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Ch 8 - Covalent Bonding - Section 3 and 4

Matching (Value 13)
 
 
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
 

 1. 

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

 2. 

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

 3. 

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

 4. 

attraction between polar molecules
 

 5. 

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 6. 

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

 7. 

symmetrical bond along the axis between the two nuclei
 
 
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
 

 8. 

a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared
 

 9. 

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

 10. 

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

 11. 

a type of bond that is very important in determining the properties of water and of important biological molecules such as proteins and DNA
 

 12. 

a covalent bond between two atoms of significantly different electronegativities
 

 13. 

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

Multiple Choice (Value 9)
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.
Democritus’s model
d.
Bohr model
 

 15. 

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

 16. 

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

 17. 

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

 18. 

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

 19. 

How is a pair of molecular orbitals formed?
a.
by the reproduction of a single atomic orbital
b.
by the splitting 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
 

 20. 

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

 21. 

Which of the following covalent bonds is the most polar? Electronegative values: (H=2.1), (F=4.0), (C=2.5) and (N=3.0)
a.
H—C
c.
H—H
b.
H—F
d.
H—N
 

 22. 

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

Numeric Response (Value 2)
 

 23. 

What is the bond angle and shape in a water molecule?

 

Problem (Bonus 1)
 

 24. 

What does VSERP stand for?
 



 
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