Chemistry Test
Nomenclature
Name ____________________________ Test # ____
Date _______________ Block ______
Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for the following SOL questions and
record its letter on your answer sheet.
1. How many atoms are represented in this formula: Ni(C2H3O2)4?
a. 5 b. 8 c. 28 d. 29
2. The Lewis electron dot system represents electrons in the —
a. outer energy level b. inner level c. middle level d. core level
3. Which compound contains both ionic and covalent bonds?
a.NaNO3 b. MgBr2 c. CH4 d. NH3
4. The correct name for the compound CCl4 is —
a. carbon tetrachloride b. carbon chloride c. monocarbon chloride
d. tetracarbon monochloride
5. Which of the following is the name of the molecule PCl3?
a. Phosphorus trichloride b. Phosphorus chloride c. Potassium
trichloride d. Potassium chloride
6. The formula for dinitrogen tetroxide is —
a. N2O4 b. N3O3 c. N2O2 d. NO
7. The correct name for P2O5 is —
a. phosphorus (V) pentoxide b. phosphorus oxide c. phosphorus (II)
oxide d. diphosphorus pentoxide
8. Binary molecular compounds consists of
a. a metal and a nonmetal combined
b. two metals combined c. two
nonmetals combined d. two transitional metals combined
9. Binary molecular compounds form covalent bonds which involves the
a. transfer of electrons b. sharing of electrons c. the loss of electrons
d. the gain of electrons
10. Dinitrogen monoxide has the formula
a. N2O1 b. N2O c. NO2 d. N(II)O
11. The formula SO3 is named
a. sulfur oxide b. monosulfur trioxide c. sulfur trioxide d. sulfur(III)
oxide
12. What is the name of the following compound OF2?
a. oxygen difluoride b. monoxide difluoride c. oxide difluoride
d. oxygen bifluoride
13. What is the prefix for 5?
a. hexa b. tetra c. penta d. octa
14. N4O10 is named
a. nitrogen oxide b. nitrogen(X) oxide c. tetranitrogen decoxide
d. quatranitrogen dexoxide
15. The prefix for three is
a. pre b. trey c. tri d. tetra
16. Which of the following compounds would be a binary molecular compound?
a. NaCl b. FeSO4 c. CuNO3 d. SO3
17. The name of the compound with the formula AgCl is
a. silver(I) chloride b. silver(II) chloride c. gold chloride d. silver
chloride
18. What is the name of the following hydrate: CuSO4  5H2O?
a. Copper
sulfate pentahydrate b. Copper(I) sulfide pentahydrate c. copper(II)
sulfate pentahydrate d. Copper sulfur oxide water
19. Which of the following rules should you apply when trying to draw Lewis
structures?
A. Hunds Rule B. Octet Rule C.Avogadro’s rule D. H. W. Lewis Rule.
20. Which of these best describes the difference between the formulas for
nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide? A. nitrogen monoxide has one
more atom of oxygen B. nitrogen dioxide has one fewer atom of oxygen
C. Nitrogen monoxide has one fewer atom of oxygen D. Nitrogen dioxide
has one more atom of nitrogen
21. What is the chemical name for the compound P3N5? A. triphosphorus
nitride B. Phosphorus(III) nitride C. Triphosphorus pentanitride
D. Pantaphosphorus trinitride
22. Which of these is the safest practice when heating the contents of a
test tube over a flame? A. wearing long hair down B. Having safety
goggles within reach C. Pointing the test tube away from people
D. Keeping the test tube securely stoppered.
23. What are shared in covalent bonds?
A. Cations B. Protons C. Electrons D. Anions
24. What is the correct name for P2O5? A. phosphorus (V) pentoxide B.
phosphorus oxide C. phosphorus (II) oxide D. diphosphorus pentoxide.
25. The type of formula that shows the arrangements of atoms and bonds is
called A. Empirical B. Chemical C. Molecular D. Structural
26. An arrow () in a structural formula represents a(n) a. Ionic Bond
B. Nonpolar bond C. Polar Bond D. Corrdinate covalent bond
27. One pair of electrons shared between two atoms represents a(n) A.
ionic bond B. single covalent bond C. a polar bond D. double bond
28. Which of the following molecules is not a polar molecule?
A. H2O B. CH4
C. NH3
D. CH3Cl
29. Which of the following molecules would be an exception to the octet
rule? A. O2 B. CCl4 C. CO2
D. HCN
30. When it is possible to write two or more valid electron dot structures for
a molecule like SO3 and O3. It is known as a a. Exceptional Lewis dot
structure B. An Octet rule structure C. A resonance structure D. A
covalent structure
31. The fact that carbon forms 4 bonds is a result of A. its s and p orbital
hybridization B. the fact that it has 4 electrons C. is 4 P orbital
protons D. Its electron configuration of 1s2 1p4
32. How many valence electrons are in a molecule of water?
A. 10 valence electrons B. 9 valence electrons C. 8 valence electrons D.
7 valence electrons
33. Given the diagram:
C=C; the (=) represents a(n)
a. ionic bond
B. single covalent bond a double covalent bond D. a sigma bond.
34. How many Pi () are in a molecule of carbon dioxide?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
35. How many shared pairs of electrons are in an ethane molecule (C2H6)?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5
36. You are taking test version A therefore mark A on your answer sheet.
Determine the molecular shape of the following compounds. Use the key to
record your answer on your answer sheet. The choices may be used more
than once.
Key: A. Linear Triatomic B. Bent Triatomic C. Pyramidal
D. Tetrahedral E. Trigonal Planer
37. Water
38. Carbon Dioxide
39. Sulfur Trioxide
40. Ammonia
41. Methane
42. H2S
43. CCl4
44. PCl3
45. BF3