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Session 2 Post-Test

The document contains a 30-question post-test on chemistry concepts such as ionic and covalent bonding, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, Lewis structures and formal charges. It assesses understanding of fundamental topics like the octet rule, hybridization and shapes of molecules, electronegativity differences in polar bonds, and electron configurations of atoms.

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Session 2 Post-Test

The document contains a 30-question post-test on chemistry concepts such as ionic and covalent bonding, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, Lewis structures and formal charges. It assesses understanding of fundamental topics like the octet rule, hybridization and shapes of molecules, electronegativity differences in polar bonds, and electron configurations of atoms.

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SESSION 2 POST-TEST

1. Identify the compound below which is an ionic compound.


a) CO2
b) CaSO4
c) H2O
d) SO3
2. Which of the following compounds is INCORRECTLY classified as ionic versus molecular?
a) NO2 is an ionic compound
b) HCl is a molecular compound
c) CaO is an ionic compound
d) NH4Cl is an ionic compound
3. Identify the compound formula that is INCORRECT.
a) KNO3 = potassium nitrate
b) CuCO3 = copper(I) carbonate
c) NH4Cl = ammonium chloride
d) ZnBr2 = zinc bromide
4. Identify the compound formula that is INCORRECT.
a) Ca3(PO4)2 for calcium phosphate
b) K2CO3 for potassium carbonate
c) NH4SO4 for ammonium sulfate
d) KCl for potassium chloride
5. What is the formula for aluminum oxide?
a) Al2O3
b) AlO3
c) AlO
d) AlO2
6. What is the formula for manganese(III) oxide?
a) MnO4
b) Mn2O3
c) MnO2
d) MnO
7. Which of the following matched pairs of name and formula has an error?
a) HClO2 /hypochlorous acid
b) HBrO3 /bromic acid
c) H2CO3 /carbonic acid
d) H2SO3 /sulfurous acid
8. Which of the following matched pairs of name and formula has an error?
a) As4O6 / tetraarsenic oxide
b) SO3 / sulfur trioxide
c) N2O3 / dinitrogen pentoxide
d) Cl2O7 / dichlorine heptoxide
9. K, L, and M represent elements of atomic numbers 9, 11, and 16. What type of bond will be formed
between L and M?
a) ionic bond
b) metallic bond
c) polar covalent bond
d) nonpolar covalent bond
10. Which of the following Lewis structure is INCORRECTLY drawn?

a)

b)

c)

d)
11. Which of the following pair of molecule and geometry is INCORRECT?
a) ClF3, T-shaped
b) XeF2, linear
c) AsF5, trigonal bipyramidal
d) SF4, tetrahedral
12. The boiling point of substance Z is higher than that of substance W. What does this indicate?
a) Substance Z is less viscous than substance W.
b) Substance Z evaporates faster than substance W.
c) Substance W has greater surface tension than substance Z.
d) Substance W has weaker intermolecular forces than substance Z.
13. Which of these compounds does not follow the octet rule?
a) NF3
b) PF5
c) CF4
d) AsH3
14. According to the VSEPR theory, what will be the shape of the SO 3 molecule?
a) pyramidal.
b) trigonal planar.
c) tetrahedral.
d) distorted tetrahedron (seesaw).
15. Analysis of substance X showed that it has a high boiling point and is brittle. It is an insulator as a
solid but conducts electricity when melted. Which of the following substances exhibit these
characteristics?
a) HF
b) LiBr
c) Al
d) CF4
16. Which of the following covalent bond is the most polar?
a) N–F
b) C–F
c) N–CI
d) C–Cl
17. Identify which of the given compounds has the correctly assigned principal intermolecular forces?
a) CH3OCH2CH3, Hydrogen bonding
b) H2C=CHCH3, dipole-dipole
c) CH3-NHCH3, Hydrogen bonding
d) CH3CH2CH2Cl, dispersion forces
18. Hydrazine, N2H4, is a good reducing agent that has been used as a component in rocket fuels. If
the Lewis structure is drawn, how many single bonds are present?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 4
d) 7
19. What is the formal charge on the singly bonded oxygens in the Lewis structure for the carbonate
ion?
a) -2
b) 0
c) -1
d) +1
20. The F-Cl-F bond angles in ClF3 are expected to be approximately
a) 90° only
b) 120° only
c) 109.5° only
d) 180° only.
21. Which of the following molecules is the least polar?
a) PH3
b) CH4
c) H2O
d) NO2
22. Which of the following does not have one or more pi bonds?
a) H2O
b) HNO3
c) O2
d) N2
23. The electron pairs point toward the corners of which geometrical shape for a molecule with sp 2
hybrid orbitals?
a) trigonal planar
b) octahedron
c) trigonal bipyramid
d) trigonal pyramid
24. Why is it possible to solidify argon at a sufficiently low temperature?
a) London dispersion forces
b) covalent bonding
c) hydrogen bonding
d) metallic bonding
25. Which of the following has a zero dipole moment?
a) HCN
b) NH3
c) NO2
d) PF5
26. How many electrons does barium have to give up to achieve a noble-gas electron configuration?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 2
d) 4
27. Why do atoms share electrons in covalent bonds?
a) to become ions and attract each other
b) to attain a noble-gas electron configuration
c) to become more polar
d) to increase their atomic numbers
28. 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
29. Which of the following is the name given to the pairs of valence electrons that do not participate in
bonding in diatomic oxygen molecules?
a) unvalenced pair
b) inner pair
c) outer pair
d) unshared pair
30. Once formed, how are coordinate covalent bonds different from other covalent bonds?
a) They are stronger.
b) They are weaker.
c) They are more ionic in character.
d) There is no difference.

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