Chemistry 2016 November
Chemistry 2016 November
Chemistry 2016 November
November 2017
1. Explain the general increasing trend in the first ionization
energies of the period 3 elements, Na to Ar.
2. Explain why the melting points of the group 1 metals (Li
→ Cs) decrease down the group whereas the melting
points of the group 17 elements (F → I) increase down the
group
3. State an equation for the reaction of phosphorus(V)
oxide, P4O10 (s), with water.
4. Cobalt forms the transition metal complex
[Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]Br. (i) State the shape of the complex
ion.
5. Describe, in terms of acid-base theories, the type of
reaction that takes place between the cobalt ion and
water to form the complex ion. [2] .
6. Lewis (electron dot) structures are useful models. (a)
Draw the Lewis (electron dot) structures of PF3 and PF5
and use the VSEPR theory to deduce the molecular
geometry of each species including bond angles.
7. Predict whether the molecules PF3 and PF5 are polar or
non-polar.
8. State the type of hybridization shown by the phosphorus
atom in PF3.