Test Bank for Organic Chemistry 6th Edition by Janice Gorzynski Smith, All Chapters

TEST BANK
Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition
By Janice Gorzynski Smith
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,Organic Chemistry, 6e (Smith)
Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding

1) What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a carbon atom?
A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4

Answer: B
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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2) What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a fluorine atom?
A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p2
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p3
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p4
D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p5
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Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
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3) What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a magnesium cation (Mg2+)?
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A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2
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D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p2

Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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4) What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a chlorine anion (Cl—)?
A) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6
B) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6
C) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p5
D) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p4

Answer: B
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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5) Which of the following statements about valence electrons is true?
A) They are the most tightly held electrons.
B) They do not participate in chemical reactions.
C) They are the outermost electrons.
D) They reveal the period number of a second-row element.
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Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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6) Which of the following atoms will have a full 3s orbital in the ground state?
A) Hydrogen
B) Lithium
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C) Potassium
D) Rubidium
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Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 01.01
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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, 7) Which of the following statements about bonding is true?
A) Covalent bonds result from the transfer of electrons from one element to another.
B) Ionic bonds result from the transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal.
C) Ionic bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two non-metals.
D) Covalent bonds result from the sharing of electrons between two metals.

Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 1. Remember
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Chapter: 01
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8) Which of the following would you expect to have ionic bonds?
A) CO
B) FBr
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C) NF3
D) NaCl

Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
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Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Chapter: 01
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9) Which of the following molecules has nonpolar covalent bonds?
A) HCl
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B) N2
C) CHCl3
D) NO
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Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.02
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Topic: Structure and Bonding
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Chapter: 01
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