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8.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Which ion below has a noble gas electron configuration?

A) Li2+

B) Be2+

C) B2+

D) C2+

E) N2-

2) Of the ions below, only __________ has a noble gas electron configuration.

A) S3-

B) O2+

C) I+

D) K-

E) Cl-

3) Which of the following has eight valence electrons?

A) Ti4+

B) Kr

C) Cl-

D) Na+

E) all of the above

4) Which of the following does not have eight valence electrons?

A) Ca+

B) Rb+

C) Xe

D) Br-

E) All of the above have eight valence electrons.

5) Lattice energy is __________.

A) the energy required to convert a mole of ionic solid into its constituent ions in the gas phase

B) the energy given off when gaseous ions combine to form one mole of an ionic solid

C) the energy required to produce one mole of an ionic compound from its constituent elements in their standard states

D) the sum of ionization energies of the components in an ionic solid

E) the sum of electron affinities of the components in an ionic solid

6) In ionic bond formation, the lattice energy of ions ________ as the magnitude of the ion charges _______ and the radii __________.

A) increases, decrease, increase

B) increases, increase, increase

C) decreases, increase, increase

D) increases, increase, decrease

E) increases, decrease, decrease

The diagram below is the Born-Huber cycle for the formation of crystalline potassium fluoride.

7) Which energy change corresponds to the electron affinity of fluorine?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 4

D) 1

E) 6

8) Which energy change corresponds to the first ionization energy of potassium?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 4

D) 3

E) 6

9) The electron configuration [Kr]4d10 represents __________.

A) Sr+2

B) Sn+2

C) Te+2

D) Ag+1

E) Rb+1

10) Fe+2 ions are represented by __________.

A) [Ar]3d1

B) [Ar]3d4

C) [Ar]3d6

D) [Ar]3d104s1

E) [Ar]3d3

11) Using the Born-Haber cycle, the ΔHf° of KBr is equal to __________.

A) ΔHf°[K (g)] + ΔHf°[Br (g)] + Il(K) + E(Br) + ΔHlattice

B) ΔHf°[K (g)] – ΔHf°[Br (g)] – Il(K) – E(Br) – ΔHlattice

C) ΔHf°[K (g)] – ΔHf°[Br (g)] + Il(K) – E(Br) + ΔHlattice

D) ΔHf°[K (g)] + ΔHf°[Br (g)] – Il – E(Br) + ΔHlattice

E) ΔHf°[K (g)] + ΔHf°[Br (g)] + Il(K) + E(Br) – ΔHlattice

12) The type of compound that is most likely to contain a covalent bond is __________.

A) one that is composed of a metal from the far left of the periodic table and a nonmetal from the far right of the periodic table

B) a solid metal

C) one that is composed of only nonmetals

D) held together by the electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions

E) There is no general rule to predict covalency in bonds.

13) In which of the molecules below is the carbon-carbon distance the shortest?

A) H2CCH2

B) H–C≡C–H

C) H3C–CH3

D) H2CCCH2

E) H3C–CH2–C H3

14) Of the atoms below, __________ is the most electronegative.

A) Si

B) Cl

C) Rb

D) Ca

E) S

15) Of the molecules below, the bond in __________ is the most polar.

A) HBr

B) HI

C) HCl

D) HF

E) H2

16) Which of the following has the bonds correctly arranged in order of increasing polarity?

A) BeF, MgF, NF, OF

B) OF, NF, BeF, MgF

C) OF, BeF, MgF, NF

D) NF, BeF, MgF, OF

E) MgF, BeF, NF, OF

17) The bond length in an HI molecule is 1.61 Å and the measured dipole moment is 0.44 D. What is the magnitude (in units of e) of the negative charge on I in HI?

(1 debye = 3.34 × 10-30 coulomb-meters; e=1.6 × 10-19 coulombs)

A) 1.6 × 10-19

B) 0.057

C) 9.1

D) 1

E) 0.22

18) The Lewis structure of N2H2 shows __________.

A) a nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond

B) a nitrogen-nitrogen single bond

C) each nitrogen has one nonbonding electron pair

D) each nitrogen has two nonbonding electron pairs

E) each hydrogen has one nonbonding electron pair

19) There are __________ valence electrons in the Lewis structure of CH3CH2Cl.

A) 14

B) 12

C) 18

D) 20

E) 10

20) There are __________ valence electrons in the Lewis structure of CH3OCH2CH3.

A) 18

B) 20

C) 26

D) 32

E) 36

21) In the Lewis symbol for a sulfur atom, there are __________ paired and __________ unpaired electrons.

A) 2, 2

B) 4, 2

C) 2, 4

D) 0, 6

E) 5, 1

22) The Lewis structure of the COH32- ion is __________.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

23) In the nitrite ion (NO2-), __________.

A) both bonds are single bonds

B) both bonds are double bonds

C) one bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond

D) both bonds are the same

E) there are 20 valence electrons

24) Resonance structures differ by __________.

A) number and placement of electrons

B) number of electrons only

C) placement of atoms only

D) number of atoms only

E) placement of electrons only

25) The oxidation number of phosphorus in PF3 is __________.

A) -2

B) +1

C) +3

D) +2

E) -3

26) The oxidation number of iron in Fe2O3 is __________.

A) -2

B) +1

C) +3

D) +2

E) -3

27) To convert from one resonance structure to another, __________.

A) only atoms can be moved

B) electrons and atoms can both be moved

C) only electrons can be moved

D) neither electrons nor atoms can be moved

E) electrons must be added

28) For resonance forms of a molecule or ion, __________.

A) one always corresponds to the observed structure

B) all the resonance structures are observed in various proportions

C) the observed structure is an average of the resonance forms

D) the same atoms need not be bonded to each other in all resonance forms

E) there cannot be more than two resonance structures for a given species

For the questions that follow, consider the BEST Lewis structures of the following oxyanions:

(i) NO2- (ii) NO3- (iii) SO32- (iv) SO42- (v) BrO3-

 

29) There can be four equivalent best resonance structures of __________.

A) (i)

B) (ii)

C) (iii)

D) (iv)

E) (v)

30) In which of the ions do all X-O bonds (X indicates the central atom) have the same length?

A) none

B) all

C) (i) and (ii)

D) (iii) and (v)

E) (iii), (iv), and (v)

31) A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

A) NF3

B) IF3

C) PF3

D) SbF3

E) SO42-

32) Based on the octet rule, boron will most likely form a __________ ion.

A) B3-

B) B1+

C) B3+

D) B2+

E) B2-

33) Which of the following does not have eight valence electrons?

A) Cl-

B) Xe

C) Ti+4

D) Rb+1

E) Sr+1

34) A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

A) PO43-

B) SiF4

C) CF4

D) SeF4

E) NF3

35) The central atom in __________ does not violate the octet rule.

A) SF4

B) KrF2

C) CF4

D) XeF4

E) ICl4-

36) The central atom in __________ violates the octet rule.

A) NH3

B) SeF2

C) BF3

D) AsF3

E) CF4

37) A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

A) ClF3

B) PCl3

C) SO3

D) CCl4

E) CO2

38) A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

A) NI3

B) SO2

C) ICl5

D) SiF4

E) CO2

39) A valid Lewis structure of __________ cannot be drawn without violating the octet rule.

A) NF3

B) BeH2

C) SO2

D) CF4

E) SO32-

40) Why don’t we draw double bonds between the Be atom and the Cl atoms in BeCl2?

A) That would give positive formal charges to the chlorine atoms and a negative formal charge to the beryllium atom.

B) There aren’t enough electrons.

C) That would result in more than eight electrons around beryllium.

D) That would result in more than eight electrons around each chlorine atom.

E) That would result in the formal charges not adding up to zero.

41) Which atom can accommodate an octet of electrons, but doesn’t necessarily have to accommodate an octet?

A) N

B) C

C) H

D) O

E) B

42) Bond enthalpy is __________.

A) always positive

B) always negative

C) sometimes positive, sometimes negative

D) always zero

E) unpredictable

43) Given that the average bond energies for C-H and C-Br bonds are 413 and 276 kJ/mol, respectively, the heat of atomization of bromoform (CHBr3) is __________ kJ/mol.

A) 1241

B) 689

C) -689

D) 1378

E) -1378

44) Of the bonds C–C, CC, and C≡C, the C–C bond is __________.

A) strongest/shortest

B) strongest/longest

C) weakest/longest

D) weakest/shortest

E) intermediate in both strength and length

45) Of the bonds C–N, CN, and C≡N, the C–N bond is __________.

A) strongest/shortest

B) strongest/longest

C) weakest/shortest

D) weakest/longest

E) intermediate in both strength and length

46) As the number of covalent bonds between two atoms increases, the distance between the atoms __________ and the strength of the bond between them __________.

A) increases, increases

B) decreases, decreases

C) increases, decreases

D) decreases, increases

E) is unpredictable

47) Of the possible bonds between carbon atoms (single, double, and triple), __________.

A) a triple bond is longer than a single bond

B) a double bond is stronger than a triple bond

C) a single bond is stronger than a triple bond

D) a double bond is longer than a triple bond

E) a single bond is stronger than a double bond

48) Most explosives are compounds that decompose rapidly to produce __________ products and a great deal of __________.

A) gaseous, gases

B) liquid, heat

C) soluble, heat

D) solid, gas

E) gaseous, heat

49) Dynamite consists of nitroglycerine mixed with __________.

A) potassium nitrate

B) damp KOH

C) TNT

D) diatomaceous earth or cellulose

E) solid carbon

50) Dynamite __________.

A) was invented by Alfred Nobel

B) is made of nitroglycerine and an absorbent such as diatomaceous earth

C) is a much safer explosive than pure nitroglycerine

D) is an explosive

E) all of the above

8.2 Bimodal Questions

1) Based on the octet rule, magnesium most likely forms a __________ ion.

A) Mg2+

B) Mg2-

C) Mg6-

D) Mg6+

E) Mg-

2) Based on the octet rule, phosphorus most likely forms a __________ ion.

A) P3+

B) P3-

C) P5+

D) P5-

E) P+

3) Based on the octet rule, aluminum most likely forms an __________ ion.

A) Al3+

B) Al4+

C) Al4-

D) Al+

E) Al-

4) Based on the octet rule, iodine most likely forms an __________ ion.

A) I2+

B) I4+

C) I4-

D) I+

E) I-

5) The electron configuration of the phosphide ion (P3-) is __________.

A) [Ne]3s2

B) [Ne]3s23Pl

C) [Ne]3s23P3

D) [Ne]3P2

E) [Ne]3s23P6

6) The electron configuration of the sulfide ion (S2-) is __________.

A) [Ne]3s2

B) [Ne]3s23Pl

C) [Ne]3s23P4

D) [Ne]3P2

E) [Ne]3s23P6

7) The halogens, alkali metals, and alkaline earth metals have __________ valence electrons, respectively.

A) 7, 4, and 6

B) 1, 5, and 7

C) 8, 2, and 3

D) 7, 1, and 2

E) 2, 7, and 4

8) The only noble gas without eight valence electrons is __________.

A) Ar

B) Ne

C) He

D) Kr

E) All noble gases have eight valence electrons.

9) Which of the following would have to lose two electrons in order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration?

O Sr Na Se Br

A) O, Se

B) Sr

C) Na

D) Br

E) Sr, O, Se

10) Which of the following would have to lose three electrons in order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration?

Si Mg Al Cl P

A) Si, P

B) Al

C) P

D) Cl

E) Mg, Al, P

11) Which of the following would have to gain two electrons in order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration?

O Sr Na Se Br

A) Br

B) Sr

C) Na

D) O, Se

E) Sr, O, Se

12) For a given arrangement of ions, the lattice energy increases as ionic radius __________ and as ionic charge __________.

A) decreases, increases

B) increases, decreases

C) increases, increases

D) decreases, decreases

E) This cannot be predicted.

13) For a given arrangement of ions, the lattice energy decreases as ionic radius __________ and as ionic charge __________.

A) decreases, increases

B) increases, decreases

C) increases, increases

D) decreases, decreases

E) This cannot be predicted.

14) The electron configuration of the S2- ion is __________.

A) [Ar]3s23P6

B) [Ar]3s23P2

C) [Ne]3s23P2

D) [Ne]3s23P6

E) [Kr]3s23P-6

15) The electron configuration of the P3- ion is __________.

A) [Ar]3s23P6

B) [Ar]3s23P2

C) [Ne]3s23P6

D) [Ne]3s23P2

E) [Kr]3s23P-6

16) What species has the electron configuration [Ar]3d2?

A) Mn2+

B) Cr2+

C) V3+

D) Fe3+

E) K+

17) What species has the electron configuration [Ar]3d4?

A) Mn2+

B) Cr2+

C) V3+

D) Fe3+

E) K+

18) What is the electron configuration for the Co2+ ion?

A) [Ar]4s13d6

B) [Ar]3d7

C) [Ar]3d5

D) [Ar]4s23d9

E) [Ne]3s23p10

19) What is the electron configuration for the Fe3+ ion?

A) [Ar]4s13d6

B) [Ar]4s03d7

C) [Ar]4s03d5

D) [Ar]4s23d9

E) [Ne]3s23p10

20) What is the electron configuration for the Fe2+ ion?

A) [Ar]4s03d6

B) [Ar]4s23d4

C) [Ar]4s03d8

D) [Ar]4s23d8

E) [Ar]4s63d2

21) The formula of palladium(IV) sulfide is __________.

A) Pd2S4

B) PdS4

C) Pd4S

D) PdS2

E) Pd2S2

22) Elements from opposite sides of the periodic table tend to form __________.

A) covalent compounds

B) ionic compounds

C) compounds that are gaseous at room temperature

D) homonuclear diatomic compounds

E) covalent compounds that are gaseous at room temperature

23) Determining lattice energy from Born-Haber cycle data requires the use of __________.

A) the octet rule

B) Coulomb’s law

C) Periodic law

D) Hess’s law

E) Avogadro’s number

24) A __________ covalent bond between the same two atoms is the longest.

A) single

B) double

C) triple

D) They are all the same length.

E) strong

25) How many hydrogen atoms must bond to silicon to give it an octet of valence electrons?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 5

26) A double bond consists of __________ pairs of electrons shared between two atoms.

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 6

27) A triple bond consists of __________ pairs of electrons shared between two atoms.

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 6

28) What is the maximum number of double bonds that a hydrogen atom can form?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

E) 4

29) What is the maximum number of double bonds that a carbon atom can form?

A) 4

B) 1

C) 0

D) 2

E) 3

30) What is the maximum number of triple bonds that a carbon atom can form?

A) 4

B) 1

C) 0

D) 2

E) 3

31) In the molecule below, which atom has the largest partial negative charge?

Cl

F C Br

I

A) Cl

B) F

C) Br

D) I

E) C

32) The ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons is best quantified by the __________.

A) paramagnetism

B) diamagnetism

C) electronegativity

D) electron change-to-mass ratio

E) first ionization potential

33) Given the electronegativities below, which covalent single bond is most polar?

Element: H C N O

Electronegativity: 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.5

A) CH

B) NH

C) OH

D) OC

E) ON

34) Electronegativity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.

A) decreases, increases

B) increases, increases

C) increases, decreases

D) stays the same, increases

E) increases, stays the same

35) Electropositivity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.

A) decreases, increases

B) increases, increases

C) increases, decreases

D) stays the same, increases

E) increases, stays the same

36) A nonpolar bond will form between two __________ atoms of __________ electronegativity.

A) different, opposite

B) identical, different

C) different, different

D) similar, different

E) identical, equal

37) The ion ICI4- has __________ valence electrons.

A) 34

B) 35

C) 36

D) 28

E) 8

38) The ion NO- has __________ valence electrons.

A) 15

B) 14

C) 16

D) 10

E) 12

39) The ion PO43- has __________ valence electrons.

A) 14

B) 24

C) 27

D) 29

E) 32

40) The Lewis structure of AsH3 shows __________ nonbonding electron pair(s) on As.

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

E) This cannot be determined from the data given.

41) The Lewis structure of PF3 shows that the central phosphorus atom has __________ nonbonding and __________ bonding electron pairs.

A) 2, 2

B) 1, 3

C) 3, 1

D) 1, 2

E) 3, 3

42) The Lewis structure of HCN (H bonded to C) shows that __________ has __________ nonbonding electron pairs.

A) C, 1

B) N, 1

C) H, 1

D) N, 2

E) C, 2

43) The formal charge on carbon in the molecule below is __________.

A) 0

B) +1

C) +2

D) +3

E) -1

44) The formal charge on nitrogen in NO3- is __________.

A) -1

B) 0

C) +1

D) +2

E) -2

45) The formal charge on sulfur in SO42- is __________, where the Lewis structure of the ion is:

A) -2

B) 0

C) +2

D) +4

E) -4

46) In the Lewis structure of ClF, the formal charge on Cl is __________ and the formal charge on F is __________.

A) -1, -1

B) 0, 0

C) 0, -1

D) +1, -1

E) -1, +1

47) In the Lewis structure of HCO3-, the formal charge on H is __________ and the formal charge on C is __________.

A) -1, -1

B) 0, 0

C) 0, -1

D) +1, -1

E) -1, +1

48) In the resonance form of ozone shown below, the formal charge on the central oxygen atom is __________.

A) 0

B) +1

C) -1

D) +2

E) -2

49) How many equivalent resonance forms can be drawn for CO32-(carbon is the central atom)?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 0

50) How many equivalent resonance forms can be drawn for SO2 without expanding octet on the sulfur atom (sulfur is the central atom)?

A) 0

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 1

51) How many equivalent resonance structures can be drawn for the molecule of SO3 without having to violate the octet rule on the sulfur atom?

A) 5

B) 2

C) 1

D) 4

E) 3

52) How many different types of resonance structures can be drawn for the ion SO32- where all atoms satisfy the octet rule?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 5

53) Using the table of average bond energies below, the ΔH for the reaction is __________ kJ.

Bond: C≡C C–C H–I C–I C–H

D (kJ/mol): 839 348 299 240 413

A) +160

B) -160

C) -217

D) -63

E) +63

54) Using the table of average bond energies below, the ΔH for the reaction is __________ kJ.

H–C≡C–H (g) + H–I (g) → H2CCHI (g)

Bond: C≡C C=C H–I C–I C–H

D (kJ/mol): 839 614 299 240 413

A) +506

B) -931

C) -506

D) -129

E) +129

55) Using the table of average bond energies below, the △H for the reaction is __________ kJ.

C≡O (g) + 2H2 (g) → H3C–O–H (g)

Bond: C–O C=O C≡O C–H H–H O–H

D (kJ/mol): 358 799 1072 413 436 463

A) +276

B) -276

C) +735

D) -735

E) -116

56) Using the table of bond dissociation energies, the ΔH for the following gas-phase reaction is __________ kJ.

A) -44

B) 38

C) 304

D) 2134

E) -38

57) Using the table of bond dissociation energies, the ΔH for the following gas-phase reaction is __________ kJ.

A) 291

B) 2017

C) -57

D) -356

E) -291

58) Using the table of bond dissociation energies, the ΔH for the following reaction is __________ kJ.

2HCl (g) + F2 (g) → 2HF (g) + Cl2 (g)

A) -359

B) -223

C) 359

D) 223

E) 208

8.3 Algorithmic Questions

1) There are __________ paired and __________ unpaired electrons in the Lewis symbol for a chlorine atom.

A) 4, 2

B) 4, 1

C) 6, 1

D) 0, 5

E) 2, 5

2) There are __________ unpaired electrons in the Lewis symbol for a (an) sodium ion.

A) 3

B) 2

C) 0

D) 4

E) 1

3) The principal quantum number of the electrons that are lost when tungsten forms a cation is __________.

A) 6

B) 5

C) 4

D) 3

E) 2

4) The chloride of which of the following metals should have the greatest lattice energy?

A) potassium

B) rubidium

C) sodium

D) lithium

E) cesium

5) How many single covalent bonds must a chlorine atom form to have a complete octet in its valence shell?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

E) 4

6) Of the atoms below, __________ is the most electropositive.

A) Be

B) Mg

C) Ca

D) Sr

E) Ba

7) Of the atoms below, __________ is the least electronegative.

A) Ba

B) Be

C) Mg

D) Sr

E) Ca

8) Of the bonds below, __________ is the least polar.

A) C, O

B) N, O

C) C, F

D) S, O

E) K, Br

9) Which two bonds are least similar in polarity?

A) Al-Cl and I-Br

B) O-F and Cl-F

C) B-F and Cl-F

D) I-Br and Si-Cl

E) C-Cl and Ge-Cl

10) Of the following, __________ cannot accommodate more than an octet of electrons.

A) Ni

B) As

C) C

D) V

E) Y

8.4 Short Answer Questions

1) The electron configuration that corresponds to the Lewis symbol, : . is __________.

2) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction for which ΔH˚rxn is the lattice energy for potassium bromide.

3) Using the noble gas shorthand notation, write the electron configuration for Fe+3.

4) Give the electron configuration of Cu2+.

5) Which halogen, bromine or iodine, will form the more polar bond with phosphorus?

6) Draw the Lewis structure of ICl2+.

7) Alternative but equivalent Lewis structures are called __________.

8) Benzene is an __________ compound with __________ equivalent Lewis structures.

9) In a reaction, if the bonds in the reactants are stronger than the bonds in the product, the reaction is __________.

10) In compounds of __________ and __________, the octet rule is violated due to the presence of fewer than eight valence electrons.

11) Polyatomic ions with an odd number of electrons will __________ the octet rule.

12) The strength of a covalent bond is measured by its __________.

13) To produce maximum heat, an explosive compound should have __________ chemical bonds and decompose to molecule with __________ bonds.

14) Calculate the bond energy of CF given that the heat of atomization of CHFClBr is 1502 kJ/mol, and that the bond energies of CH, CBr, and CCl are 413, 276, and 328 kJ/mol, respectively.

D(CF) = ΔHatomization – [D(CH) + D(CCl) + D(CBr)]

= [1502 – (413 + 276 + 328)] kJ/mol

= 485 kJ/mol

15) The reaction below is used to produce methanol:

CO (g) + 2H2 (g) → CH3OH (l) ΔHrxn = -128 kJ

(a) Calculate the CH bond energy given the following data:

(b) The tabulated value of the (C-H) bond energy is 413 kJ/mol. Explain why there is a difference between the number you have calculated in (a) and the tabulated value.

(a)

ΔHrxn = D(C≡O) + 2 D(H–H) – [3 D(C–H) + D(C–O) + D(O–H)]

3 D(C–H) = – ΔHrxn + D(C≡O) + 2 D(H–H) – D(C–O) – D(O–H)

D(C–H) = (128 + 1072 + 2(436) – 358 – 463)/3 = 417

D(C–H) = 417 kJ/mol

(b) Tabulated values, like those in Table 8.4, are averaged from many bond energies measured for CH bonds in many different molecules.

16) From the information given below, calculate the heat of combustion of methane(CH4)(in kJ/mol) Start by writing the balanced equation.

ΔHcombusion = (4 mol CH)(DC-H) + (2 mol OO)(DO=O)

– [(2 mol CO) (DC=O) – (4 mol OH) (DO-H)]

[(4 × 413 + 2 × 495) – (2 × 799 + 4 × 463)] kJ

ΔHcombusion = -808 kJ

8.5 True/False Questions

1) Atoms surrounded by eight valence electrons tend to lose electrons.

2) The greater the lattice energy, the greater the charges on the participatory ions and the smaller their radii.

3) Most transition metals do not form ions with a noble gas configuration.

4) When a metal gains an electron, the process is endothermic.

5) Electron affinity is a measure of how strongly an atom can attract additional electrons.

6) As electronegativity difference increases, bond length will decrease.

7) In some molecules and polyatomic ions, the sum of the valence electrons is odd and as a result the octet rule fails.

8) Bond enthalpy can be positive or negative.

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