Chemistry 20 Bonding Quiz Name ___________________

1. The electrons in a nonpolar covalent bond are: 5. Which structural formula represents a polar molecule?
a) gained b) lost
c) shared equally d) shared unequally a) b)

2) An element with an electronegativity of 0.9 bonds with an element

with an electronegativity of 3.1. Which phrase best describes the
bond between these elements?
a) mostly ionic in character and formed between two nonmetals
b) mostly ionic in character and formed between a metal and a
nonmetal c) d)
c) mostly covalent in character and formed between two nonmetals
d) mostly covalent in character and formed between a metal and a
nonmetal
6. Which of the following elements has the greatest ability to attract
3. Which Lewis-dot structure represents a substance that contains a
electrons?
nonpolar covalent bond
a) Li
a) b)
b) Be
c) Na
d) Mg

7. What is the maximum number of covalent bonds that a carbon

atom can form?
c) d) a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

8. Which formula represents a non-polar molecule?

4. Which compound has the highest melting point? a) CH4
a) I2 b) H2O
b)Br2 c) HCl
c) Cl2 d) NH3
d) F2
9. The compound XCl is classified as ionic if X represents the
element 14.The degree of polarity of a chemical bond in a molecule of a
a) H b) Rb c) I d) Br compound can be predicted by determining the difference in the
a) melting points of the elements in the compound
b) densities of the elements in the compound
10. In which of the following pairs does the second substance have c) electronegativities of the bonded atoms in a molecule of the
the lower boiling point? compound
a) F2, Cl2 d) atomic masses of the bonded atoms in a molecule of the
b) H2O, H2S compound
c) C2H6, C3H8
d) CH3OCH3, CH3CH2OH 15. What is the total number of pairs of electrons shared in a
molecule of N2?
a) one pair
11. Which of the following statements is correct? b) two pairs
a) The energy absorbed when ethanol boils is used to overcome the c) three pairs
covalent bonds within the molecule d) four pairs
b) The energy absorbed when solid phosphorus (P4) melts is used to
overcome the attraction between the cations and anions 16. Which formula represents a non-polar molecule containing polar
c) The energy absorbed when ethanol boils is used to overcome the covalent bonds?
hydrogen bonds between the molecules a) H2O
d) the energy absorbed when solid phosphorous melts is used to b) NH3
overcome the hydrogen bonds between the molecules c) H2
d) CCl4
12. The compound containing bonds with the most ionic character is
a) NaF(s) 17. Numerical Response
b) HCl(g) 1. hydrogen bond
c) KCl(s) 2. dipole-diople attraction
d) Br2(g) 3. London Force
4. covalent bond
13. Which of the following element combinations will produce ionic When the above bonds are arranged in order from strongest to
compounds? weakest, the order is
a) calcium and titanium
b) silicon and bromine ____, ____, ____, ____
c) magnesium and chlorine
d) both a and b
18. Numerical Response 23. The correct statement about covalent bonding is:
Sequence the covalent bonds below in order from least polar to most a) All covalent bonds involve equally shared electrons and so are
polar (increasing bond polarity). always nonpolar.
1. P—H b) Different covalent bonds can range from equal to extremely
2. O—F unequal electron sharing.
3. B—Cl c) The total number of electrons shared in covalent bonds by a
4. S—Br central atom is always eight.
The numbers, in order, would be ____ ____ ____ ____ d) Electrons are always transferred from the metal to the non-metal.

24. Numerical Response

19. According to VSEPR theory, which molecule has a trigonal
1. CO2
pyramidal shape?
2. H 2O
a) BF3
3. NH3
b) CO2
4. CH4
c) NCl3
d) H2S The molecules that have no lone pairs on the central atom are

20. The Lewis dot diagram for a single nitrogen atom would show ____ and ____
a) 1 bonding electron and 3 lone pairs
b) 2 bonding electrons and 2 lone pairs
c) 1 bonding electron and 2 lone pairs
d) 3 bonding electrons and 1 lone pair

21. A Lewis diagram for the molecule PCl3 would show

a) 13 electron pairs
b) 10 electron pairs
c) 8 electron pairs
d) 4 electron pairs

22. Which of the following molecules is polar?

a) C2H6
b) CH3OH
c) CO2
d) CCl4
 Base your answers to questions 57 and 58 on the information below.

Heat is added to a sample of liquid water, starting at 80.°C, until the entire sample is a
gas at 120.°C. This process, occurring at standard pressure, is represented by the balanced
equation below.
H2O(ℓ) + heat → H2O(g)
Written Response Use the following information to answer the next question
57 In
1. the box in
Draw your answer
electron dotsbooklet, using the
structures forkey,
N2draw
andaFparticle diagram to represent
2 and explain why F2 is
at least five molecules of the product of this physical change at 120.°C. [2]
much more chemically reactive than N2. (2 marks)
(The answer is not related to intermolecular forces)
58 On the diagram in your answer booklet, complete the heating curve for this physical
change. [1]

Base your answers to questions 59 and 60 on the information below.

In the gold foil experiment, a thin sheet of gold was bombarded with alpha particles.
Almost all the alpha particles passed straight through the foil. Only a few alpha particles
were deflected from their original paths.

59 State one conclusion about atomic structure based on the observation that almost all
alpha particles passed straight through the foil. [1]

60 Explain, in terms of charged particles, why some of the alpha particles were deflected. [1]

Base your answers to questions 61 through 63 on the information below.

2. Use the following information to answer the next question.
Some Properties of Three Compounds at Standard Pressure
Boiling Point Solubility in 100. Grams of
Compound
(°C) H2O at 20.°C (g)
ammonia –33.2 56 a) Which of the compounds has molecular structure that does not
methane –161.5 0.002
follow the octet rule? (1 mark)
hydrogen chloride –84.9 72

b) What is the VSPER shape and bond angle of PF3? (1 mark)

a) Explain,
61 Convert in terms
the boiling ofhydrogen
point of molecular polarity,
chloride why pressure
at standard hydrogen chloride
to kelvins. [1] is
more soluble than methane in water at 20.°C and standard
pressure.
62 Explain, (1 molecular
in terms of mark) polarity, why hydrogen chloride is more soluble than
methane in water at 20.°C and standard pressure. [1]

63 Explain, in terms of intermolecular forces, why ammonia has a higher boiling point than
the other compounds in the table. [1] c) Explain why only one of the compounds is a solid at SATP. Your
explanation should state which type of intermolecular bonding is
stronger, and why.
b) Explain, in terms of intermolecular forces, why ammonia has a
(1 mark)
higher boiling point than the other compounds in the table.

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