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1 |  |  The lone pair of electrons on sulfur in SO2 is in
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|  | A) | a p orbital.
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|  | B) | an s orbital.
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|  | C) | an sp2 hybrid orbital.
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|  | D) | an sp3 hybrid orbital.
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|  | E) | none of the above orbital types.
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2 |  |  Which of the following molecules has sp3 hybridization and a dipole moment?
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|  | A) | SiH4 |
|  | B) | BF3 |
|  | C) | NH3 |
|  | D) | BrF3 |
|  | E) | PCl5 |
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3 |  |  Which of the following hybridization patterns is associated with trigonal bipyramidal geometry?
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|  | A) | sp2 |
|  | B) | sp3 |
|  | C) | sp3d2 |
|  | D) | sp3d |
|  | E) | sp |
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4 |  |  Which of the following hybridization patterns best describes the central atom in H2CF2?
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|  | A) | sp2 |
|  | B) | sp3d |
|  | C) | sp3 |
|  | D) | sp |
|  | E) | sp3d2 |
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5 |  |  How many  (0.0K) bonds are present in a molecule of ethyne (acetylene), C2H2? |
|  | A) | 3 |
|  | B) | 2 |
|  | C) | 1 |
|  | D) | 0 |
|  | E) | none of the above |
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6 |  |  Which of the following hybridization patterns best describes the carbon atom in NCO-? |
|  | A) | sp2 |
|  | B) | sp3d |
|  | C) | sp3 |
|  | D) | sp |
|  | E) | sp3d2 |
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7 |  |  A carbon-carbon double bond consists of |
|  | A) | a  (0.0K) bond and two  (0.0K) bonds. |
|  | B) | a  (0.0K) bond and two  (0.0K) bonds. |
|  | C) | two  (0.0K) bonds. |
|  | D) | two  (0.0K) bonds. |
|  | E) | a  (0.0K) bond and a  (0.0K) bond. |
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8 |  |  What type orbital holds the lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in H2CNH?
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|  | A) | 2s |
|  | B) | 2px |
|  | C) | sp |
|  | D) | sp2 |
|  | E) | sp3 |
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9 |  |  In a carbon-carbon triple bond, what is the nature of the bonding between the carbons?
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|  | A) | two 2s orbitals overlapping
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|  | B) | two 2p orbitals overlapping
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|  | C) | two sp orbitals overlapping, two 2py overlapping and two 2pz overlapping
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|  | D) | an sp and sp2 overlapping and 2p orbitals overlapping
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|  | E) | an sp2 and sp2 overlapping and 2p orbitals overlapping
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10 |  |  Which type of hybrid orbital on carbon is associated with bonds having restricted rotation?
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|  | A) | sp |
|  | B) | sp2 |
|  | C) | sp3 |
|  | D) | sp3d |
|  | E) | sp3d2 |
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11 |  |  When the nitrogen molecule, N2, loses an electron,
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|  | A) | the ion formed will be less stable than N2.
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|  | B) | the ion formed will be more stable than N2.
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|  | C) | the stability of the ion formed will be the same as that of N2.
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|  | D) | the bond length of ion will be shorter than the bond length of N2.
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|  | E) | none of the above statements is correct.
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12 |  |  According to the molecular orbital model, which is the least stable?
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|  | A) | He2 |
|  | B) | Li2 |
|  | C) | B2 |
|  | D) | C2 |
|  | E) | NO
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13 |  |  According to molecular orbital theory, what is the bond order in F2+?
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|  | A) | 1
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|  | B) | 1.5
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|  | C) | 2
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|  | D) | 2.5
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|  | E) | 3.0
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14 |  |  According to the molecular orbital model, the highest occupied molecular orbital of O2 is |
|  | A) |  (0.0K) 2s |
|  | B) |  (0.0K) 2p |
|  | C) |  (0.0K) *2s |
|  | D) |  (0.0K) *2p |
|  | E) |  (0.0K) *2p |
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15 |  |  Consider benzene (C6H6), carbonate ion (CO32-) and water (H2O). Of these three species, which one(s) has/have delocalized molecular orbitals?
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|  | A) | only benzene
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|  | B) | only carbonate
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|  | C) | only water
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|  | D) | benzene and water
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|  | E) | benzene and carbonate
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