Practice Questions for Exam 2

CH1010 Fall 2023

1. How many sulfur atoms are in 25.6 g of 6. Phenyl isocyanate is 11.8% by mass nitrogen.
Al2(S2O3)3? What mass of nitrogen is contained in 175 mg of
phenyl isocyanate?

2. How many grams of aluminum are in 25.6 g of

Al2(S2O3)3? 7. Adipic acid contains 49.32% C, 43.84% O, and
6.85% H by mass. What is the empirical formula
of adipic acid?

3. 7.53 × 1023 molecules of an element have a mass of

88.64 g. What is the identity of this molecular
element? 8. Caffeine is composed of 49.48% C, 5.19% H,
16.47% O, and 28.85% N. Its molar mass is 194.19
g/mol. What is the molecular formula of caffeine?

4. Determine the combined mass percent composition

of oxygen and nitrogen in Urea (CH4N2O).
9. A compound responsible for the odor of garlic has
a molecular weight of 146 g/mol. A 0.650 g
sample of the compound contains 0.321 g of
carbon, 0.0449 g of hydrogen, and 0.285 g of
sulfur. What is the molecular formula of the
5. A space filling model of phenyl isocyanate is compound?
shown. What is the mass percent composition of
carbon in phenyl isocyanate?

10. The schematic diagram represents the formation of

black = carbon
molecules from atoms. Which statement about the
white = hydrogen energy change for this process is true?
blue = nitrogen
red = oxygen

A. Energy is released in an exothermic process

B. Energy is absorbed in an exothermic process
C. The energy does not change
D. Energy is released in an endothermic process
E. Energy is absorbed in an endothermic process
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11. The process in Question #10 is represented by 15. The diagrams below are representations of which
which change on the diagram below? compounds?

I II

A. I is N2O5 and II is Ca3(PO4)2.

B. I is NaCl and II is P2O5.
C. I is Cu2CO3 and II is H2O.
D. I is Al2(SO4)3 and II is N2O5
E. I is P2O5 and II is C2H2.
A. Point (a) to point (b)
16. Consider the three compounds NaCl, Cl2, and HCl.
B. Point (a) to point (c) Which of the following statements is true?
C. Point (b) to point (d)
D. Point (b) to point (a) A. NaCl is a solid at room temperature; Cl2 and
E. Point (c) to point (a) HCl are gases.
F. Point (d) to point (b) B. Cl2 is a solid at room temperature; NaCl and
HCl are gases.
12. In the following drawings, black spheres represent C. HCl is a solid at room temperature; NaCl and
cations and grey spheres represent anions. Which HCl are gases.
diagram represents BaSO4? D. NaCl and HCl are solids at room temperature;
Cl2 is a gas.
A. C. E. Cl2 and HCl are solids at room temperature;
NaCl is a gas.

B. D. 17. The charge on the polyatomic ion MnO4? is…

A ‒1 D. +1
13. What is the formula for the simple ionic compound B ‒2 E. +2
formed by magnesium and iodine?
C. ‒3

18. The polyatomic ion in Question #17 is named…

14. Which of the following is the best representation

for the compound formed between iodine (white)
and cesium (black)? 19. Which answer corresponds to the correct name for
both of these compounds?
A. D. N2O5 Li3N
A. nitrogen oxide lithium nitride
B. dinitrogen pentoxide lithium nitride
B. E. C. dinitrogen pentoxide trilithium mononitride
D. dinitrogen pentoxide trilithium nitrate
E. nitrogen oxide trilithium mononitride
C.
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20. Which molecule or compound contains the most 27. Name the polyatomic ions in Question #26.
non-polar covalent bond?
A. Li2CO3 D. SCl6
B. F2 E. PF3
C. NaCl 28. Which ionic compound in each pair has a smaller
lattice energy?
21. In which case is the bond polarity incorrect? Pair I: LiF and NaF
A.
d+
H–F
d–
D.
d+ d–
Cl–I Pair II: KF and CaF2

B.
d+
K–O
d–
E.
d+
Si–S
d– A. LiF and KF C. NaF and KF
d+ d– B. LiF and CaF2 D. NaF and CaF2
C. Mg–H
29. Which of the following solids would have the
22. Place the following elements in increasing order highest melting point? Which the lowest?
of electronegativity.
A. NaI C. MgCl2
Al Cl Na Si
B. NaF D. MgO

30. Which represents a valid Lewis structure (without

the formal charges) for dinitrogen tetraoxide,
23. Arrange the following bonds by increasing N2O4?
polarity.
O O O O
S—S S—Br S—Cl
N N N N

O O O O

24. A disguised portion of the non-metals part of the A C

periodic table is shown below. The compound
XZ2… O O O O

N N N N

O O O O

B D

A. has polar bonds X—Z with the δ+ on the X. 31. The Lewis structure of AsCl3 has ____ single
bonds, ____ double bonds and ____ lone pairs of
B. has polar bonds X—Z with the δ+ on the Z.
electrons.
C. has non-polar X—Z bonds.
D. is ionic with cations of X2+.
E. is ionic with cations of Z+.
32. Which of the following has a Lewis structure in
25. Which substance has both covalent and ionic which the central atom must exceed the octet rule?
bonds?
A. SF4 D. NO2+
A. NH4Br (s) C. KI (s) B. CS2 E. ClF3
B. CH2Cl2 (l) D. SiF4 (g) C. CF4 F. NO2-

26. Arrange the following polyatomic ions by 33. Which of the following ions will exhibit
increasing negative charge. delocalized bonding?
ClO4x PO4x CO3x NO2- NO2+ N3-
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34. What is the approximate C–O bond order in the 40. The electronic geometry of the circled atom in the
carbonate ion, CO32-? molecule below is ________, and the molecular
shape at this atom is ________.

35. Given the following molecule, what are the formal

charges on the nitrogen atoms labeled a, b, and c,
respectively?

41. The H–C–C bond angle in C2H4 is _____.

36. Which Lewis structure for XeO3 is most

appropriate based on formal charges?
42. According to the VSEPR Model, which of the
following molecules would have the smallest bond
angle?
A. CO2 C. BeCl2
B. SO2 D. HCN

43. Which of the following has the smallest bond

angle?
A. ammonia, NH3
B. methane, CH4
C. water, H2O
D. All three have the same bond angle.

37. Arrange the diatomic molecules nitrogen (N2), 44. What hybridization best describes the central atom
oxygen (O2), and bromine (Br2) in order of if it has the T-shaped molecular shape?
increasing bond strength. A. sp2 C. sp3d
B. sp3 D. sp3d2

45. What is the hybridization of the circled nitrogen in

the structure below?
38. The electronic geometry of XeF5+ is ________ and
its molecular shape is ________.

39. According to the VSEPR Model, which one of the

following molecules has a tetrahedral molecular
shape?
A. NH3 D. SO3 A. sp D. sp3d
B. CCl4 E. HCN B. sp2 E. sp3d2
C. CO2 F. SF4 C. sp3
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46. An atom has two hybrid orbitals arranged in a For the next four questions, classify the type of bond
linear geometry. Which of the following (s or p) that results from each of the orbital overlaps
statements is true? represented.
A. The atom has one p orbital available for pi
bonding.
50.
B. The atom has two p orbitals available for pi
bonding.
C. The atom has no p orbitals.
D. The atom has an s orbital available for sigma 51.
bonding.

47. Which hybrid orbitals overlap in the formation of

the C–C single bond in the molecule below? 52.

H
53.
H C C N

H
3
A. one sp orbital and one sp orbital
54. Complete the Lewis Structure below by adding
B. two sp3 orbitals lone pair electrons and/or multiple bonds. How
C. one sp3 orbital and one sp2 orbital many sigma (σ) bonds and pi (π) bonds are present
D. two sp orbitals in the molecule?
E. one sp2 orbital and one sp orbital

48. Thiophenol (C6H6S) is a foul smelling, colorless

liquid. Its partial Lewis structure is shown. Based
on Valence Bond Theory, what carbon orbital(s)
and sulfur orbital(s) overlap to form the C–S bond?

55. According to Molecular Orbital Theory, two

separate 1s orbitals interact to form what molecular
orbital(s)?
A. σ only D. σ and π
B. σ and σ* E. π and π*

A. C sp orbital overlaps with a S sp orbital 56. Utilizing the MO diagram below, what is the bond
B. C sp orbital overlaps with a S sp2 orbital order of Li2–?
C. C sp2 orbital overlaps with a S sp3 orbital
D. C sp2 orbital overlaps with a S sp2 orbital.
E. C sp3 orbital overlaps with a S sp orbital.
F. C sp3 orbital overlaps with a S sp2 orbital.

49. The π bond in ethylene (C2H4) results from the

overlap of _____
A. sp3 hybrid orbitals D. sp2 hybrid orbitals
B. s atomic orbitals E. p atomic orbitals
C. sp hybrid orbitals
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57. The carbon-carbon bonding in benzene (C6H6) can 62. Which of the following molecules would be
be best described as consisting of …. expected to have the highest boiling point?
A. N2 D. H2O
B. H2S E. SO2
C. NH3

63. In each pair, indicate which would be expected to

have the higher boiling point.
Pair 1: SF4 or SF6
A. 3 sigma bonds and 3 delocalized pi bonds. Pair 2: NH3 or PH3
B. 3 sigma bonds and 3 localized pi bonds.
A. SF4 and NH3 C. SF6 and NH3
C. 6 sigma bonds and 3 localized pi bonds.
B. SF4 and PH3 D. SF6 and PH3
D. 6 sigma bonds and 3 delocalized pi bonds.
64. What intermolecular forces are responsible for the
58. Predict the molecular shape and polarity of the SO2
existence of ice?
molecule.
A. dipole-dipole and London dispersion forces
A. linear, polar C. bent, polar
B. London dispersion forces
B. linear, nonpolar D. bent, nonpolar
C. dipole-dipole, London dispersion forces, and
59. Which of the following is a polar molecule? hydrogen bonding
D. dipole-dipole and ion-dipole
A. CS2 D. SiF4
E. hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole
B. BCl3 E. PCl5
C. NBr3 F. SF6 65. Predict which solvent will dissolve more of the
given solute for each scenario (I and II).
60. Which of the following is correct regarding the
types of bonds (A and B) and their relative I. NaCl in methanol (CH3OH) or in propanol
strength? (CH3CH2CH2OH)
II. Ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2OH) in water or
in hexane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3)
I II
A. methanol water
B. methanol hexane
A B Strength
C. propanol water
A. covalent bond hydrogen bond B > A D. propanol hexane
B. hydrogen bond covalent bond A > B
C. covalent bond hydrogen bond A > B 66. Predict which solute is more soluble in the given
solvent for each scenario (I and II).
D. hydrogen bond covalent bond B > A
I. 1,4-butanediol (HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH) or
61. The molecules in a sample of solid SO2 are 1-butanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2OH) in water
attracted to each other by a combination of…
II. Chloroform (CHCl3) or carbon tetrachloride
A. London dispersion forces and hydrogen (CCl4) in water
bonding
I II
B. hydrogen bonding and ionic bonding
C. covalent bonding and dipole-dipole A. 1,4-butanediol chloroform
interactions B. 1,4-butanediol carbon tetrachloride
D. London dispersion forces and dipole-dipole C. 1-butanol chloroform
interactions D. 1-butanol carbon tetrachloride
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67. Which of the following lists is correctly arranged 70. Arrange Si, B and C by increasing IE4.
in order of increasing melting point?
A. NaCl < BCl3 < MgCl2 < PCl3
B. NaCl < MgCl2 < BCl3 < PCl3 71. Which of the following has an electron affinity that
C. BCl3 < PCl3 < NaCl < MgCl2 is close to zero, making it an exception to the
general trend?
D. NaCl < MgCl2 < PCl3 < BCl3
E. PCl3 < BCl3 < NaCl < MgCl2 A. C C. Li
F. BCl3 < PCl3 < MgCl2 < NaCl B. Be D. F

68. Arrange the atoms B, C and Al by decreasing first 72. Which element has the largest difference between
ionization energy. its third and fourth ionization energy?
A. C C. B
B. Be D. F
69. Which of the following electron configurations
represents an element with the greatest second
ionization energy?
A. ns1 D. ns2 np2
B. ns2 E. ns2 np3
C. ns2 np1
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USEFUL INFORMATION: NA = 6.0221 ´ 1023 1 u = 1.66054 × 10-24 g

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Answers to Practice Questions for Exam 2

CH1010 Fall 2023

Question Answer Question Answer

1 2.37 ´ 1023 S atoms 26 ClO4- < CO32- < PO43-
perchlorate, phosphate,
2 3.54 g Al 27
carbonate
3 Cl2 28 C
4 73.3% combined O & N 29 highest: D lowest: A
5 70.6% C 30 D
6 20.7 mg N 31 3, 0, 10
7 C3H5O2 32 A and E
8 C8H10N4O2 33 all three
9 C6H10S2 34 1.33
10 A 35 a:0 b: +1 c: ‒1
11 F 36 D
12 A 37 Br2 < O2 < N2
octahedral, square
13 MgI2 38
pyramidal
14 C 39 B
15 D 40 trigonal planar, bent
16 A 41 120°
17 A 42 B
18 permanganate 43 C
19 B 44 C
20 B 45 B
21 D 46 B
22 Na < Al < Si < Cl 47 A
23 S—S < S—Br < S—Cl 48 C
24 B 49 E
25 A 50 p bond
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Question Answer
51 s bond
52 s bond
53 s bond
54 4 s bonds and 3 p bonds
55 B
56 ½
57 D
58 C
59 C
60 C
61 D
62 D
63 A
64 C
65 A
66 A
67 C
68 C > B > Al
69 A
70 Si < C < B
71 B
72 C