SAT Chemistry Practice Test: Laboratory

Question Type A

Questions 1–4 refer to the following:

(A) Ethanol

(B) Phenolphthalein

(C) Ba(NO3)2

(D) Litmus

(E) U-tube manometer

1. Will glow green when flamed

2. Commonly isolated by distillation

3. Can be used to demonstrate that gasses pressurize when heated

4. Blue in basic solution

Question Type B

105.

106.
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Question Type C

7. To the correct number of significant figures, what is the mass of 2.5 moles
deuterium gas (isotope mass = 2.014 amu)?

(A) 5.035 g

(B) 5.0 g

(C) 5.04 g

(D) 1.241 g

(E) 1.3 g

8. A NaOH solution is titrated with HCl. The resulting neutral solution is evaporated
over a burner and the resulting crystalline solid is burned in a strong flame. The flame
will likely be

(A) extinguished

(B) yellow

(C) orange

(D) green

(E) clear

Answers and Explanations

1 C According to the chart on this page, barium salts will burn with a green
color. We have no information about the burning characteristics of (A), (B), or (D).

2 A Due to its relative volatility, ethyl alcohol will evaporate at a lower

temperature than water. This is a common procedure for the concentration of this substance.
Although phenolphthalein (B) may also be separated by distillation, this is not a common
procedure.

3 E A U-Tube manometer will show a rising mercury level as a heated gas

pushes with a greater force per unit area (pressure).
 4 D Of our common indicators, only litmus is red in acid and blue in basic
solution. Phenolphthalein is clear in acid, and pink in basic solution.

105 T, F The indicator will change colors as soon as the solution becomes slightly
basic, which will occur after equivalence, so statement I is true.

This is a deceptive statement because, although a neutral solution will have an equal
molar amount of H+ and OH− ions, the actual volumes of solution required to achieve this
depend on the concentrations, so statement II is false.

106 F, T Hexane (C6H8) has a higher molar mass, and is of the same class of molecule
as pentane (C5H7) and therefore will have a higher boiling point, so statement I is false.

Vapor pressure is a measure of a substance’s propensity to vaporize and due to its lower
mass, pentane’s will be higher than hexane’s, so statement II is true.

7 B To find mass in grams, we need only multiply the isotope mass by the
number of moles present. 2.5 mol × 2.014 g/mol = 5.035 g. Only (A) reflects both the
proper calculation AND the right number of significant figures.

8 B When NaOH and HCl neutralize, water and NaCl salt are produced. After
evaporation, the solid will burn yellow (B) in a flame test. (C) and (D) are the colors
for different metallic salts, while (A) and (E) are very unlikely in a standard flame
test procedure.