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Intermolecular Forces - Higher Chemistry (Unit 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the forces of attraction holding helium atoms together called?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

London Dispersion Forces

c)

Ionic interactions

d)

Covalent bonds

2.

Which type of bonding is never found in elements?

a)

Metallic

b)

London Dispersion Forces

c)

Polar covalent

d)

Non-polar covalent

3.

Between which of the following molecules can hydrogen bonding take place?

a)

Ammonia

b)

Hydrogen chloride

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Methane

4.

Which of the following is not an example of a Van der Waals force?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Hydrogen bond

c)

Permanent dipole-permanent dipole

d)

London dispersion force

5.

Which of the following has more than one type of Van der Waals' force operating between it's molecules in the liquid state?

a)

Br2

b)

CO2

c)

NH3

d)

CH4

6.

An element contains Covalent bonding and London Dispersion Forces. This element could be

a)

boron

b)

neon

c)

sodium

d)

sulfur

7.

Which line in the table is correct for the polar covalent bond in hydrogen chloride?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Why is the boiling point of CCl4 lower than that of SiCl4?

a)

SiCl4 molecules are more polar than CCl4 molecules

b)

SiCl4 can hydrogen bond but CCl4 cannot

c)

SiCl4 is ionic but CCl4 is covalent

d)

The LDFs between SiCl4 molecules are stronger than the LDFs between CCl4 molecules

9.

Which of the following molecules has the largest dipole?

a)

H2

b)

H-Cl

c)

H-F

d)

F-Cl

10.

Intermolecular forces are the forces

a)

within molecules

b)

between molecules

11.

Which of these is not an intermolecular force?

a)

Covalent bonding

b)

Hydrogen bonding

c)

London dispersion forces

d)

Permanent dipole-Permanent dipole

12.

A molecule containing polar covalent bonds is always polar

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the strongest intermolecular force between water molecules?

a)

London Dispersion Forces

b)

Permanent dipole-permanent dipole interactions

c)

Hydrogen bonding

d)

Covalent bonding

14.

H2S molecules will contain what type of Van der Waals force(s) between them?

a)

Only LDFs

b)

LDFs and permanent dipole-permanent dipole interactions

c)

Only permanent dipole-permanent dipole interactions

d)

LDFs and hydrogen bonding

15.

Which noble gas will have the strongest Van der Waals forces between atoms?

a)

He

b)

Ne

c)

Kr

d)

Xe