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AP Chem: Polar, Nonpolar or Ionic?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

O3, is the chemical formula for ozone. What type of molecule is it?

a)

ionic

b)

polar covalent

c)

nonpolar covalent

2.

Butane is the fluid found in candle lighters. Its chemical formula is C4H10. What type of molecule is it?

a)

ionic

b)

polar covalent

c)

nonpolar covalent

d)

metallic

3.

KCl, potassium chloride, is used to stop the heart during open-heart surgery. What type of compound is it?

a)

ionic

b)

polar covalent

c)

nonpolar covalent

d)

metallic

4.

HF, hydrofluoric acid, is a weak acid used by artists during the process of etching glass. What type of molecule is HF?

a)

ionic

b)

polar covalent

c)

nonpolar covalent

d)

metallic

5.

Bronze is an alloy of copper (Cu) with primarily tin (Sn) as the second most prevalent element. What type of bonding occurs in a sample of bronze?

a)

ionic

b)

polar covalent

c)

nonpolar covalent

d)

metallic

6.

Pure hydrochloric acid (HCl) is actually a gas. It is a polar covalent molecule, but which atom is partially negative?

a)

H

b)

Cl

7.

OF2 is a polar molecule. Which of the following represents the correct assignment of partial positive and partial negative dipoles? Hint: remember your electronegativities!

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Water is a polar covalent molecule. Which represents the correct assignment of dipoles for H2O? Remember: the tip of the arrow is the partial negative end and the bottom of the arrow (which looks like a plus sign) is the partial positive end.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

How many TOTAL resonance structures can exist for this molecule?

a)

1 total structures

b)

2 total structures

c)

3 total structures

d)

4 total structures

10.

In the resonance structures shown here for ozone, O3, what is the bond length on either side of the central oxygen?

a)

the length of an O-O single bond

b)

the length of an O=O double bond

c)

A length halfway in between an O-O and an O=O

11.

Explain this chemistry meme.

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