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  1. 1.What type of intermolecular force is the strongest?

    • •Dipole-dipole interactions
    • •London dispersion forces
    • •Hydrogen bonding
    • •Ion-induced dipole interactions

  2. 2.What is the Schrödinger equation's role in chemistry?

    • •It describes the quantum state of electrons in atoms and molecules, predicting orbital shapes, energies, and chemical bonding behavior
    • •It determines the crystal structure of ionic solids
    • •It models the ideal gas behavior at high pressures
    • •It calculates the rate of chemical reactions

  3. 3.What is the chelate effect?

    • •The color change observed when chelates form in solution
    • •The enhancement of reaction rate when chelating agents are present
    • •The tendency of metals to form square planar rather than tetrahedral complexes
    • •Chelating (polydentate) ligands form more stable complexes than equivalent monodentate ligands due to an entropy-driven equilibrium advantage

  4. 4.What is Gibbs free energy and what does a negative ΔG indicate?

    • •A measure of kinetic energy; negative ΔG means the reaction is fast
    • •A thermodynamic potential that predicts reaction spontaneity; negative ΔG means the reaction is spontaneous at constant T and P
    • •The activation energy; negative ΔG means no catalyst is needed
    • •The total energy of the universe; negative ΔG means energy is destroyed

  5. 5.What is Markovnikov's rule?

    • •In the addition of HX to an unsymmetrical alkene, the hydrogen adds to the carbon with more hydrogen atoms (forming the more stable carbocation)
    • •Primary alcohols oxidize to aldehydes then carboxylic acids
    • •The more substituted carbon always loses a hydrogen in elimination reactions
    • •Aromatic rings always undergo substitution rather than addition

  6. 6.What is the difference between E1 and E2 elimination reactions?

    • •E1 is two-step (carbocation intermediate, unimolecular); E2 is one-step concerted (bimolecular, requires anti-periplanar geometry)
    • •E1 requires a strong base; E2 requires a weak base
    • •E1 produces only cis-alkenes; E2 produces only trans-alkenes
    • •Both mechanisms are identical but occur at different temperatures

  7. 7.What is the photoelectric effect and its significance for chemistry?

    • •The emission of visible light when electrons return to lower energy levels
    • •The production of electric current by chemical reactions in batteries
    • •The absorption of light by chlorophyll during photosynthesis
    • •Light hitting a metal surface ejects electrons only if the light's frequency exceeds a threshold, demonstrating that light has particle (photon) nature

  8. 8.What are d-orbital splitting and crystal field theory?

    • •A model for electron behavior in semiconductor crystals
    • •Crystal field theory explains how ligands split the d-orbitals of transition metal ions into different energy levels, determining color and magnetic properties
    • •The splitting of atoms in nuclear fission reactions
    • •A theory about how crystals form from saturated solutions

  9. 9.What is the Born-Haber cycle used for?

    • •Determining the rate constants for multi-step reactions
    • •Predicting the shape of crystal unit cells
    • •Calculating lattice energy of ionic compounds using Hess's law by combining measurable thermodynamic quantities
    • •Calculating bond energies in covalent compounds

  10. 10.What is the Clausius-Clapeyron equation used for?

    • •Calculating the compressibility factor of real gases
    • •Relating vapor pressure to temperature, allowing calculation of enthalpy of vaporization and prediction of boiling points
    • •Determining the rate constant at different temperatures
    • •Finding the equilibrium constant from standard electrode potentials