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van der Waals forces

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct description about van der Waals' forces?

a)

They are the weakest of the intermolecular forces arising from instantaneous dipole - induced dipole interactions.

b)

They are the strongest of the intermolecular forces arising from dipole - dipole interactions.

2.

Name the type of van der Waals forces exist in I2

a)

London dispersion forces

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

3.

Name the type of van der Waals forces exist in SO2

a)

London dispersion forces

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

4.

Name the type of van der Waals forces exist in CH4

a)

London dispersion forces

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

5.

Which of the following molecules can form London dispersion forces between its molecules?

a)

Sulphur tetrafluoride, SF4

b)

Tetrachloromethane, CCl4

c)

Water, H₂O

d)

Ammonia, NH3

6.

Which of the following compounds can form dipole-dipole forces between its molecule?

a)

CH₄

b)

SF₄

c)

BCl₃

d)

PCl₅

7.

All molecules feel this kind of intermolecular forces

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

c)

London dispersion forces

8.

Only polar molecules feel this kind of intermolecular forces

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

c)

London dispersion forces

9.

Only polar molecules with H-F, H-N, or H-O bonds feel this kind of Intermolecular forces

a)

Hydrogen Bonding

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

c)

London dispersion forces

10.

Which type of intermolecular force is the strongest?

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

Dipole-dipole forces

c)

London dispersion forces

11.

What is the strongest kind of intermolecular forces that occurs between molecules of NH3?

a)

Hydrogen bonding

b)

Dipole-Dipole forces

c)

London dispersion forces

12.

The boiling point of bromine and chlorine are 58.8 ⁰C and -35 ⁰C respectively. Why?

a)

Bromine is more polar than chlorine.

b)

Bromine has stronger London dispersion forces since its molar mass is greater than chlorine.

c)

Chlorine has stronger London dispersion forces since its molar mass is smaller than bromine.

d)

Bromine is located at a lower period than chlorine.

13.

Why is the boiling point of methane greater than that of neon?

a)

A molecule of methane has a greater mass than a molecule of neon

b)

A molecule of methane has more electrons than a molecule of neon

c)

Molecules of methane have stronger intermolecular forces than those of neon

d)

Molecules of methane from hydrogen bonds, but those of neon do not

e)

The molecule of methane is polar, but that of neon is not

14.

The boiling points of water and ammonia are 373 K and 240 K respectively. The boiling point of water is higher than that of ammonia because

a)

oxygen is less electronegative than nitrogen

b)

the O-H bond in H2O is stronger than the N-H bond in NH3

c)

the hydrogen bonds between water molecules are stronger than the hydrogen bonds between ammonia molecules

d)

a water molecule has a larger size than an ammonia molecule

15.

The boiling point of butanone (CH3CH2COCH3) is higher than that of pentane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3) because

a)

the temporary dipole-induced dipole attractions in butanone are stronger than in pentane

b)

the covalent bonds in butanone are stronger than the covalent bonds in pentane

c)

butanone forms intermolecular hydrogen bonds but pentane does not

d)

butanone is polar but pentane is non-polar