True or false on bonding

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Inner shell electrons form the bonds.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Nitrogen has a bond order of three.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Higher bond order means a longer bond.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Higher bond order means a stronger bond.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The bond in HF is polar.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A pi bond forms by head-on overlap.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation