Chemical Bonding in the Nitrogen Molecule

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Which hydride exhibits virtually non-polar bonding?

  • NH3
  • HCl
  • PH3 (correct)
  • H2O

What type of bonding occurs in H2O and NH3?

  • Ionic bonding
  • Covalent bonding
  • Hydrogen bonding (correct)
  • Metallic bonding

Which hydride exhibits a pyramidal shape?

  • NH3
  • H2O
  • PH3 (correct)
  • HCl

What property is affected by intermolecular hydrogen bonding in H2O and NH3?

<p>Higher boiling point (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is B–Cl bond considered polar?

<p>Unequal sharing of electrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hydride shows polar covalent bonding?

<p>NH3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of atoms does a Hydrogen atom need to be bonded to in order to form a hydrogen bond?

<p>Nitrogen, Oxygen, or Fluorine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which force is considered the strongest form of intermolecular force?

<p>Hydrogen Bonding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does water have a high boiling point?

<p>Due to the need to break strong hydrogen bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of electronegativity?

<p>The relative attraction of an atom for shared electrons in a covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the difference in bond angle between ammonia (NH3) and silane (SiH4)?

<p>Presence of lone pairs of electrons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which two small molecules do each have four electron pairs in the valence shell of the central atom?

<p>Ammonia (NH3) and Silane (SiH4) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes hydrogen bonds to form between molecules with Hydrogen and Nitrogen, Oxygen, or Fluorine?

<p>The partial positive charge on Hydrogen and electronegative atoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the boiling point of a liquid with hydrogen bonding?

<p>The amount of energy needed to break hydrogen bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are hydrogen bonds considered dipole-dipole attractions?

<p>Because they involve partial positive and negative charges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Hydrogen bonds act as bridges between molecules?

<p>By attracting electronegative atoms in different molecules (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes Hydrogen bonding different from other types of intermolecular forces?

<p>The large electronegativity difference between Hydrogen and other atoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does a molecule need to have a large electronegativity difference for hydrogen bonding to occur?

<p>To induce a partial positive charge on Hydrogen for attraction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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