Quiz 1

25 July 2022
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Which of the following is true? A) a bond order of 0 represents a stable chemical bond B) electrons placed in antibonding orbitals stabilize the ion/molecule C) The total number of molecular orbitals formed doesn't always equal the number of atomic orbitals in the set D) When two atomic orbitals come together to form two molecular orbitals, one molecular orbital will be lower in energy than the two separate atomic orbitals and one molecular orbital will be higher in energy E) all of the above
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D
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Use the molecular diagram shown to determine which of the following is MOST stable A) F2 B) F2^2- C) Ne2^2+ D) O2^2+ E) F2^2+
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D
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Use the molecular orbital diagram shown to determine which of following is paramagnetic A) C2^2- B) B2 C) B2^2- D) N2^2+ E) B2^2+
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B
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Based on molecular orbital theory, the bond orders of H—H bonds in H2, H2^+, and H2^- are ______, respectively
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1, 1/2, 1/2
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in molecular orbital theory, the sigma 1s orbital is ____ and the sigma 1s orbital is ______ in the H2 molecule
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filled, empty
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Based on molecular orbital theory, the bond order of the H—H bond in H2^+ ion is _____
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1/2
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an antibonding pi orbital contains a max of _____ electrons
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2
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of the following, only ____ appears to gain mass in a magnetic field
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O2
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Based on molecular orbital theory, the bond order of the C—C bond in the C2 molecule is ___
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2
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Of the following, ______ appears to gain mass in a magnetic field B2, N2, O2
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B2 and O2
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An antibonding MO ______ the corresponding bonding MO.
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is always higher in energy than
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According to MO theory, overlap of two p atomic orbitals produces
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one bonding molecular orbital and one antibonding molecular orbital
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The more effectively two atomic orbitals overlap,
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the lower will be the energy of the resulting bonding MO and the higher will be the energy of the resulting antibonding MO
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According to MO theory, overlap of two p atomic orbitals produces
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one Pi MO and on Pi^- MO OR one sigma MO and one sigma^- MO
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Based on molecular orbital theory, there are _____ unpaired electrons in the OF^+ ion
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2
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The bond order of a homonuclear diatomic molecule can be decreased by
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removing electrons from a bonding MO or adding electrons to an antibonding MO
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Draw the molecular orbital diagram shown to determine which of the following is paramagnetic A) N2^2+ B) B2^2+ C) B2^2- D) C2^2- E) B2
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E
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Draw the molecular orbital diagram shown to determine which of the following is MOST stable A) B2^2+ B) C2^2+ C) N2^2+ D) C2^2- E) B2
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D
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Identify the number of electron groups around a molecule with so hybridization
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2
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Identify the number of electron groups around a molecule with sp^2 hybridization
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3
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The hybridization if the oxygen atom labeled x in the structure below is
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sp^2
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The lewis structure of carbon dioxide is given below. The hybridization is the carbon atom in carbon dioxide is
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sp
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the hybridization if the carbon atom labeled x in the molecule below is
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sp^2
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identify the number of electron groups around a molecule with sp^3 hubridization
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4
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give the hybridization for the S in SO3
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sp^2
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how many of the following molecules have sp^w hybridization in the central atom HCN SO2 OCL2 XeCl2
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1 (SO2)
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Give the hybridization for the C in HCN
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sp
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the molecular geometry of the right most carbon in the molecule below is
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trigonal planar
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the bond angle marked a in the following molecule is about
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120°
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Of the following species, ___ will have bond angles of 120° A) BCl3 B) ClF3 C) NCl3 D) PH3 E) all of the above
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A
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The hybridization of the oxygen atom labeled y in the structure below is ______. The C—O—H bond angle is _____
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sp^3, 109.5°
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The electron domain geometry of a carbon centered compound is tetrahedral. The hybridization of the central carbon atom is _____
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sp^3
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A typical triple bond consists of
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one sigma bond and two pi bonds
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the pi bond in ethylene, H2C==CH2 results from the overlap of _____
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p atomic orbitals
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The hybridization of nitrogen in the H—C(triple line)N: molecule is
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sp
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The hybridization of the terminal carbons in the H2C==C==CH2 molecule is ____
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sp^2
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The N—N bond in HNNH consists of
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one sigma bond and one pi bond
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The molecular geometry of the left-most carbon atom in the molecule below is ___
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tetrahedral