The document contains a 25 question multiple choice test on chemistry topics such as bonding, molecular shapes, intermolecular forces and properties of substances. It also includes a 4 mark question asking students to explain why silicon dioxide is solid while carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature based on their different bonding and molecular structures. The test covers essential concepts in chemistry and assesses students' understanding of chemical principles through multiple choice and short answer questions.
The document contains a 25 question multiple choice test on chemistry topics such as bonding, molecular shapes, intermolecular forces and properties of substances. It also includes a 4 mark question asking students to explain why silicon dioxide is solid while carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature based on their different bonding and molecular structures. The test covers essential concepts in chemistry and assesses students' understanding of chemical principles through multiple choice and short answer questions.
The document contains a 25 question multiple choice test on chemistry topics such as bonding, molecular shapes, intermolecular forces and properties of substances. It also includes a 4 mark question asking students to explain why silicon dioxide is solid while carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature based on their different bonding and molecular structures. The test covers essential concepts in chemistry and assesses students' understanding of chemical principles through multiple choice and short answer questions.
The document contains a 25 question multiple choice test on chemistry topics such as bonding, molecular shapes, intermolecular forces and properties of substances. It also includes a 4 mark question asking students to explain why silicon dioxide is solid while carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature based on their different bonding and molecular structures. The test covers essential concepts in chemistry and assesses students' understanding of chemical principles through multiple choice and short answer questions.
1. Which compound forms hydrogen bonds in the liquid state?
A. C2H5OH
B. CHCl3
C. CH3CHO
D. (CH3CH2)3N (Total 1 mark)
2. How do the bond angles in CH4, NH3 and H2O compare?
A. CH4 = NH3 = H2O
B. CH4 < NH3 < H2O
C. NH3 < CH4 < H2O
D. H2O < NH3 < CH4
(Total 1 mark)
3. Which combination of the characteristics of element X, a metal, and element Y, a non metal, is most likely to lead to ionic bonding? X Y
A. low ionization energy high electronegativity value
B. low ionization energy low electronegativity value
C. high ionization energy high electronegativity value
D. high ionization energy low electronegativity value
(Total 1 mark) 4. Which particles are responsible for electrical conductivity in metals?
A. Anions
B. Cations
C. Electrons
D. Protons (Total 1 mark)
5. What is the shape of the SO2 molecule?
A. Bent (V-shaped)
B. Linear
C. T-shaped
D. Triangular planar (Total 1 mark)
6. Which molecule has a non-bonding (lone) pair of electrons on the central atom?
A. BF3
B. SO2
C. CO2
D. SiF4 (Total 1 mark)
7. When C2H2, C2H4 and C2H6 are arranged in order of increasing carbon-carbon bond strength (weakest bond first), what is the correct order?
A. C2H2, C2H4, C2H6
B. C2H2, C2H6, C2H4
C. C2H6, C2H4, C2H2
D. C2H6, C2H2, C2H4
8. The number of electrons in the valence shell of elements A and B, are 6 and 7 respectively. What is the formula and type of bonding in a compound formed by these elements?
A. A2B, covalent
B. AB2, covalent
C. A2B, ionic
D. AB2, ionic (Total 1 mark)
9. Lewis structures are represented in different ways in different parts of the world. Two ways of drawing the Lewis structure for H3O+ are shown below.
Which statement is correct about H3O+?
A. The ion has a tetrahedral shape.
B. The H–O–H bond angle is 120°.
C. The H–O–H bond angle is 90°.
D. The ion has a trigonal pyramidal shape.
(Total 1 mark)
10. Which is the best description of the bonding present in the ammonium ion, NH4+?
A. Sharing of electrons between atoms
B. Electrostatic attraction between ions
C. Electrostatic attraction between positive ions and delocalized electrons
D. Sharing of electrons between atoms and electrostatic attraction between ions
(Total 1 mark) 11. Which molecule has the shortest carbon-oxygen bond length?
A. CH3COOH
B. CH3CH2OH
C. CO2
D. CO (Total 1 mark)
12. Which pair of compounds is arranged in the correct order of relative boiling points?
Lower Boiling Point Higher Boiling Point
A. H2S H2O
B. NH3 PH3
C. HF HCl
D. CH3COOH CH3CH2OH (Total 1 mark)
13. Which statement about the bonding between carbon atoms is correct?
A. In C60 fullerene each carbon atom is covalently bonded to three other carbon atoms.
B. In C60 fullerene each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms.
C. In graphite each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms.
D. In graphite each carbon atom forms a double covalent bond with three other carbon atoms. (Total 1 mark) 14. Which pair of compounds is arranged in the correct order of relative boiling points?
Lower Boiling Point Higher Boiling Point
A. CH3OCH3 CH3CH2OH
B. CH3CHO CH3CH2CH3
C. CH3CH2OH CH3CHO
D. CH3COOH CH3CH2OH
(Total 1 mark)
15. What is the formula of magnesium fluoride?
A. Mg2F3
B. Mg2F
C. Mg3F2
D. MgF2 (Total 1 mark)
16. What is the shape of the ammonia molecule, NH3?
A. Trigonal planar B. Trigonal pyramidal C. Linear D. V-shaped (bent) (Total 1 mark)
17. Which molecule is polar?
A. CH2Cl2
B. BCl3
C. Cl2
D. CCl4 (Total 1 mark) 18. Which substance can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the liquid state?
A. CH3OCH3
B. CH3CH2OH
C. CH3CHO
D. CH3CH2CH3 (Total 1 mark)
19. Which compound has a covalent macromolecular (giant covalent) structure?
A. MgO(s)
B. Al2O3(s)
C. P4O10(s)
D. SiO2(s) (Total 1 mark)
20. Which species have a dative covalent bond?
I. CO
II. NH3
III. H3O+
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III (Total 1 mark) 21. The electronegativities of four different elements are given below (the letters are not their chemical symbols).
Element W X Y Z
Electronegativity 0.9 1.2 3.4 4.0
Based on this information which statement is correct?
A. W is a non-metal.
B. W and X form an ionic compound.
C. Y is a metal.
D. Y and Z form a covalent compound.
(Total 1 mark)
22. Which species contain a dative covalent bond?
I. HCHO
II. CO
III. H3O+
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III (Total 1 mark)
23. Which substance is made up of a lattice of positive ions and free moving electrons?
A. Graphite
B. Sodium chloride
C. Sulfur
D. Sodium (Total 1 mark) 24. Which order is correct when the following compounds are arranged in order of increasing melting point?
A. CH4 < H2S < H2O
B. H2S < H2O < CH4
C. CH4 < H2O < H2S
D. H2S < CH4 < H2O
(Total 1 mark)
25. What type of solid materials are typically hard, have high melting points and poor electrical conductivities?
I. Ionic II. Metallic III. Covalent-network
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III Paper Two (4 questions) 20 marks
1. Explain why silicon dioxide is a solid and carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature.
............................................................................................................................... (Total 3 marks) 4. Ethene, C2H4, and hydrazine, N2H4, are hydrides of adjacent elements in the periodic table.
(a) (i) Draw Lewis (electron dot) structures for C2H4 and N2H4 showing all valence electrons.
(2)
(ii) State and explain the H–C–H bond angle in ethene and the H–N–H bond angle in hydrazine. (5)
............................................................................................................................... (ii) Compare the relative polarities of the C–H bond in ethene and the N–H bond in hydrazine. (1)
(c) The boiling point of hydrazine is much higher than that of ethene. Explain this difference in terms of the intermolecular forces in each compound. (2) (Total 13 marks)
