Question 1
Which of the following metals would have the highest melting point?
Na
Mg
Al
K
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DP IB Chemistry: SL
Topic Questions
4.3 Intermolecular Forces & Metallic Bonding
Question 2
The correct order of increasing boiling points for the following compounds is
1-chlorobutane < butane < butan-1-ol
Butan-1-ol < 1-chlorobutane < butane,
Butane < 1-chlorobutane < butan-1-ol
Butan-1-ol < butane < 1-chlorobutane
Question 3
What is the strongest type of intermolecular force exhibited in the amino acid molecule serine?
London dispersion forces
Permanent dipole permanent dipole forces
Hydrogen bonding
Covalent bonding
Question 4
Hexane, C6H14 and 2,2-dimethylbutane, CH3C(CH3)2CH2CH3, are two isomers of one another and have the same Mr of 86.0.
Hexane has a higher boiling point than 2,2-dimethylbutane.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
hexane has a higher boiling point because it is a straight chain molecule
2,2-dimethylbutane has a lower boiling point as it is a branched molecule
2,2-dimethylbutane only contains London dispersion forces
hexane contains permanent dipole permanent dipole forces
Question 5
Which of the following substances has the highest melting point?
Mg
NaO
O2
C (graphite)
Question 6
Which of the following statements about propanal and propanone are correct?
- The strongest type of intermolecular force in both molecules is hydrogen bonding
- The strongest type of intermolecular force in both molecules is permanent dipole permanent dipole forces
- Both compounds are soluble in water
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Question 7
Which molecule has the lowest boiling point?
CH3CH2CHO
CH3CH2CH2Cl
CH3CH2CH3
CH3CH2COOH
Question 8
Which of the following species has the highest melting point?
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
Question 9
Which type of bonding can be described as ‘the electrostatic attraction between positive nuclei and electrons and occurs by the sharing of electrons’?
Hydrogen bonding
Ionic bonding
Metallic bonding
Covalent bonding
Question 10
Which of the following statements about ammonia, NH3, is not correct?
The lone pair on nitrogen can form a coordinate bond
The bond angle in the NH3 molecule is 107o
The strongest type of intermolecular force is hydrogen bonding
There are four bonding pairs of electrons in the NH3 molecule
