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Question 1

2 out of 2 points

The molecule SCl6 is polar. [DAM:631048]


Selected Answer:

FALSE
Correct Answer:

FALSE
Response The central phosphorus atom is surrounded by chlorine atoms on all sides.
Feedback: Chlorine is more electronegative than sulfur. Each S—Cl bond is equally

polar toward the Cl, and the molecule is symmetrical, so the polar bonds cancel
each other out. Thus, there the molecule is nonpolar.

Question 2
2 out of 2 points

The molecule CH4 is nonpolar.


Selected Answer:

TRUE
Correct Answer:

TRUE
Response Feedback:

CH4 does not have polar bonds, so the molecule cannot be polar.

Question 3
3 out of 3 points

Which of the following molecules is polar?


Selected Answer:

Correct Answer:

Response The molecule CH3Cl is polar even though the shape is tetrahedral. Chlorine is
Feedback more electronegative than carbon and hydrogen. Consequently, the chlorine will
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have a strong pull on the electrons, creating an unequal distribution of electrons

within the molecule. The chlorine end will possess a partial negative charge. The
hydrogen ends will possess a partial positive charge. Choices a and c are
resonance structures in which the double bond spends an equal amount of time
between the central atom and each of the outer atoms. In choice d, the six polar
bonds cancel each other out.

Question 4
3 out of 3 points

Which of the following molecules or ions is polar?


Selected Answer:

Correct Answer:

Response The molecule HCN is polar because nitrogen is more electronegative than
Feedback carbon and hydrogen (being furthest to the right in the periodic table).
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Consequently, the nitrogen will have a strong pull on the electrons, creating a

dipole. The nitrogen end will possess a partial negative charge. The hydrogen
end will possess a partial positive charge. The other choices are resonance
structures in which the double-bond spends an equal amount of time between
the central atom and each of the outer atoms.

Question 5
2 out of 2 points

London dispersion forces are generally stronger than hydrogen bonding and thus require
more energy to break.
Selected Answer:

FALSE
Correct Answer:

FALSE
Response
Feedback:

Hydrogen bonds are the strongest of the intermolecular attractive forces,


requiring the most energy to break.

Question 6
3 out of 3 points

Which of the following types of intermolecular forces exist between two SO 2 molecules?
Selected Answer:

Dipole-dipole bonding
Correct Answer:

Dipole-dipole bonding
Response Dipole-dipole attractions occur between molecules with permanent dipoles. The
Feedback: partial positive side of one molecule is attracted to the partial negative side of

a neighboring molecule. This results in a slightly stronger force between the


molecules than those with only London dispersion forces.

Question 7
3 out of 3 points

If a compound has a very low melting and boiling point, it is likely that the compound
possesses mainly which type of intermolecular force?
Selected Answer:

London dispersion forces


Correct Answer:

London dispersion forces


Response If a compound melts/boils at very low temperatures, it contains very weak
Feedback: intermolecular forces, as it takes very little heat to separate the molecules

when converting from solid


liquid or liquid
intermolecular force is the London dispersion force.

gas. The weakest

Question 8
3 out of 3 points

The reason octane, C8H18, is a liquid at room temperature, while methane, CH4, is a gas at
the same temperature, is because:
Selected
Answer:
Correct
Answer:

Octane molecules exhibit more London dispersion forces than


do methane molecules.
Octane molecules exhibit more London dispersion forces than
do methane molecules.

Response Both octane and methane are nonpolar molecules and possess London
Feedback: dispersion forces. With a much larger hydrocarbon molecule, octane possesses

more electrons. With more electrons present, octane is more polarizable, which
creates stronger attractive forces and a higher boiling point.

Question 9
2 out of 2 points

Molecules that possess only London dispersion forces generally have higher melting points

than those with hydrogen bonding.


Selected Answer:

FALSE
Correct Answer:

FALSE
Response
Feedback:

London dispersion forces are weaker than hydrogen bonds. Thus, molecules
possessing hydrogen bonding will generally have higher melting points than
those with only London dispersion forces.

Question 10
2 out of 2 points

Molecules that possess only London dispersion forces will have roughly the same melting
points.
Selected Answer:

FALSE
Correct Answer:

FALSE
Response The melting point of a nonpolar compound depends on the number of London
Feedback dispersion forces, and thus on the size and surface area of the molecules. A
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good example of this is methane, CH4, and candle wax, composed of a

continuous chain of hydrocarbons (CxHy). Candle wax molecules have many


more electrons to be dispersed and form many more dispersion forces between
them than do methane molecules. This is why methane is a gas at room
temperature and candle wax is a solid.
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