A. CaN
B. Ca2N
C. Ca2N3
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3. (i) State the shape of the electron distribution around the oxygen atom in the water molecule
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5. The diagrams below represent the structures of iodine, sodium and sodium iodide.
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6. What is the best description of the carbon-oxygen bond lengths in CO 32 – ?
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B. 4 1 sp3
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D. 3 1 sp2
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present in the compound formed when X and Y react together?
A. X+ and Y–
B. X 2+ and Y–
C. X+ and Y 2–
D. X 2– and Y+
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9. (a) Draw the Lewis structure of methanoic acid, HCOOH.
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(c) State and explain the relationship between the length and strength of the bonds between
the carbon atom and the two oxygen atoms in methanoic acid.
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10. Which of the following increase(s) for the bonding between carbon atoms in the sequence of
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A. I only
C. III only
D. I, II and III
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11. Which of the following contain a bond angle of 90° ?
I. PC1 +
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II. PCl5
III. PCl –
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II. Graphite
A. I and II only
D. I, II and III
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14. The boiling points of the hydrides of group 6 elements increase in the order
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16. (i) Draw the Lewis structures for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and the carbonate ion.
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17. Hydrazoic acid, N3H, can be represented by two possible Lewis structures in which the atoms
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(ii) Predict the N––N––N and H––N––N bond angles in each case and give your reasoning.
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A. X3Y
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C. XY2
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A. B–C
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C. N–O
D. O–F
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20. What is the Lewis (electron dot) structure for sulfur dioxide?
A. O S O
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B. O S O
C. O S O
D. O S O
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21. Which substance is most soluble in water (in mol dm−3 ) at 298 K?
A. CH3CH3
B. CH3OCH3
C. CH3CH2OH
D. CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
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24. Which of the following species is (are) planar (has (have) all the atoms in one plane)?
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I. CO 3
II. NO 3–
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III. SO 3
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B. II only
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B. Sigma bonds are formed only by p orbitals and pi bonds are formed only by s orbitals.
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28. (i) List the following substances in order of increasing boiling point (lowest first).
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B. bond pair-bond pair > lone pair-bond pair > lone pair-lone pair.
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B. CO2
C. H2S
D. Cl2O
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31. Why is the boiling point of PH3 lower than that of NH3?
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B. SO3
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B. sp2 sp2
C. Sp3 sp2
D. sp3 sp3
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D. I, II and III
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38. Three scientists shared the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1996 for the discovery of fullerenes.
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39. What happens when sodium and oxygen combine together?
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41. In ethanol, C2H5OH (l), there are covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds and van der Waals’ forces.
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A. Cu(s)
B. Hg(l)
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D. LiOH(aq)
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44. State the type of bonding in the compound SiCl4. Draw the Lewis structure for this compound.
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47. Which statement best describes the attraction present in metallic bonding?
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II. The atoms in graphite and C60 fullerene are sp2 hybridized.
III. The atoms in diamond and C60 fullerene are arranged in hexagons.
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