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QUESTION 2
1:(DBE
MULTIPLE
NOVEMBER
- CHOICE
2015)
QUESTIONS

1.1
2.1 sharing of electrons  between (two) atoms (to form a molecule). 
AThe (2)

1.2
2.2 B  (2)

1.3 D  (2)

1.4 B  (2)

1.5 C   (2)

1.6 C  (2)

1.7 D  (2)

1.8 B  (2)

1.9 C  (2)

1.10 C  (2)

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2.3.1

 (1)

2.3.2  One atom/ion must have an empty valence shell / orbital. 

 The other atom must have a lone pair of electrons.  (2)

2.4.1 (a) ΔEN (between C and O) =1  (1)

(b) ΔEN (between H and O) =1,4  (1)

2.4.2  The bonds in both molecules are polar due to the difference in
electronegativities  between C and O and H and O.
 The shape of the H2O molecule is angular  and therefore the molecule is
polar  because one side of the molecule can be positive and the other side
negative.
 The shape of the CO2 molecule is linear and thus it is non-polar  because
the charge distribution is symmetrical. (6)

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QUESTION 3 (DBE NOVEMBER 2016)

3.1 Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract

bonding electrons. (2)

3.2

 (2)

3.3 ΔEN (O – F) = 4 – 3,5 = 0,5 

0 < ΔEN < 1, the bond is weakly polar  (2)

3.4  The bonds in both molecules are polar due to the difference in
electronegativity between O and F and C and O.
 The shape of the OF2 molecule is angular and because the charge distribution
is asymmetrical around the central atom the molecule is polar.
 The shape of the CO2 molecule is linear and because the charge distribution is
symmetrical around the central atom the molecule is non-polar. (4)

3.5.1 X = bond energy 

Y = bond length  (2)

3.5.2 The energy needed to break one mole of its molecules into separate atoms.  (2)

3.5.3 The higher the bond order, the shorter the bond length, the stronger the bond
and the bond energy increases. (3)

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QUESTION 4 (DBE NOVEMBER 2017)

4.1.1

 (2)

4.1.2

 (2)

4.2 None/ zero  (1)

4.3 H2O  (1)

4.4.1 H2O is angular/bent  (1)

4.4.2 CO2 is linear 

(1)
4.5 (The charge distribution in) CH3Cℓ is asymmetrical and CH4 is symmetrical 
OR
The chlorine has a higher electronegativity than the hydrogen  (1)

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QUESTION 5 (DBE NOVEMBER 2018)

5.1 Chemical bond is mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from the
simultaneous attraction between their nuclei and (outer) electrons.  (2)

5.2.1

 (2)

5.2.2

 (2)

5.3 Linear  (1)

5.4 3 – 2,5 = 0,5  (1)

5.5 Polar  (1)

5.6 CN has a higher order bond/triple bond with more orbitals overlapping  than CH,
which is a single bond.  Thus CN bond needs more energy to break. (2)

5.7 CN has a longer bond length than CH  because the H atom is smaller than the N
atom. (2)
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