 0

_____ 12. The strongest intermolecular interactions between ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH) molecules arise from

(A) dipole-dipole forces (B)London dispersion forces (C)hydrogen bonding (D) covalent bonding

_____ 13. The triple point of iodine is at 90 torr and 115C. This means that liquid I2
(A) is more dense than I2(s) (B) cannot exist above 115C
(C) cannot exist at 1 atmosphere pressure (D) cannot have a vapor pressure less than 90 torr
(E) can exist at pressure of 10 torr

_____ 14. Which pair is geometrically similar?

(A) SO2 and CO2 (B) CO2 and OF2 (C) PH3 and BF3 (D) SO2 and O3

_____ 15. A molecule consists of four bonding pairs of electrons and no lone pairs. What is its structure?
(A) square planar (B) tetrahedral (C) linear (D) square pyramidal

_____ 16. Which of the following species is paramagnetic?

(A) O2 only (B) N2 only (C) N2 and B2 (D) N2 and O2 (E) B2 and O2

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_____ 17. Predict the real bond angles in SeCl2 using the VSEPR theory:
(A) more than 120 (B) between 109 and 120 (C) between 90 and 109 (D) 90

_____ 18. Whichofthefollowingwouldbeexpectedtohavethelowestheatofvaporization?

(A)H2O (B)NH3 (C)PH3 (D)AsH3 (E)CH4

_____ 19. Molecular Orbital Theory describes the bond order in He2+ as:
(A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 1.5 (E) 2

_____ 20. What are the changes in phase going from points A B C D

A. melting, vaporization, deposition B. vaporization, freezing, sublimation

C. submination, freezing, melting D. freezing, sublimation, vaporization
E. melting, sublimation, deposition

Part (2) - Show all your work. ( 8 points each)

21. For CO3 2 - , sulfate ion, draw the Lewis structure (by counting valence electrons of each atom),
determine the electron-domain geometry, molecular geometry, hybridization, and show the angle
between the bonds in a drawing. S is the central atom, all other
atoms are attached to C.

22. Given C2 2-, using molecular orbital and valence bond theory;
a) Write molecular orbital configuration
b) Determine BOND ORDER and indicate stability
c) Identify the MAGNETIC properties (paramagnetic or diamagnetic)

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23.How much energy is needed to convert 54.1 grams of ice at 0.00C to water at 75.0C?
specific heat (ice) = 2.10 J/gC
specific heat (water) = 4.18 J/gC
heat of fusion = 333 J/g
heat of vaporization = 2258 J/g

24. A metal crystallizes with a face-centered cubic lattice. The edge of the unit cell is 408 pm. Calculate the
number of atoms in the unit cell and diameter of the metal atom. ( For FCC , edge = r 8 )

Bonus question (10 points). Please Show all your work for complete credit.

When silver crystallizes, it forms face-centered cubic cells. The unit cell edge is 408.7 pm. Given the density of
silver is 10.5 g/cm3, calculate the Avogadros number.

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CHEM 1411 EXAM # 3B (KEY)

PART - I
1. A 4. B 7. A 10. E10.8 13. D 16. E 19. A
2. D 5. C 8. E 11. D 14. D 17. C 20. A
3. E 6. D 9. B 12. C 15. B 18. E

PART - II
21. CO3-2 = 4e + 3(6e) + 2e = 24 e = 12 pairs of electrons
2-

O O
C

O
three resonances

electron domain geometry: trigonal planar molecular geometry: trigonal planar

bond angle: 120o hybridization: sp2

22. C22- = 2(6e-) +2e- = 14 e-

a) ( 1s)2 (1s*)2 ( 2s)2 (2s*)2 ( 2 py)2 ( 2 pz)2 ( 2 px)2

b) bond order = ( 10 4)/2 = 3 triple bond [:C C:] 2-
c) diamagnetic

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23. 35.0 kJ

24. number of atoms = 8(1/8) = 6(1/2) = 4 atoms

edge= a = r 8 r = a / 8 diam. = 2 r = 2 ( 408pm/ 2.83 ) = 288.5 pm 2.88 x 10 -10 m

25. a) O2 b) He2 c) H2 d) He2 > H2 > O2 > CN

Bonus Question
Number of atoms Ag = (8x1/8) + ( 6x1/2) = 4 Ag atoms

V = (408.7 pm x 10-12 m x 102 cm)3 = 6.827 x10-23 cm3

Mass = m = D.V = (10.5 g/cm3)( 6.827 x10-23 cm3) = 7.168x10-22 g

(4 Ag atoms)( 107.868 amu/ 1 Ag atom) ( 1.0 g / AV # amu) = 7.168x10-22 g

AV # = (4 Ag atoms)( 107.868 amu/ 1 Ag atom) ( 1.0 g / 7.168x10-22 g) = 6.019x1023 amu/g

OR:
AV # = ( number of atoms x atomic weight)/ mass = (4x107.868 amu)/ D.V
= (4x107.868 amu) / (7.168x10-22 g) = 6.019x1023 amu/g

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