GENERAL CHEMISTRY: CHEM 201

General Chemistry: Homework (1)

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Q. 1 Choose the most correct answer:

1) Conversion of gas to solid without passing through the liquid state is named as___________.
A. Boiling B. Melting
C. Sublimation D. Deposition

2) The conversion of gas to liquid is named as ________________.

A. Boiling B. Condensation
C. Melting D. Deposition

3) The state of matter depends on __________________of the particles.

A. arrangement B. energy C. inter-distance D. All of the answers

4) The interspaces between the particles are maximum in the case of __________________.
A. Solids B. Liquids C. Gases D. All of the answers

5) The term "particles' means ______________.

A. atoms B. molecules C. both atoms and molecules D. No answer

6) _______________ has definite shapes because their particles cannot move.

A. Solids B. Liquids C. Gases D. Plasma

7) _____________ state has a definite volume but indefinite shape.

A. Gases
B. Liquids
C. Solids
D. Plasma.
8. _____________ state can be squashed (compressed to smaller volumes)

A. Gases
B. Liquids
C. Solids
D. Plasma.

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9. How do particles move in a substance in the solid state?

A. They vibrate about fixed positions B. They move around, sliding over each other
C. They move randomly in all directions D. All of these answers

10. Liquids can flow because ___________________.

A. Because its particles are in a random arrangement
B. Because its particles move around, sliding over each other
C. Because its particles are close together

11. ________________ is the process in which the energy is transferred from the surroundings to the
substance.
A. Freezing B. Condensing
C. Melting D. Deposition

12. Which two states of matter are involved in sublimation?

A. Solid and Liquid B. Solid and gas
C. Liquid and Gas D. All of these answers.

13. During the melting of the solid the heat ________________ the substance.
A. goes into B. leaves
C. released from D. No answer
14. During the Freezing of the liquid the heat ________________ the substance.
A. goes into B. leaves
C. released from D. No answer
15. ________________ state has no definite volume and no definite shape and is composed of charged
particles.
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma

16. A substance has a melting point of -49°C and a boiling point of -18°C. What is its state at room
temperature?

A. Solid B. Liquid
C. Gas D. No answer

17. ______________ is the state of matter that is formed when the atoms split into their constituents
components, electrons, and nuclei.

A. Solid B. Liquid
C. Gas D. Plasma

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18. ______________ are the electrons that lie in the outermost energy level of the atom and they are
used in making chemical bonds and in chemical reactions.
A. Core electrons B. Valence electrons
C. lone electrons D. All of the answers

19. In Lewis's structure, the dots around the element symbol represent __________________.
A. Core electrons B. Valence electrons
C. Protons D. Neutrons

20. The following Lewis structure represents an element from group _____________.
A. 1A
B. 2A
C. 4A
D. 7A

21. In the Lewis structure of O-atom, the symbol of O atom is surrounded by ________ electrons.
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4
D. No

22. Any atom interacts in such a way that it acquires the nearest noble gas electronic configuration.
A. Wright
B. False

23. According to the octet rule, metallic atoms ___________ their valence electrons and nonmetallic
atoms _____________ to complete their electrons.
A) Gain, lose
B) Lose, gain
C) Gain, gain
D) Lose, lose

24. The chemical bonds that are formed by sharing of valence electrons are called____________.
A) Ionic bond
B) Coordinate bond
C) Covalent bond
D) Metallic bond

25. In order to draw the correct Lewis structure you have to know the number of valence electrons
which is equal to ____________ of the element.
A) Group number
B) Period number
C) Atomic number
D) Mass number

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26. In a double covalent bond, _____________ electrons are shared between the atoms.
A) one
B) two
C) four
D) six

27. In Lewis's structure, the nonbonding pair of electrons showed as a pair of dots and named as
________________.
A) Bonding pair
B) Lone pair
C) Valence pair
D) No answer

28. According to the Lewis structure of ammonia, this molecule contains __________ bonding pairs
and _____________ lone pairs.
A) three; one
B) One; three
C) Two; six
D) Six; two

29. In the VSEPR model, the electron pairs are arranged as far as possible to ______________ between
them.
A. Maximize the repulsion
B. Minimize the repulsion
C. Maximize the attraction
D. Minimize the attraction

30. In VSEPR, the double and the triple bonds in the molecule are treated as _______________.
A. Single bond
B. Double bond
C. Triple bond
D. No answer

31. In VSEPR model, the geometry of the molecule is predicted by _____________________.

A. Valence electrons
B. Lewis structure
B. Electron domain geometry
C. All of the above

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32. In VSEPR, the ________________ is considered as one electron domain.

A. Double bond
B. Triple bond
C. Lone pair
D. All of the above answers

33. In the structure of water, the number of electron domains is _______________.

A. one
B. Two
C. Four
D. Six

34. The following Lewis structure has ______________ number of electron domains.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Five
D. Ten

35. The electron domain geometry is different from the molecular geometry when the central atom has
______________ of electrons.
A. bonding pairs
B. Valence
C. Lone pairs
D. All of the answers

36. Water has _____________electron domain geometry and ___________ molecular geometry.
A. Bent; Tetrahedral
B. Tetrahedral; Bent
C. Triagonal planar; Bent
D. No answer
37. NF3 molecule has ___________ electron domains, _________ electron domain geometry and
___________ molecular geometry.
A. two; trigonal planar; bent
B. Four; Octahedral; Tetrahedral
C. Four; Tetrahedral; Triagonal pyramidal
D. Four; Tetrahedral; Tetrahedral

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38. _________________ are the interactions between instantaneously formed electric dipoles on
neighboring polar or nonpolar molecules.
A. Van der Waal forces
B. London Dispersion forces
C. Ion-dipole forces
D. H-bonding
39. When sodium chloride dissolved in water, ____________ forces are formed.
A. Van der Waal forces
B. London Dispersion forces
C. Ion-dipole forces
D. H-bonding
40. Water has a higher surface tension due to the presence of strong intermolecular_____________.
A. Van der Waal forces
B. London Dispersion forces
C. Ion-dipole forces
D. H-bonding
41. _______________ is defined as "the resistance of a liquid to flow".
A. Density
B. Viscosity
C. mass
D. All of the answers
42. The solid water ice has ____________ density than liquid water.
A. higher
B. lower
C. equal
D. no answer
43. ________________ is the process where particles escape from the surface of a nonboiling liquid
and enter the gas state.
A. Melting
B. Freezing
C. Vaporization
D. Evaporation
44. A liquid boils at the temperature at which its vapor pressure is ____________ the pressure above
its surface
A. Higher than B. Lower than C. equal to D. No. answer

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Q. 2 Define:

No.
1
VSEPR
Model

2 Plasma state
of matter

3 Valence
electrons

4 Electron
domain in
VSEPR

5
H- Bonding

Q. 3 Compare each of the following pairs:

Van der Waals Forces London Dispersion Forces

Vaporization Evaporation

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Q. 4 For each of the following species,

i) Draw the Lewis structure.
ii) Determine the number of electron domains on the central atom and its electron-
domain geometry.
iii) Predict the molecular geometry.

a) NH3

b) CO32 

c) PCl3

d) SF6

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