Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2008

Pre-Quiz 1

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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Your answers must be submitted before 8:30 am, Wed., Oct. 1

1. An atom with 16 protons in its nucleus could be

a. C
b. O
* c. S
d. Ge
e. can't tell

2. In the molecule CH3OH, the O will have how many lone pairs?

a. 0
b. 1
* c. 2
d. 3
e. 4

3. The atom with a formal + charge in the best Lewis structure for HNO3 is

a. H
* b. N
c. O
d. more than one atom will have a formal + charge

4. VSEPR would predict that the structure of CO2 would be

* a. linear
b. bent
c. trigonal
d. tetrahedral

5. The strongest acid in the list below is

a. H2O
b. H3O+
c. HF
* d. HCl
e. NH4+