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Ch 8 - Covalent Bonding - Section 3 and 4



Matching (Value 13)
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
coordinate covalent bond
d.
single covalent bond
b.
double covalent bond
e.
polar bond
c.
structural formula
f.
hydrogen bond
 

 1. 

a depiction of the arrangement of atoms in molecules and polyatomic ions
 

 2. 

a covalent bond in which only one pair of electrons is shared
 

 3. 

a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared
 

 4. 

a covalent bond in which the shared electron pair comes from only one of the atoms
 

 5. 

a covalent bond between two atoms of significantly different electronegativities
 

 6. 

a type of bond that is very important in determining the properties of water and of important biological molecules such as proteins and DNA
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
network solid
e.
tetrahedral angle
b.
bonding orbital
f.
VSEPR theory
c.
dipole interaction
g.
sigma bond
d.
bond dissociation energy
 

 7. 

energy needed to break a single bond between two covalently bonded atoms
 

 8. 

symmetrical bond along the axis between the two nuclei
 

 9. 

molecular orbital that can be occupied by two electrons of a covalent bond
 

 10. 

109.5ma010-1.jpg
 

 11. 

shapes adjust so valence-electron pairs are as far apart as possible
 

 12. 

attraction between polar molecules
 

 13. 

crystal in which all the atoms are covalently bonded to each other
 

Multiple Choice (Value 10)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 14. 

Molecular orbital theory is based upon which of the following models of the atom?
a.
classical mechanical model
c.
quantum mechanical model
b.
Bohr model
d.
Democritus’s model
 

 15. 

How is a pair of molecular orbitals formed?
a.
by the splitting of a single atomic orbital
b.
by the reproduction of a single atomic orbital
c.
by the overlap of two atomic orbitals from the same atom
d.
by the overlap of two atomic orbitals from different atoms
 

 16. 

The side-by-side overlap of p orbitals produces what kind of bond?
a.
alpha bond
c.
pi bond
b.
beta bond
d.
sigma bond
 

 17. 

Which of the following bond types is normally the weakest?
a.
sigma bond formed by the overlap of two s orbitals
b.
sigma bond formed by the overlap of two p orbitals
c.
sigma bond formed by the overlap of one s and one p orbital
d.
pi bond formed by the overlap of two p orbitals
 

 18. 

Which of the following theories provides information concerning both molecular shape and molecular bonding?
a.
molecular orbital theory
c.
orbital hybridization theory
b.
VSEPR theory
d.
Bohr atomic theory
 

 19. 

Experimental evidence suggests that the H—C—H bond angles in ethene, Cmc019-1.jpgHmc019-2.jpg, are ____.
a.
90mc019-3.jpg
c.
120mc019-5.jpg
b.
109.5mc019-4.jpg
d.
180mc019-6.jpg
 

 20. 

How many pi bonds are formed when spmc020-1.jpg hybridization occurs in ethene, Cmc020-2.jpgHmc020-3.jpg?
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
3
 

 21. 

Which of the following covalent bonds is the most polar?
a.
H—F
c.
H—H
b.
H—C
d.
H—N
 

 22. 

What is thought to cause the dispersion forces?
a.
attraction between ions
c.
sharing of electron pairs
b.
motion of electrons
d.
differences in electronegativity
 

 23. 

What causes hydrogen bonding?
a.
attraction between ions
b.
motion of electrons
c.
sharing of electron pairs
d.
bonding of a covalently bonded hydrogen atom with an unshared electron pair
 

Numeric Response (Value 1)
 

 24. 

What is the bond angle in a water molecule?

 

Essay (Value 10)
 

 25. 

What is bond dissociation energy, and how does it affect carbon compounds?
 

 26. 

Indicate how bonding is explained in terms of molecular orbitals.
 

 27. 

Explain what is meant by VSEPR theory. Give an example of how VSEPR theory can be applied to predict the shape of a molecule.
 

 28. 

What determines the degree of polarity in a bond? Distinguish between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic bonds in terms of relative polarity.
 

 29. 

What are dispersion forces? How is the strength of dispersion forces related to the number of electrons in a molecule? Give an example of molecules that are attracted to each other by dispersion forces.
 



 
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