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Bonding and Structure
Intermolecular Forces (Multiple Choice)

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4.1 | CELL BIOLOGY | QUESTION PAPER 1 1
 1 Pentan-1-ol is less soluble than ethanol in water. The best explanation for this is that

A pentan-1-ol molecules cannot form hydrogen bonds with water molecules,

but ethanol molecules can.
B London forces are stronger between pentan-1-ol molecules than between
ethanol molecules.
C carbon-carbon bonds are stronger in pentan-1-ol than in ethanol.
D permanent dipole forces are stronger in pentan-1-ol than in ethanol.

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2 Along the series of the Group 5 hydrides (NH3, PH3 and AsH3), the boiling temperatures
A decrease.
B decrease then increase.
C increase.
D increase then decrease.

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3 Graphite and buckminsterfullerene are forms of carbon. Buckminsterfullerene

dissolves in octane but graphite does not. This is because

A the bonds between carbon atoms in buckminsterfullerene are weaker than

those in graphite.
B buckminsterfullerene is molecular whereas graphite is a giant structure.
C graphite has delocalised electrons but buckminsterfullerene does not.
D graphite has covalent bonds and London forces but buckminsterfullerene has
just London forces.

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4 Hydrogen bromide has a lower boiling temperature than hydrogen iodide. This is
because
A hydrogen bromide has a smaller permanent dipole than hydrogen iodide.
B hydrogen bromide has weaker London forces than hydrogen iodide.
C hydrogen iodide forms hydrogen bonds but hydrogen bromide does not.
D the H I bond is stronger than the H Br bond.

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5 Consider the following compounds, E, F, G and H.

CH3
Cl CH2
CH2 CH2 Cl C CH3
CH3 CH3
E F

l CH2 CH3
CH2 CH2 l C CH3
CH3
CH3
G
H

The boiling temperature of these compounds increases in the order

A HGFE
B GHEF
C EFGH
D FEHG

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6 Which of the following substances does not have intermolecular hydrogen bonds?

A Ethanoic acid, CH3COOH

B Propanone, CH3COCH3

C Methanol, CH3OH

D Water, H2O

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7 Which of the following molecules has the lowest boiling temperature?

Pentane C 3H 6
A C D
A

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8 Which of the following molecules has the highest melting temperature?

A C D

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9 Although they have the same relative molecular mass, the boiling temperatures of hexane
(69 °C) and 2,2-dimethylbutane (49 °C) are significantly different. The reason for this is that
A the intermolecular forces are stronger between hexane molecules because it
has more electrons.
B there are significantly stronger permanent dipole forces between hexane
molecules.
C the covalent bonds in hexane are stronger and so it requires more energy to
break them.
D the molecular shape of hexane molecules allows them to form stronger
London forces.

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10 Sodium chloride is more soluble in water than in hexane because

A the intermolecular forces between water molecules are stronger than those
between hexane molecules.
B hexane molecules cannot fit between the ions in the sodium chloride lattice.
C energy is released when the ions in sodium chloride are hydrated.
D sodium ions and chloride ions form hydrogen bonds with water.

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11 What are the strongest forces between molecules of hydrogen fluoride, HF?

A Dipole-dipole forces.

B Hydrogen bonds.
C Ionic interactions.
D London forces.

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12 The diagram below is taken from a student’s examination paper. It shows the
hydrogen bonding between two water molecules.

Identify the error in the diagram.

A The H–O–H bond angle within each water molecule should be 90q.
B There should only be one lone pair of electrons on each oxygen atom.

C The O–H–O bond angle between the water molecules should be 180q.
D The hydrogen atoms should be ˜– and the oxygen atoms should be ˜+.

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13 The boiling temperatures from methane to propane increase because

A the number of ions increases, so there are stronger electrostatic attractions.

B the covalent bonds are getting stronger, so require more energy to break.
C there are more covalent bonds, so more energy is needed to break them.
D the number of electrons increases, so there are stronger London forces.

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14 The boiling temperature of ethanoic acid is very much higher than that of butane
although these molecules have similar numbers of electrons. This is because
ethanoic acid has
A stronger covalent bonds.
B stronger ionic bonds.
C greater London forces.
D hydrogen bonding.

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15 Hydrogen iodide has a higher boiling temperature than hydrogen bromide. This is
because
A the H I bond is stronger than the H Br bond.
B hydrogen iodide has stronger London forces than hydrogen bromide.
C hydrogen iodide has a larger permanent dipole than hydrogen bromide.
D hydrogen iodide forms hydrogen bonds but hydrogen bromide does not.

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16 Butane has a higher boiling temperature than 2-methylpropane. This is because butane has
A stronger C H bonds.
B more electrons.
C a larger surface area.
D hydrogen bonds.

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17 Methanol dissolves in water mainly due to the formation of new

A hydrogen bonds.
B dipole-dipole forces.
C London forces.
D covalent bonds.

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18 Which of the following compounds shows hydrogen bonding in the liquid state?
A Hydrogen bromide, HBr
B Hydrogen sulfide, H2S
C Silane, SiH4
D Ammonia, NH3

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 19 Which of these isomers has the highest boiling temperature?

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20 Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling temperature?

A CH4
B CH3Cl
C HCHO
D CH3OH
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21 The difference in boiling temperature between methane (Tb 109 K) and

ethane (Tb 185 K) is best explained by the different numbers of
A protons.
B electrons.
C covalent bonds.
D hydrogen bonds.

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22 Ethanol is soluble in water. The best explanation for this is
A ethanol molecules form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
B ethanol molecules form London (dispersion) forces with water molecules.
C ethanol molecules form permanent dipole interactions with water molecules.
D ethanol and water are miscible liquids.

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23 Poly(ethenol) is a water-soluble polymer. A section of the chain has the structure shown
below.
H H H H

C C C C

H OH H OH

The polymer is used for making hospital laundry bags so that laundry can be loaded
directly into washing machines without it having to be handled.
Poly(ethenol) is water soluble because the polymer
A is broken down by the water into monomers.

B is broken down by the washing detergent.

C breaks into monomers at the temperature of the wash.

D forms many strong hydrogen bonds with the water.

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24 For parts (a) and (b), use your knowledge of intermolecular forces to predict the
compound with the highest boiling temperature.
(a) A HF
B H2O
C NH3
D CH4
(1)
(b) A 1-iodobutane
B 1-chlorobutane
C 2-methyl-2-iodopropane
D 2-methyl-2-chloropropane
(1)

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25 Which of the following has dipole-dipole interactions between its molecules, but no
hydrogen bonding?
A Methane, CH4
B Methanol, CH3OH
C Ammonia, NH3
D Hydrogen iodide, HI

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26 Which list below shows the compounds in order of increasing boiling temperature?
A CH4, HCl, HF
B HF, CH4, HCl
C HCl, HF, CH4
D HF, HCl, CH4

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27 Which of the following has the highest boiling temperature?

A Pentane, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
B Hexane, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
C 2-methylbutane, CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3
D 2-methylpentane, CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3

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