June 2011 Chemistry Regents #71-73

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Base your answers to questions 71 through 73  on the information below.

In 1864, the Solvay process was developed to make soda ash. One step in the process is represented by the balanced equation below.

NaCl + NH3 + CO2 + H2O NaHCO3 + NH4Cl

71. Write the chemical formula for one compound in the equation that contains both ionic bonds and covalent bonds. [1]

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either NaHCO3 ro NH4Cl

not both

72. Explain, in terms of electronegativity difference, why the bond between hydrogen and oxygen in a water molecule is more polar than the bond between hydrogen and  nitrogen in an ammonia molecule. [1]

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there is a larger electronegativity difference between H and O (1.4) than there is between H and N (0.9)

73. In the space in your answer booklet, draw a Lewis electron-dot diagram for the reactant containing nitrogen in the equation. [1]

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