Lesson Worksheet: Hybridization Chemistry
In this worksheet, we will practice explaining and identifying hybridization of atomic orbitals.
Q1:
How many bonds and bonds are in -pentadiene, ?
- A2 bonds and 12 bonds
- B10 bonds and 2 bonds
- C12 bonds and 2 bonds
- D2 bonds and 10 bonds
Q2:
Which of the following is not true about an hybrid orbital?
- AAn orbital overlaps with three orbitals, forming a set of four hybridised orbitals. Each of them is called an hybrid orbital.
- BHybridisation occurs to form an hybrid orbital due to orbitals and orbitals being of close energies to each other.
- CThe angle between each 2 hybrid orbitals () is equal to .
- DAn orbital overlaps with three orbitals, forming a set of three hybridised orbitals. Each of them is called an hybrid orbital.
Q3:
How many sigma bonds and pi bonds are formed in an ethylene molecule, ?
- A5 sigma bonds and only 1 pi bond
- B4 sigma bonds and 2 pi bonds
- C3 sigma bonds and only 1 pi bond
- D6 sigma bonds and no pi bonds
Q4:
Which of the following is correct about the structure of acetylene ()?
- AThe
two carbon atoms are bonded by hybrid orbitals.
- BThe two carbon atoms are bonded by one sigma bond and one pi bond.
- CThe two carbon atoms are bonded by hybrid orbitals.
- DThe two carbon atoms are bonded by hybrid orbitals.
Q5:
What is the number of bonds in an acetylene molecule?
- A1
- B5
- C2
- D3
Q6:
How many and bonds are there in the given structure?
- A8 and 3 bonds
- B3 and 3 bonds
- C6 and 3 bonds
- D11 and 3 bonds
Q7:
What are the types of hybridisation in carbon atoms numbers 1 and 2?
- ACarbon atom 1: , carbon atom 2:
- BCarbon atom 1: , carbon atom 2:
- CCarbon atom 1: , carbon atom 2:
- DCarbon atom 1: , carbon atom 2:
Q8:
The hybridisation of and molecules is the same. Which of the following is correct? [, , ].
- AThe hybridisation of a carbon atom in the two molecules is and the molecular geometry is linear.
- BThe hybridisation of a carbon atom in the two molecules is and the molecular geometry is a planar triangle.
- CThe hybridisation of a carbon atom in the two molecules is and the molecular geometry is a planar triangle.
- DThe hybridisation of a carbon atom in the two molecules is and the molecular geometry is linear.
Q9:
Which of the following choices represents the correct Lewis structure and the number of sigma bonds of a carbon dioxide molecule ? [, ].
- AChoice B
- BChoice D
- CChoice C
- DChoice A
Q10:
A sigma bond is created when specific combinations of atomic orbitals overlap.
Which of the following occurrences does not result in the formation of a bond?
- AA hybrid sp orbital overlapping with another hybrid sp orbital
- BAn s orbital overlapping with a p orbital
- CA p orbital overlapping with another p orbital side by side
- DAn s orbital overlapping with another s orbital
- EA p orbital overlapping with another p orbital end to end