TEST BANK for Organic Chemistry 6th Edition by Janice Smith. ISBN-. Complete Chapters 1-29

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,TEST BANK for Organic Chemistry 6th
Edition by Janice Smith. ISBN-.
Complete Chapters 1-29




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, TEST BANK for Organic Chemistry 6th Edition by Janice Smith. ISBN-.
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


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


3. What is the ground-state electronic configuration of a
magnesium cation (Mg²⁺)?
A) 1s², 2s², 2p⁶
B) 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s¹

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C) 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s²
D) 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p²


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


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.


6. Which of the following statements about bonding is true?
A) Covalent bonds result from the transfer of electrons from

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