AP Chemistry Molecular Bonding and Shapes

The Lewis structure of the CO₃^2- ion is

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The Lewis structure of N₂H₂ shows __________.

• a nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond

• a nitrogen-nitrogen single bond

• each nitrogen has one lone pair

• each nitrogen has two lone pairs

• each hydrogen has one lone pair

In the nitrite ion (NO₂^-), __________.

• both bonds are single bonds

• both bonds are double bonds

• both bonds are the same because of resonance

• there are 20 valence electrons

• there is one single and one double bond

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Resonance structures differ by __________.

• number and placement of electrons

• number of electrons only

• placement of atoms only

• number of atoms only

• placement of electrons only

A valid Lewis structure of _______ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

• NF₃

• IF₃

• PF₃

• SbF₃

• SO₄^2-

Which atom can accommodate an octet of electrons, but doesn't necessarily have to accommodate an octet?

• N

• C

• H

• O

• B

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Bond enthalpy is __________.

• always negative

• always positive

• sometimes positive and sometimes negative

• always zero

• unpredictable

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As the number of covalent bonds between two atoms increases, the distance between the atoms ______ and the strength of the bond between them ______.

• increases, increases

• decreases, decreases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, increases

• is unpredictable

Of the possible bonds between carbon atoms (single, double, and triple), _____.

• a triple bond is longer than a single bond

• a double bond is stronger than a triple bond

• a single bond is stronger than a triple bond

• a double bond is longer than a triple bond

• a single bond is stronger than a double bond

The ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons is best quantified by the ______.

• electronegativity

• paramagnetism

• diamagnetism

• electron change-to-mass ratio

• first ionization energy

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