11. Which of the following statements about resonance is true? I. Resonance hybrids occur because a compound changes back and forth between two or more resonance structures. II. Resonance structures differ in the arrangement of electrons but not in the arrangement of atoms. III. Resonance hybrids contain delocalized electrons. IV. Resonance structures for a given compound always contribute equally to the resonance hybrid. V. Resonance structures occur when there are two or more valid Lewis structures for a given compound. VI. Resonance hybrids are a composite of resonance structures. a. I, II, V, VI b. I, II, V, VI c. II, III, IV, VI d. II, III, V, VI e. II, IV, V, VI 12. How many resonance forms will nitrate ion (NO3-) have? a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2 e. 3 13. A list of non-metals is given below. Which elements cannot exceed the octet rule? B Si N P O S F Cl a. Si, P, S, Cl b. B, N, O, F c. O, S, F, Cl d. B, Si, N, P e. All eight elements can exceed the octet rule. 14.Write the singly bonded Lewis dot structure for BF3. Which of the following statements best describes this structure? a. It obeys the octet rule on all atoms. b. It has less than an octet on at least one atom. c. It has a lone pair of electrons on the boron atom. d. It has less than an octet of electrons on all atoms. e. It exceeds the octet rule. 15. Using the VSEPR theory, give the electron pair orientation and predict the geometry of the following: a. CH3I b. SiH4 c. NF3 d. SCN– (C is the middle atom) e. H2S 16. Give the bond angles for the molecules given in #15

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11. Which of the following statements about resonance is true? I. Resonance hybrids occur because a compound changes back and forth between two or more resonance structures. II. Resonance structures differ in the arrangement of electrons but not in the arrangement of atoms. III. Resonance hybrids contain delocalized electrons. IV. Resonance structures for a given compound always contribute equally to the resonance hybrid. V. Resonance structures occur when there are two or more valid Lewis structures for a given compound. VI. Resonance hybrids are a composite of resonance structures. a. I, II, V, VI b. I, II, V, VI c. II, III, IV, VI d. II, III, V, VI e. II, IV, V, VI 12. How many resonance forms will nitrate ion (NO3-) have? a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2 e. 3 13. A list of non-metals is given below. Which elements cannot exceed the octet rule? B Si N P O S F Cl a. Si, P, S, Cl b. B, N, O, F c. O, S, F, Cl d. B, Si, N, P e. All eight elements can exceed the octet rule. 14.Write the singly bonded Lewis dot structure for BF3. Which of the following statements best describes this structure? a. It obeys the octet rule on all atoms. b. It has less than an octet on at least one atom. c. It has a lone pair of electrons on the boron atom. d. It has less than an octet of electrons on all atoms. e. It exceeds the octet rule. 15. Using the VSEPR theory, give the electron pair orientation and predict the geometry of the following: a. CH3I b. SiH4 c. NF3 d. SCN– (C is the middle atom) e. H2S 16. Give the bond angles for the molecules given in #15

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