Scribd
Upload
39 views5 pages

Including Coverpage: Number of Pages: 4

This 4-page exam tests students on their knowledge of inorganic chemistry. It contains 7 questions testing a range of concepts including: [1] ordering atoms/ions by ionic radius and electronegativity; [2] trends in ionization energy across periods and down groups; [3] noble gas configurations; [4] factors that influence boiling points; [5] Lewis structures including formal charges and favored structures; [6] electron group geometries; and [7] factors that influence bond angles. The exam is worth 60 marks total and provides students with 1.5 hours to complete it. An annexure with the periodic table is provided for reference.

Uploaded by

Stolo Sbae
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
39 views5 pages

Including Coverpage: Number of Pages: 4

This 4-page exam tests students on their knowledge of inorganic chemistry. It contains 7 questions testing a range of concepts including: [1] ordering atoms/ions by ionic radius and electronegativity; [2] trends in ionization energy across periods and down groups; [3] noble gas configurations; [4] factors that influence boiling points; [5] Lewis structures including formal charges and favored structures; [6] electron group geometries; and [7] factors that influence bond angles. The exam is worth 60 marks total and provides students with 1.5 hours to complete it. An annexure with the periodic table is provided for reference.

Uploaded by

Stolo Sbae
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

Number of Pages: 4

[[

including coverpage

Annexure(s): 1

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

ND Analytical Chemistry
COURSE:
ND Chemical Engineering

SUBJECT: Inorganic Chemistry 2

CODE(S): INC200S / INC22SX / INC201S

DATE: 15 August 2016

DURATION: 1.5 hours

MARKS: 60

EXAMINER: Dr M. Hearshaw, Dr T. E. Geswindt

INTERNAL Ms S. Adonis
MODERATOR:

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Answer all questions

ANNEXURE:

Periodic Table
Question 1

1.1. Arrange, with reasons, the following atoms/ions in order of:

1.1.1. Increasing ionic radius K+; Se2-; I-; Sr2+ (3)

1.1.2. Increasing electronegativity Ca; Si; Se (2)

1.2. “The first ionization energy of the elements increases on going from left to right
across a period and decreases on going from top to bottom down a group”

If the abovementioned guideline was entirely true, explain why:

1.2.1. Beryllium has a higher first ionization energy than Boron (3)

1.2.2 The removal of a 2nd electron of sodium is 10x higher than the first

ionization energy (3)

1.3. Provide the noble gas core electron gas configuration of the following elements: (4)

1.3.1. Molybdenum (Mo)

1.3.2. Ununpentium (Uup)

1.4. Indicate, with reasons, which compound in each of the following pairs have the higher
boiling point

1.4.1. HBr or HF (3)

1.4.2. NO or O2 (3)

1.4.3. SiO2 or CHI3 (3)

1.4.4. MgO or NaCl (3)

or

1.4.5. (3)

/30/
Question 2

3.1. Briefly explain why Lewis structures only include valence electrons and not core

electrons? (3)

3.2. Use a simple diagram to illustrate why the bond length in an I2 molecule is

significantly longer than in a Cl2 molecule. (2)

3.3. Draw Lewis structures for the following molecules/ions: (3x2)

3.3.1. PF3

3.3.2. HCN

3.3.3. NH4+

3.4.1. Show why the favoured Lewis structure of COCl2 does not place oxygen as the

central atom. Draw 3 possible Lewis structures for the above molecule and

calculate the formal charge on each atom of each molecule. (3x2)

3.4.2. Which is the favoured structure and why? (2)

3.5. Explain TWO characteristic physical/chemical properties of covalently bonded

molecules and how these properties would differ in ionic compounds. (2x2)

3.6. Determine the electron group geometry (EGG) for the following molecules:

3.6.1. AsF5

3.6.2. CO2

3.6.3. H2O (3x2)

3.7. CCl4 and H2O both have the same tetrahedral electron domain geometry. In your
opinion, why is the bond angle in H2O reduced from 109.5 (in CCl4) to 104.5 C (in H2O)?
(2)
/30/
Total [60]

You might also like