Chapter 7
1. True/False – If false, correct the statement to make it TRUE.
a. TRUE/FALSE – You can find the number of valence electrons in s and p block elements
by counting up from the right side of the periodic table (eg. F = 1 valence electron, O = 2
valence electrons, etc.)
b. TRUE/FALSE – In an ionic bond, electrons are swapped to allow each ion in the molecule
to have a complete outer shell.
c. TRUE/FALSE – A more electronegative element will repel electrons towards the other
side of the molecule
d. TRUE/FALSE – An electronegativity difference of 2.5 means that the compound has a
polar covalent bond.
e. TRUE/FALSE – Some bonds release energy when broken while other bonds require
energy to break them.
2. Draw the dipole moment on each of the following bonds. If the bond is nonpolar, write NP:
a. Cl-Cl
b. Cl-F
c. H-F
d. C-S
e. B-N
f. P-F
g. P-S
h. C-H
i. C-N
j. C-O
k. C-F
l. C-Cl
3. Draw the Lewis dot structure for each of the following compounds:
a. SO32- h. NH3
b. PF6- i. XeF4
c. BrF3 j. PCl5
d. HCN k. PCl3
e. CO2 l. SO2
f. CH4 m. SO42-
g. SF6 n. NO
4. For each compound in #3 above, determine the formal charge on each atom. If resonance is
possible draw the possible resonance structures.
5. True/False – If false, correct the statement to make it TRUE.
a. TRUE/FALSE – The octet rule must always be obeyed
b. TRUE/FALSE – An un-bonded pair of electrons is called a lone pair.
c. TRUE/FALSE – While single and double bonds are common, triple bonds never occur
d. TRUE/FALSE – Formal charges are useful for finding if a molecule is polar.
e. TRUE/FALSE – In the molecule XY3, X is the central atom with 3 Y atoms around it.
There are 2 lone pairs of electrons on the central X atom. The electron geometry of
this molecule is Trigonal Bipyrimidal
f. TRUE/FALSE – In the above molecule, the molecular geometry is Seesaw.
6. Fill in the following table:
# Valence # Valence
Lewis Dot Structure Electron Molecular
Formula Name electrons in electrons in
(Draw in Polarity if applicable) Geometry Geometry
central atom outer atoms
CO2
CH4
SF6
BrF3
NH3
XeF4
PCl5
PCl3
SO2
NO3-
PO43-