3) A group of students is asked to count the number of a given object in a jar. The table
below shows their responses:
Student
1
2
3
4
# Reported
250
260
245
253
There were actually 500 of the objects in the jar. What can be said about the accuracy
and precision of the students reports?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
What is the density of this material (in g/mL), reported with the proper number of
significant figures?
a) 2.9850
b) 2.985
c) 2.99
d) 3.0
e) 3
5) A typical American football field has an area of 6,396 square yards (yd2). What is the
area of a football field in square meters (m2)? 1 meter = 1.0936 yards.
a) 5,348
b) 5,848
c) 6,994
d) 7,649
e) 8,365
6) Which of the following was not one of the conclusions reached as a result of
Millikans oil drop experiment & Rutherfords gold foil experiment?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
46 4+
22Ti
145
Pm
b)
He
c)
d)
252
Es
e)
131
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Antimony-123
42.80%
57.20%
63.05%
36.95%
49.00%
10) A student studies a dull, brittle substance and finds that it does not conduct
electricity as a solid, liquid, or dissolved in aqueous solution. The student finds that the
substance cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. Based on
this information, the substance is most likely:
a) A metallic element
b) A nonmetallic element
c) An elemental metalloid
d) An ionic compound
e) A molecular compound
b) 8.39x104
c) 2.5
d) 2.5x10-3
e) 83.9
b) 3.32x10-24
c) 6.02x1023
d) 1.24x1024
e) 2.41x1024
14) An LED emits light at a wavelength of 525 nm. What is the energy of one mole of
these photons in kilojoules per mole?
a) 3.79x10-31
b) 2.28x102
c) 3.79x10-22
d) 2.28x10-7
e) 6.29x10-46
c) released; line
d) absorbed; line
e) destroyed; gamma
16) Which of the following transitions in an atom would release/absorb the largest
amount energy?
a) n = 5 n = 9
b) n = 4 n = 3
c) n = 24 n = 23
d) n = 1 n = 4
e) n = 2 n = 3
17) Which of the following quantum numbers describes the spatial orientation of an
orbital?
a) n
b)
c) m
d) ms
e) n +
b) 4
c) 8
d) 16
e) 32
19) Silver (Ag) is in the same group as copper (Cu), and is therefore expected to have a
similar electron configuration. What is the electron configuration of silver?
a) [Ar]4s23d9
b) [Ar]4s13d10
c) [Kr]5s13f144d10
d) [Kr]5s14d10
e) [Kr]5s24d9
20) What property determines the order of the elements on the modern periodic table?
a) Electron affinity
b) Atomic mass
c) Electronegativity
d) Ionization energy
e) Atomic number
21) Which of the following statements regarding the group 13 elements is false?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
22) Which of the following correctly ranks the species in order of increasing radius?
a) Ar < Cl- < S2b) Cu < Cu+ < Cu2+
e) I < Br < Cl
c) K > Na > Li
d) O > N > C
24) For which of the following groups on the periodic table would gaining an electron be
the least favorable?
a) Alkali metals
b) Alkaline earth metals
c) Halogens
d) Chalcogens
e) Noble gases
c) [Xe]4f145d10
d) [Xe]6s24f145d10
e) [Rn]
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
27) Which of the following choices correctly ranks the compounds in terms of
increasing lattice energy?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Chromium chloride
Chromium (III) chloride
Chromium trichloride
Monochromium trichloride
Chlorochromate ion
Phosphorus sulfide
Phosphorus (III) sulfide
Phosphorus (IV) sulfide
Phosphorus trisulfide
Tetraphosphorus trisulfide
b) SrNO3
c) Sr(NO2)2
d) Sr(NO3)2
e) Sr3N2
d) HBrO
e) HBr
b) HBrO3
c) HBrO2
32) What is the empirical formula of a compound that is 26.58% potassium, 35.35%
chromium, and 38.07% oxygen by mass?
a) K2CrO3
b) K2CrO4
c) KCr3O5
d) K2Cr3O4
e) K2Cr2O7
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Al
35.95%
10.10%
18.34%
15.77%
29.64%
S
42.73%
36.01%
32.71%
28.12%
23.49%
O
21.32%
53.89%
48.95%
56.11%
46.87%
34) Carbon forms up to three bonds with oxygen. Which of these bonds will be the
strongest, and which of these bonds will be the longest?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
c)
b)
d)
e)
36) Which of the following is/are valid resonance structure(s) for the Lewis dot structure
of perchloric acid shown below?
I
a) I only
II
b) II only
c) I & II
III
d) II & III
e) All of them
37) What are the electron domain geometry (EDG) and molecular geometry (MG) of
iodine pentachloride?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
EDG
Octahedral
Octahedral
Octahedral
Trigonal bipyramidal
Tetrahedral
MG
Square pyramidal
Square planar
Octahedral
Trigonal bipyramidal
Bent
b) < 109.5
c) 109.5
d) 109.5 >
e) 120
39) Which of the following statements correctly describes the polarity of the molecules
SiCl4 and SCl4?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
40) Which of the following substances will have the strongest intermolecular forces?
a)
c)
b)
d)
e)
41) Which of the following represents the correct relationship between the boiling points
of the two substances listed?
a) He > Ne
b) H2S > H2O
c)
d)
F2 > HCl
CH4 > C2H6
e)
CH3CH2CH2CH3 >
b) sp2
c) sp3
d) sp3d
e) sp3d2
43) Acetonitrile, pictured below, is a common solvent in chemical reactions. How many
of each type of bond are present in this molecule?
a) 6 , 1
b) 5 , 2
c)
d)
7 , 0
4 , 3
e)
4 , 0 , 1
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
e) 16
b) 2.50
c) 5.00
d) 10.0
e) 20.0
46) A field test to determine if a rock sample contains limestone (CaCO3) is based on the
reaction of calcium carbonate with hydrochloric acid to give calcium chloride, carbon
dioxide, and water. If 10.00 moles of calcium carbonate are reacted with 15.00 moles of
hydrochloric acid, how many moles of water will be produced?
a) 5.000
b) 7.500
c) 10.00
d) 15.00
e) 30.00
47) Alkali metal peroxides (such as Na2O2) can be used in rebreathing apparatuses to
convert exhaled CO2 into breathable O2 according to the equation
2Na2 O2 (s) + 2CO2 (g) 2Na2 CO3 (s) + O2 (g). If the reaction of 10.00 moles of CO2
with excess Na2O2 produces 2.50 moles of O2, what is the percent yield for this reaction?
a) 100.0%
b) 75.00%
c) 50.00%
d) 25.00%
e) 10.00%
48) Which of the following combinations of solutions will produce a precipitate when
mixed?
a) NH4NO3 & CrCl3
b) AgNO3 & NaC2H3O2
49) Which of the following compounds will not act as a base in aqueous solution?
a) KOH
b) Ba(OH)2
c) Fe(OH)3
d) CH3OH
e) NH3
b) Zn
c) H+
d) Cl-
e) No redox
52) What are the formal charge and oxidation state of the nitrogen atom in the nitrate
ion?
Formal Charge
0
-1
+1
-1
+1
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Oxidation State
0
+3
+3
+5
+5
54) An aqueous solution is made from 0.639 g of KMnO4 in 50.0 mL of water. What is
the molarity of KMnO4 in this solution?
a) 0.0809
b) 0.0128
c) 8.09x10-5
d) 12.8
e) 0.735
55) A solution of NaCl in water is prepared. A sample of this solution is then diluted to
double its original volume. What is the effect on the molarity of NaCl in this solution?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
c) pH = 5.00; basic
d) pH = 5.00; acidic
e) pH = 7.00; neutral
57) How many milliliters of 0.350 M potassium hydroxide are required to fully titrate
250 mL of 0.700 M sulfuric acid?
a) 1000 mL
b) 500 mL
c) 250 mL
d) 125 mL
e) 62.5 mL
58) The combustion of liquid butane (C4H10) has a Hrxn of -5,271.4 kJ/mol. How
much energy, in kilojoules, is released if 2.906 g of butane is combusted in the presence
of excess oxygen?
a) 131.8
b) 263.6
c) 527.1
d) 7,659
e) 1.532x104
59) How much heat (in joules) is required to raise the temperature of a 10.0 g sample of
osmium (Os; specific heat: 0.130 J/molK) from 25 C to its melting point, 3045 C?
a) 393
b) 2.32x103
c) 3.99x103
d) 232
e) 3.93x103
b) -26.8
c) +24.2
d) -24.2
e) 57.6
61) In a bomb calorimeter with a heat capacity of 110 kJ/C, combustion of 19.5 g of
liquid butanol (C4H10O) increases the temperature of the calorimeter by 5.87 C. What is
the Hrxn for the combustion of butanol in kilojoules per mole?
a) -2,456
b) 646
c) -646
d) -71
e) 2,456
What is the enthalpy of the reaction VO(s) + 2 Cl2 (g) VOCl(s) in kJ/mol?
a) -1996
b) -1645
c) -1039
d) -782.2
e) -175.2
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b) -133
c) -2499
d) +1444
e) +2499
d) 1.260
e) 1.000
b) 1.588
c) 0.7935
66) Hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas react to form ammonia gas. How many liters of
ammonia will be produced when 39.00 L of hydrogen gas are reacted with excess
nitrogen gas at STP?
a) 39.00
b) 13.00
c) 26.00
d) 78.00
e) 58.50
67) A sample of gas held in a 500. mL vessel has a pressure of 560. torr at 0.00 C. How
many moles of gas are in the vessel?
a) 1.25x104
b) 12.5
c) 9.50x103
d) 0.0164
e) 0.00
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b) I only
c) I, II & III
d) II & IV
e) All of them
69) 1.80 grams of a gas is held in a 2.00 L vessel at STP. What is the identity of the gas?
a) H2
b) Ne
c) N2
d) CO2
e) Cl2
70) Two flasks filled with argon and nitrogen gases at 25 C are connected as shown in
the diagram below:
N2
2.00 L
3.00 atm
Ar
2.00 L
3.00 atm
Which of the following statements regarding the gases in the flasks is false?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
71) 4.00 moles of Ar gas and 5.60 moles of Xe gas are added to a flask, giving a total
pressure of 13.44 atm. What is the partial pressure, in atm, due to just Ar gas in this
system?
a) 9.60
b) 18.81
c) 32.25
d) 4.00
e) 5.60
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