Periodic Main-Group Reactivity Full Test Bank Chapter.14 8e - Chemistry Molecular Nature 8e Complete Test Bank by Martin Silberberg. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 14 Test Bank
Periodic Patterns in the Main-Group Elements
1. Although the periodic table is organized according to the atomic numbers of the elements, chemists are more interested in the arrangement of the electrons for their studies. Which of the following statements about the electron configurations and their quantum numbers is correct?
A. The size of an atom is associated with the angular momentum quantum number.
B. The valence electrons of atoms in a particular group have the same principal and angular momentum quantum numbers.
C. The valence electrons of atoms in a particular group have the same angular momentum quantum number but have different principal quantum numbers.
D. Quantum numbers for the electrons tell us little about the relative energies of the electrons.
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Quantum Numbers
Topic: Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure
2. Which of the following statements about the effective nuclear charge, Zeff, is correct?
A. Zeff increases with the size of the atom.
B. Zeff decreases across a period and increases down a group.
C. Zeff increases across a period and is relatively constant down a group.
D. Zeff increases as the value of the principal quantum number increases.
E. Zeff is greater for hydrogen than for any other element.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Energy-Level Splitting (Zeff and Shielding)
Topic: Electron Configuration
3. The smallest ionization energies are found in the ____________ ___________ region of the periodic table.
A. upper right
B. upper left
C. lower right
D. lower left
E. transition element (d-block)
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
4. The largest electronegativities are found in the _____________ ____________ region of the periodic table.
A. upper left
B. upper right
C. lower left
D. lower right
E. transition element (d-block)
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Electronegativity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
5. Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity?
A. Al
B. S
C. Mg
D. In
E. Ba
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Electronegativity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
6. Bromine will form compounds with each of the other elements in Period 4 of the periodic table. How does the type of bonding in the compounds change as one moves from potassium bromide to selenium bromide?
A. ionic to polar covalent
B. polar covalent to ionic
C. polar covalent to non-polar covalent
D. coordinate covalent to polar covalent
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Bond Polarity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
7. The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. The ionic radius for Na+ is 102 pm and for Cl– is 181 pm. In going from Na to Cl in Period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases?
A. The inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do.
B. The inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion.
C. The outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do.
D. The outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do.
E. Monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Energy-Level Splitting (Zeff and Shielding)
Topic: Electron Configuration
8. Select the element with the lowest first ionization energy.
A. Se
B. S
C. Sn
D. Sr
E. H
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
9. Select the element with the highest first ionization energy.
A. Mg
B. Ca
C. Ba
D. Ra
E. K
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
10. Which of the following pairs of elements will form the longest single bond?
A. C, F
B. C, N
C. C, S
D. C, O
E. C, H
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
11. Which of the following ions and atoms has the greatest radius?
A. Se2–
B. Br–
C. Rb+
D. Sr2+
E. Kr
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Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
12. Which of the following atoms has the smallest volume?
A. Ba
B. Cs
C. Sr
D. Rb
E. I
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
13. Which of the following oxides will give the most basic solution when dissolved in water?
A. SO2
B. CO2
C. K2O
D. P4O10
E. SO3
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
14. Which of the following oxides will give the most acidic solution when dissolved in water?
A. MgO
B. Al2O3
C. Cl2O
D. SrO
E. H2O2
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
15. Which of the following will have the highest boiling point?
A. O2
B. Cl2
C. Br2
D. I2
E. Xe
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Types of Intermolecular Forces
Topic: Intermolecular Forces
16. Which of the following pure substances will not participate in hydrogen bonding?
A. CH3NH2
B. CH3CH2OCH2CH3
C. CH3CH2OH
D. HF
E. H2O2
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Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Types of Intermolecular Forces
Topic: Intermolecular Forces
17. What are the products of the following reaction of strontium hydride and water?
SrH2(s) + H2O(l) →
A. Sr2+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
B. Sr2+(aq) + H2(g) + OH–(aq)
C. Sr(s) + H2(g) + OH–(aq)
D. Sr(s) + H3O+(aq)
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
18. What are the products of the reaction of potassium hydride and water?
KH(s) + H2O(l) →
A. K(s) + H2(g) + OH–(aq)
B. K(s) + H2(g) + O2(g)
C. KOH(s) + O2(g)
D. K+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
E. K+(aq) + H2(g) + OH–(aq)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
19. Hydrogen forms metallic (interstitial) hydrides with the d and f transition elements. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. These substances have distinct stoichiometric formulas like ionic hydrides.
B. Hydrogen forms bonds with the metals by donating its electron to the valence band of the metal.
C. Hydrogen molecules and atoms occupy holes within the crystal structure of the metal.
D. These substances are useful catalysts.
E. These hydrides are stabilized by hydrogen bonding forces.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Properties of Transition Metals
Topic: Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
20. Which one of the following elements is likely to exhibit the most violent and rapid reaction with water?
A. Na
B. Rb
C. Mg
D. Sr
E. Cl2
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
21. Which of the following substances is produced when lithium metal reacts with oxygen gas?
A. hydrogen gas
B. lithium peroxide
C. an acidic oxide
D. a basic oxide
E. lithium hydroxide
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Bloom's: 3. Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
22. Which of the alkali metals has the highest melting point?
A. Li
B. Na
C. K
D. Rb
E. Cs
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Types of Intermolecular Forces
Topic: Intermolecular Forces
23. Which one of the following trends occurs as one moves down the group 1A (1) elements from Li to Cs?
A. metallic character decreases
B. electronegativity increases
C. melting point increases
D. first ionization energy increases
E. chemical reactivity increases
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
24. Which of the following bonds should have the greatest ionic character?
A. O–F
B. N–F
C. C–F
D. B–F
E. Cl–F
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Bond Polarity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
25. Which element forms compounds, e.g., Teflon, which are used as coatings for other substances?
A. boron
B. beryllium
C. fluorine
D. nitrogen
E. sodium
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Polymers
Topic: Organic Molecules
26. Which element forms compounds that are involved in smog and acid rain?
A. carbon
B. fluorine
C. chlorine
D. boron
E. nitrogen
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
27. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Li(s) + H2O(l) →
A. Li+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
B. Li+(aq) + H2(g) + OH–(aq)
C. LiH(s) + O2(g)
D. Li+(aq) + H2O2(aq)
E. LiOH(aq) + H2O2(aq)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
28. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
K2O(s) + H2O(l) →
A. K+(aq) + OH–(aq) + H2(g)
B. K+(aq) + OH–(aq)
C. K+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
D. KH(s) + O2(g)
E. K+(aq) + OH–(aq) + H2O2(aq)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
29. Most of the alkali metal salts are soluble in water while many alkaline earth salts have very low solubilities. Why is this so?
A. The alkali metal cations are smaller than the alkaline earth cations and are more easily hydrated.
B. The alkali metals have lower ionization energies than alkaline earth elements.
C. The alkaline earth salts have much greater lattice energies than the alkali metal salts.
D. The alkaline earth metals have greater heats of atomization than the alkali metals.
E. Alkaline earth cations have very low heats of hydration.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Ionic Bonding and Lattice Energy
Topic: Chemical Bonding
30. Unlike the remainder of the Group 1A(1) elements, lithium forms many salts that have some covalent bond character. What is a reason for this behavior?
A. The high first ionization energy of lithium makes sharing the electron easier than transferring it.
B. The high charge density on the lithium cation deforms nearby polarizable electron clouds.
C. The atomic radius of lithium enables it to share its valence electron effectively.
D. Since lithium has only 1 electron in its 2s orbital, it can accept an electron from another element.
E. Lithium's electronegativity is more like that of a non-metal than a metal.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Hard
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Subtopic: Bond Polarity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
31. In which of the following ways is lithium different from the other alkali metals?
A. Its salts are much more soluble in water than those of the other alkali metals.
B. It has an unusually high density.
C. It forms molecular compounds with the hydrocarbon groups of organic halides.
D. Its ionization energy is lower than expected.
E. It does not react with water at room temperature.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Bond Polarity
Topic: Chemical Bonding
32. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Li(s) + CH3Cl(g) →
A. CH3CH3(g) + LiCl(s)
B. CH4(g) + LiCl(s)
C. CH3Li(s) + LiCl(s)
D. CH3Li(s) + Cl2(g)
E. CH2Li(s) + HCl(g)
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Bloom's: 3. Apply
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
33. The elements from Groups 1A(1) and 2A(2) are
A. strong acids.
B. strong bases.
C. amphoteric.
D. strong oxidizing agents.
E. strong reducing agents.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
34. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
CaO(s) + H2O(l) →
A. Ca2+(aq) + OH–(aq) + H2(g)
B. Ca2+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
C. Ca2+(aq) + H3O+(aq)
D. Ca(OH)2(s)
E. CaH2(s) + O2(g)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
35. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
Sr(s) + H2O(l) →
A. SrO(s) + H2(g)
B. Sr2+(aq) + H2(g) + O2(g)
C. Sr2+(aq) + H3O+(aq)
D. Sr(OH)2(s) + H2(g)
E. SrH2(s) + O2(g)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
36. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
BaO(s) + CO2(g) →
A. BaCO3(s)
B. Ba(s) + CO(g) + O2(g)
C. BaO2(s) + CO(g)
D. Ba2CO3(s)
E. BaC2(s) + O2(g)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
37. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
Mg(s) + Cl2(g) →
A. MgCl(s)
B. MgCl2(s)
C. MgCl(l)
D. MgCl2(l)
E. MgCl2(aq)
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Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
38. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
MgCO3(s) + heat →
A. Mg(s) + CO(g)
B. Mg(s) + CO2(g)
C. MgO(s) + CO(g)
D. MgO(s) + CO2(g)
E. no reaction
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
39. Predict the product(s) for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
Ca(s) + H2(g) →
A. CaH(s)
B. CaH2(s)
C. Ca2H3(s)
D. Ca3H2(s)
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Bloom's: 3. Apply
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
40. Thallium can form two oxides, Tl2O and Tl2O3. Which will be the more basic substance?
A. Tl2O
B. Tl2O3
C. They have the same strength as bases.
D. Neither compound has any acidic or basic properties.
E. More information is needed to make an accurate prediction.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
41. Which of the following oxides will be the most acidic?
A. Al2O3
B. Ga2O3
C. In2O3
D. Tl2O3
E. None of these oxides is acidic.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
42. Which of the following hydroxides will be the most basic?
A. B(OH)3
B. Al(OH)3
C. Ga(OH)3
D. In(OH)3
E. TlOH
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
43. The most basic oxides contain elements from the ________________ ____________ region of the periodic table.
A. upper right
B. upper left
C. lower right
D. lower left
E. transition element (d-block)
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
44. The basic character of the binary oxides XmOn
A. is greatest when X has a low atomic number.
B. is greatest when X is a nonmetal.
C. increases as the oxidation number of X increases.
D. increases as the oxidation number of X decreases.
E. is unaffected by the oxidation number of X.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
45. Predict the products for the reaction of the following set of reactants.
(CH3)3Ga(g) + AsH3(g) →
A. (CH3)3As(g) + GaH3(g)
B. CH4(g) + GaAs(s)
C. CH3CH3(g) + GaAs(s)
D. CH4(g) + H2GaAs(s)
E. CH3H(g) + GaAs(s)
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Bloom's: 3. Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
46. Boron has 3 valence electrons. Which of the following processes is involved in boron's achieving a complete outer shell?
A. formation of a B3+ cation
B. formation of bridge bonds
C. formation of 
-bonds using its d-orbitals
D. formation of -bonds using sp3-orbitals
E. None of these choices are correct.
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Octet Rule
Topic: Molecular Shape
47. Which of the following elements exists in allotropic forms?
A. silicon
B. germanium
C. tin
D. lead
E. xenon
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
48. When elements from a group exhibit more than one oxidation state,
A. the higher oxidation state is more important as one goes down a group.
B. the lower oxidation state is more important as one goes down a group.
C. both oxidation states are equally important throughout the group.
D. the oxidation state will be affected by the elements on either side of it in the period.
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
49. One important feature of the chemistry of carbon is
A. its large radius that allows other atoms to fit easily around it.
B. its low electronegativity that allows it to ionize easily.
C. its amphoteric behavior.
D. its ability to form multiple bonds with hydrogen.
E. its ability to catenate.
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
50. According to the phase diagram of carbon, what pressure and temperature conditions, if any, are needed in order for diamond to be the stable phase?
A. low pressure, low temperature
B. low pressure, high temperature
C. high pressure, low temperature
D. high pressure, high temperature
E. Actually, diamond is not stable under any conditions.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Phase Diagrams
Topic: Intermolecular Forces
51. The polymers containing silicon differ from polymers of carbon in which of the following ways?
A. Silicon-based polymers are larger molecules than carbon-based polymers.
B. Silicon-based polymers generally have a repeating silicon-oxygen link while carbon–based polymers can have carbon-carbon links.
C. Silicon-based polymers generally have inorganic elements attached to the chain while carbon-based polymers generally have organic groups attached.
D. Silicon-based polymers tend to be rigid while carbon-based polymers are generally flexible.
E. Silicon forms stronger bonds than carbon.
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Subtopic: Polymers
Topic: Organic Molecules
52. Silicon halides have stronger bonds than corresponding carbon halides. Which of the following is a possible explanation of this phenomenon?
A. The larger silicon atoms permit better overlap of its atomic orbitals with those of the halogens than the smaller carbons atoms do.
B. The large electronegativity difference between silicon and the halogens makes their bonds stronger than those of carbon.
C. Silicon has the ability to form a partial double bond with a halogen through the overlap of its d-orbital with a p-orbital of the halogen.
D. Silicon has a larger effective nuclear charge than carbon which allows it to bond more strongly to the more negative halogens than carbon.
E. Carbon-halogen bonds are unusually weak.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Hard
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Subtopic: Valence Bond Theory (Overlap of Hybrid Orbitals (σ- and π-bonds))
Topic: Covalent Bond Theories
53. Which of the following pairs of elements exhibit similar physical and chemical behaviors ("diagonal relationships")?
A. H and Be
B. Na and Be
C. Be and Al
D. B and Mg
E. Li and Al
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
54. Certain Period 2 elements exhibit behaviors similar to Period 3 elements immediately below and to the right. One of these interesting diagonal relationships occurs between lithium and magnesium. Which of the following is one of their similarities?
A. They both form insoluble carbonate salts.
B. Both elements are important in treating manic-depression.
C. Their first ionization energies are almost equal.
D. Their densities are very similar.
E. They both form organic compounds with polar covalent bonds from the metal to hydrocarbon group.
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
55. Certain Period 2 elements exhibit behaviors similar to Period 3 elements immediately below and to the right. One of these interesting diagonal relationships occurs between beryllium and aluminum. Which of the following is one of their differences?
A. Some aluminum compounds and all beryllium compounds show significant covalent character in the gas phase.
B. Beryllium forms bridge bonds in its hydrides while aluminum does not.
C. Both form oxides that are impervious to reaction with water.
D. The cations for both strongly polarize nearby electron clouds.
E. Beryllium occurs in nature as the uncombined element, whereas aluminum does not.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
56. Certain Period 2 elements exhibit behaviors similar to Period 3 elements immediately below and to the right. One of the interesting diagonal relationships occurs between boron and silicon. Which of the following is one of their similarities?
A. Both exhibit electrical properties of a conductor.
B. The oxoanions of both elements occur in extended ionic networks.
C. Both elements form compounds (boranes and silanes) that are good oxidizing agents.
D. Boric acid and silicic acid occur in layers with widespread hydrogen bonding.
E. Both elements are unusually soft solids.
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Difficulty: Hard
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
57. Which of the following oxides is most basic?
A. As2O3
B. P4O10
C. Sb2O3
D. Sb2O5
E. NO2
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
58. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Ca3As2(s) + H2O(l) →
A. As3+(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq)
B. As(OH)3(s) + Ca2+(aq) + H2(g)
C. As(OH)3(s) + Ca(OH)2(aq)
D. AsH3(g) + Ca(OH)2(aq)
E. CaH2(aq) + As2O3(aq)
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Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
59. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
PCl3(l) + H2O(l) →
A. H3PO3(aq) + HCl(aq)
B. H3PO4(aq) + Cl2(g)
C. PH3(g) + HCl(aq) + O2(g)
D. P2O5(s) + HCl(aq)
E. PCl5(l) + PH3(g) + O2(g)
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Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
60. Which of the following would you predict to have the greatest thermal stability?
A. AsAt3
B. AsI3
C. AsBr3
D. AsCl3
E. AsF3
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
61. Dinitrogen monoxide, N2O, is
A. a brown poisonous gas that is one of the chemicals involved in the production of photochemical smog.
B. a colorless gas used in the production of nitric acid.
C. a colorless gas used as a propellant in canned whipped cream.
D. a colorless gas that disproportionates into nitrogen and oxygen.
E. None of these choices are correct.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
62. The nitrate anion is
A. a strong acid.
B. a strong base.
C. amphoteric.
D. a strong reducing agent.
E. a strong oxidizing agent.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
63. Nitric acid, HNO3
A. is a strong reducing agent.
B. is a weak oxidizing agent.
C. does not react with copper metal.
D. may react with copper metal to produce NO gas.
E. reacts with metal hydroxides to produce nitrite salts.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
64. Which of the following formulas does not represent a stable compound?
A. N2O
B. NO
C. NO2
D. NO3
E. N2O4
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
65. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Bi(s) + Cl2(g) →
A. BiCl
B. BiCl2
C. BiCl3
D. BiCl4
E. BiCl5
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
66. Which of the following has the most allotropes?
A. carbon
B. sulfur
C. oxygen
D. selenium
E. nitrogen
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
67. What is the stable form of the element sulfur, at room temperature?
A. atomic sulfur
B. S2
C. S4
D. S6
E. S8
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
68. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the properties of nitrogen and oxygen?
A. Both oxygen and nitrogen form anions easily.
B. Oxygen is a strong oxidizing agent while nitrogen is a strong reducing agent.
C. Nitrogen uses more oxidation states in its compounds than oxygen does.
D. Nitrogen is more reactive than oxygen.
E. Nitrogen does not form naturally-occurring compounds, but oxygen does.
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
69. Predict the products formed from the following set of reactants.
FeSe(s) + HCl(aq) →
A. Se(s) + FeCl2(aq)
B. SeCl2(s) + Fe(s) + H2(g)
C. FeH2(s) + SeCl2(l)
D. H2Se(g) + Fe(s) + Cl2(g)
E. H2Se(g) + FeCl2(aq)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
70. What is the highest oxidation state of chlorine in any of its compounds?
A. –1
B. 0
C. +1
D. +3
E. +7
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
71. The strongest elemental oxidizing agents are found in the _________ _________ region of the periodic table while the strongest reducing agents are found in the ________ ________ region of the periodic table.
A. upper left; lower right
B. upper right; lower left
C. lower left; upper right
D. lower right; upper left
E. transition element; main group
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Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
72. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Cs(s) + Br2(l) →
A. CsBr(s)
B. CsBr2(s)
C. CsBr(l)
D. CsBr2(l)
E. Cs2Br(s)
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Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
73. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
Cl2(g) + I–(aq) →
A. ICl
B. ICl2
C. ICl3
D. I2 + Cl–
E. I + Cl2–
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
74. Which of the following is the strongest acid?
A. HClO3
B. HBrO3
C. HIO3
D. HIO2
E. HClO
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
75. Predict the products for the following set of reactants.
H2O(l) + ClF5(l) →
A. HClO2(aq) + HF(aq)
B. HClO3(aq) + HF(aq)
C. HClO(aq) + HF(aq)
D. HCl(aq) + HF(aq)
E. HClO(aq) + HFO(aq)
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
76. Sodium hypochlorite is used
A. in chemical analysis.
B. as an oxidizer in rocket fuels.
C. as a disinfectant.
D. in the manufacture of steel.
E. as a detergent.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
77. Hydrogen fluoride is used
A. in the manufacture of steel.
B. in the synthesis of cryolite for aluminum production.
C. as an oxidizing agent.
D. as a disinfectant.
E. as a mouthwash.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
78. Which, if any, of the following generalized formulas does not exist for interhalogen compounds?
(X and Y represent different halogens.)
A. XY
B. XY2
C. XY3
D. XY5
E. All of these choices are correct.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Covalent Bonding
Topic: Chemical Bonding
79. Xenon forms several compounds with oxygen and fluorine. It is the most reactive nonradioactive noble gas because
A. its large radius allows oxygen and fluorine to bond without being crowded.
B. it has the highest electronegativity of these noble gases.
C. it has the highest electron affinity of these noble gases.
D. its effective nuclear charge is lower than the other noble gases.
E. it has the lowest ionization energy of these noble gases.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity)
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
80. Predict the molecular shape of XeF3–.
A. linear
B. trigonal planar
C. trigonal pyramid
D. T-shaped
E. square
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR) and Molecular Shape
Topic: Molecular Shape
81. Ionic hydrides do not have exact (stoichiometric) formulas.
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Difficulty: Easy
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Subtopic: Chemical Formulas
Topic: Components of Matter
82. The acidity of oxides of main group elements increases across a period from left to right.
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Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
83. The acidity of oxides of main group elements increases down a group, from top to bottom.
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Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
84. Potassium is a strong reducing agent.
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Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
85. Potassium nitrate is a strong reducing agent.
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
86. In gaseous BeCl2, Be does not obey the octet rule; in solid BeCl2 it does.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
Topic: Molecular Shape
87. In the gas phase, AlCl3 exists as molecules of Al2Cl6.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
88. Group 1A elements are less reactive than group 2A elements.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
89. Salts of group 1A metals are generally more soluble than those of group 2A metals.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Molecular View of Solutions (Intermolecular Forces and Solubility)
Topic: Physical Properties of Solutions
90. Oxides of group 1A (1) and 2A (2) elements are strongly acidic.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
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Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
91. Elements of group 1A have higher melting and boiling points than those of group 2A.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Types of Intermolecular Forces
Topic: Intermolecular Forces
92. Carbon monoxide's toxicity is related to its ability to bond to iron in hemoglobin.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Biological Molecules (Biochemistry)
Topic: Organic Molecules
93. The Haber process is the first step in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
94. Phosphoric acid (H3PO4) is a strong acid.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
95. Sulfur hexafluoride is a pollutant responsible for acid rain.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
96. Oxygen gas (O2) is paramagnetic, but ozone (O3) is diamagnetic.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
Topic: Electron Configuration
97. Ozone is both a pollutant and a natural component of the atmosphere.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Components of Matter
98. Sulfuric acid is produced when sulfur dioxide dissolves in water.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
99. The halogens act as oxidizing agents in most of their reactions.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
100. Neon does not form any known compounds.
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Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
101. The hydride ion
A. is a strong acid.
B. is a strong reducing agent.
C. is a strong oxidizing agent.
D. is neither an oxidant nor a reductant.
E. is found in molecules such as CHCl3.
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table
Topic: Chemical Periodicity
102. Consider all of the known elements. Which element has the greatest ability to covalently bond to itself and to form multiple bonds?
A. Al
B. B
C. C
D. Si
E. H
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Covalent Bonding
Topic: Covalent Bond Theories
103. Comparing neon with xenon, one would expect neon to have a ________ density at STP, and a ________ normal boiling point than xenon.
A. higher, higher
B. higher, lower
C. lower, higher
D. lower, lower
E. Since they are both noble gases, their densities and boiling points will be very similar.
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Phase Diagrams
Topic: Physical Properties of Solutions
Category # of Questions
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 102
Bloom's: 1. Remember 46
Bloom's: 2. Understand 35
Bloom's: 3. Apply 22
Difficulty: Easy 22
Difficulty: Hard 10
Difficulty: Medium 71
Gradable: automatic 103
Subtopic: Biological Molecules (Biochemistry) 1
Subtopic: Bond Polarity 4
Subtopic: Chemical Formulas 1
Subtopic: Covalent Bonding 2
Subtopic: Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism 1
Subtopic: Electronegativity 2
Subtopic: Elements and the Periodic Table 13
Subtopic: Energy-Level Splitting (Zeff and Shielding) 2
Subtopic: Exceptions to the Octet Rule 1
Subtopic: Ionic Bonding and Lattice Energy 1
Subtopic: Molecular View of Solutions (Intermolecular Forces and Solubility) 1
Subtopic: Octet Rule 1
Subtopic: Phase Diagrams 2
Subtopic: Polymers 2
Subtopic: Properties of Transition Metals 1
Subtopic: Quantum Numbers 1
Subtopic: Trends in Chemical Reactivity 32
Subtopic: Trends in Physical Properties (Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Ionic Radius, Electron Affinity) 7
Subtopic: Types of Intermolecular Forces 4
Subtopic: Valence Bond Theory (Overlap of Hybrid Orbitals (σ- and π-bonds)) 1
Subtopic: Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR) and Molecular Shape 1
Subtopic: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations 22
Topic: Chemical Bonding 8
Topic: Chemical Periodicity 40
Topic: Components of Matter 13
Topic: Covalent Bond Theories 2
Topic: Electron Configuration 3
Topic: Intermolecular Forces 5
Topic: Molecular Shape 3
Topic: Organic Molecules 3
Topic: Physical Properties of Solutions 2
Topic: Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure 1
Topic: Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions 22
Topic: Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds 1
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