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Intermolecular Forces Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 45mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are intermolecular forces?

a)

Forces that keep elements together

b)

Forces that keep molecules together

c)

Forces that keep atoms together

d)

Forces that keep electrons together

2.

Of the following, which is the strongest intermolecular force?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Dipole-Dipole interactions

c)

Ion-dipole interactions

d)

Dispersion forces

3.

Why are intermolecular forces between ions so strong?

a)

Their components have formal charges

b)

Their components have slight positive and negative dipoles

c)

Dispersion forces act like glue to hold it together

d)

They share electrons at an incredible rate

4.

What is true of a triple point? Select all that applies.

a)

The boundary between liquids and gases

b)

The boundary between solids, liquids, and gases

c)

High pressure, high temperature

d)

Low pressure, low temperature

5.

Which of the following is 'normal' pressure?

a)

.1 atm

b)

1 atm

c)

10 atm

d)

100 atm

6.

___________ is a measure of energy.

a)

temperature

b)

pressure

7.

A critical point is the boundary between solids and liquids, where they become a supercritical fluid that no longer has a distinction between solid or liquid. This can normally be achieved at...

a)

low pressure, low temperature

b)

low pressure, high temperature

c)

high pressure, low temperature

d)

high pressure, high temperature

8.

How do solids relate to strong intermolecular forces? Select all that applies.

a)

Strong IM forces keep molecules far apart which makes them denser

b)

Strong intermolecular forces have a lot of energy, which makes them denser and easy to break apart

c)

Strong IM forces hold molecules together tightly, which makes them dense and hard to break apart

d)

Strong IM forces have no energy, which makes them dense

9.

How are boiling and condensation points similar?

a)

They both involve heating up the molecules or energizing molecules

b)

They both involve a loss of energy or a cooling down

c)

They both occur at the same temperature and pressure, but one is heating while the other is cooling

d)

All compounds boil and condense at a universal temperature and pressure

10.

Why are nonpolar compounds gases at STP? Select all that apply.

a)

Because they have very little energy

b)

Because they have very strong bonds holding them together

c)

Because they have ionized atoms and an incredibly energized state

d)

Because they have very weak bonds holding them together which allows them freedom

11.

Polar molecules are mainly held together by _______.

a)

dipole-dipole interactions

b)

ionic bonds

c)

ion dipole interactions

d)

van der waals forces

12.

Which intermolecular force am I describing: This is the weakest intermolecular force, and only held together for an instant. This attraction happens because electrons happen to be gathered to one side of the element.

a)

Dispersion/Van der Waals Forces

b)

Dipole-Dipole interactions

c)

Ion-Dipole interactions

d)

Hydrogen Bonds

13.

Hydrogen bonds are stronger than Dipole-Dipole interactions because...

a)

They are actually ion-dipole interactions

b)

Hydrogen bonds have a larger difference in electronegativity than most dipole-dipole interactions

c)

Hydrogen bonds have more electrons because of Hydrogen. More electrons more electrons lead to stronger bonds

d)

No, they are not stronger than Dipole-Dipole interactions.

14.

What does a momentary dipole cause?

a)

an ionic bond

b)

a permanent dipole

c)

a dipole-dipole interaction

d)

an induced dipole

15.

What is a momentary dipole?

a)

a dipole-dipole interaction that lasts only a moment

b)

protons gather to one side of the atom, causing one - side and one + side

c)

electrons gather to one side of the atom, causing one - side and one + side

d)

an ion-dipole interaction

16.

What is a plasma? select all that applies

a)

super heated form of gas

b)

low-energy gas

c)

rarest form of matter in the universe

d)

ionized gas

17.

How are plasmas the most abundant state of matter in the universe?

a)

lightning is made of plasma

b)

stars are made of plasma

c)

planets are made of plasma

d)

space is made of plasma

18.

Which of the following is most likely to be a solid at STP?

a)

a material held together with van der waals forces

b)

a material held together with dipole-dipole forces

c)

a material held together with ion-ion forces

d)

a material held together with hydrogen bonds

19.

At 1pa of pressure (lowest on the graph), you heat the material from -100C to 0C. What happens?

a)

gas phase to solid phase

b)

solid phase to gas phase

c)

solid phase to liquid phase

d)

solid phase to plasma phase

20.

In addition to a hydrogen bond, what other IM force does this show?

a)

ion-ion force

b)

ion-dipole force

c)

dipole-dipole force

d)

none of the above

21.

What is this image an example of?

a)

ion-dipole force

b)

ion-ion force

c)

dipole-dipole force

d)

van der waals/dispersion force

22.

What is this gif an example of? Select all that applies

a)

van der waals

b)

momentary dipole

c)

dipole-dipole

d)

induced dipole

23.

Why can water not dissolve nonpolar covalent molecules?

a)

they don't have a dipole for H2O to be attracted to

b)

nonpolar covalent molecules have too strong of a dipole for H2O

c)

H2O has too strong of a dipole to be attracted to the nonpolar molecule

d)

the nonpolar covalent molecule has too many protons for H2O

24.

What is the difference between a solvent and a solute?

a)

solvents get dissolved, solutes do the dissolving

b)

solvents are polar, solutes are nonpolar

c)

solutes get dissolved, solvents do the dissolving

d)

solutes are polar, solvents are nonpolar

25.

What is the universal solvent?

a)

water

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen gas

d)

methane