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CHEM

CHAPTER 1
1. Of the following name/symbol combinations of elements, which one is WRONG?
(a) uranium/U
(b) sulfur/S
(c) nitrogen/N
(d) potassium/K
(e) iron/I
2. Of the following symbol/name combinations of elements, which one is WRONG?
(a) C/carbon
(b) B/barium
(c) F/fluorine
(d) N/nitrogen
(e) U/uranium
3. The chemical symbol for manganese is
(a) Mn
(b) Mo
(c) Ma
(d) Ga
(e) Mg
4. The number 0.005436 has how many significant figures?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
5. The number 10.00 has how many significant figures?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
6. What is the volume of a 2.50 gram block of metal whose density is 6.72 grams per cubic centimeter?
(a) 16.8 cubic centimeters
(b) 2.69 cubic centimeters
(c) 0.0595 cubic centimeters
(d) 0.372 cubic centimeters
(e) 1.60 cubic centimeters
7. A cube of 1.2 inches on the side has a mass of 36 grams. What is the density in g/cm
3
?
(a) 21
(b) 2.2
(c) 30.
(d) 1.3
(e) 14
8. Nitric acid is a very important industrial chemical: 1.612 x 10
10
pounds of it were produced in 1992. If the density of
nitric acid is 12.53 pounds/gallon, what volume would be occupied by this quantity? (1 gallon = 3.7854 liters)
(a) 7.646 x 10
11
liters
(b) 8.388 x 10
9
liters
(c) 1.287 x 10
9
liters
(d) 5.336 x 10
10
liters
(e) 4.870 x 10
9
liters
9. Identify the INCORRECT statement.
(a) Helium in a balloon: an element
(b) Paint: a mixture
(c) Tap water: a compound
(d) Mercury in a barometer; an element
10. An unused flashbulb contains magnesium and oxygen. After use, the contents are changed to magnesium oxide but
the total mass does not change. This observation can best be explained by the
(a) Law of Constant Composition.
(b) Law of Multiple Proportions.
(c) Avogadro's Law.
(d) Law of Conservation of Mass.
11. Which answer includes all the following that are chemical changes and not physical changes?
I. freezing of water
II. rusting of iron
III. dropping a piece of iron into hydrochloric acid (H
2
is produced)
IV. burning a piece of wood
V. emission of light by a kerosene oil lamp
(a) III and IV
(b) II and V
(c) I, II, III, IV, and V
(d) II, III, and V
(e) II, III, IV, and V
12. Which response lists all of the following properties of sulfur that are physical properties and not other properties?
I. It reacts with hydrogen when heated.
II. It is a yellow solid at room temperature.
III. It is soluble in carbon disulfide.
IV. Its density is 2.97 g/cubic centimeter
V. It melts at 112C.
(a) II, III, IV, and V
(b) II, IV, and V
(c) I
(d) II, III, and IV
(e) III, IV, and V

CHAPTER 2
1. The formula weight of the compound, Al
2
(SO
4
)
3
18H
2
O is:
(a) 394.4 g
(b) 666.4 g
(c) 110,900 g
(d) 466.8 g
(e) 561.2 g
2. The weight of a millimole of (NH
4
)
2
HPO
4
is:
(a) 132 g
(b) 114 g
(c) 1.14 x 10
-3
g
(d) 0.132 g
(e) 6.02 x 10
20
g
3. How many moles of alanine, C
3
H
7
NO
2
, are there in 159 g of alanine?
(a) 1.42 x 10
4

(b) 1.78
(c) 0.992
(d) 0.560
(e) 3.31
4. How many atoms are in one mole of CH
3
OH?
(a) 6
(b) 6.0 x 10
23

(c) 12.0 x 10
23

(d) 3.6 x 10
24

(e) 3
5. The mass in grams of 2.6 x 10
22
chlorine atoms is:
(a) 4.4
(b) 11
(c) 0.76
(d) 1.5
(e) 3.2
6. How many aluminum atoms are there in 3.50 grams of Al
2
O
3
?
(a) 4.13 x 10
22

(b) 4.90 x 10
22

(c) 2.07 x 10
22

(d) 1.68 x 10
22

(e) 2.45 x 10
22

7. Which one of the samples contains the most atoms?
(a) 1 mol of CO
2
(g)
(b) 1 mol of UF
6
(g)
(c) 1 mol of CH
3
COCH
3
(l)
(d) 1 mol of He(g)
(e) all contain the same number of atoms
8. Which one of the samples contains the most molecules?
(a) 1 mol of CO
2
(g)
(b) 1 mol of UF
6
(g)
(c) 1 mol of CH
3
COCH
3
(l)
(d) 1 mol of He(g)
(e) all contain the same number of molecules
9. Which one of the samples has the largest mass?
(a) 1 mol of CO
2
(g)
(b) 1 mol of UF
6
(g)
(c) 1 mol of CH
3
COCH
3
(l)
(d) 1 mol of He(g)
(e) all have the same mass
10. Which of the following statements is(are) FALSE?
1. The percent by mass of each element in a compound depends on the amount of the compound.
2. The mass of each element in a compound depends on the amount of the compound.
3. The percent by mass of each element in a compound depends on the amount of element present in the
compound.
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(e) another combination
11. Guanidin, HNC(NH
2
)
2
, is a fertilizer. To three significant figures, what is the percent by mass of nitrogen in the
fertilizer?
(a) 45.2%
(b) 49.4%
(c) 54.8%
(d) 65.1%
(e) 71.1%
12. Calculate the percent, by weight, of carbon in 154 g of C
4
H
8
O
3
?
(a) 46%
(b) 31%
(c) 72%
(d) 27%
(e) 55%
13. Analysis of a sample of a covalent compound showed that it contained 14.4% hydrogen and 85.6% carbon by mass.
What is the empirical formula for the compound?
(a) CH
(b) CH
2

(c) CH
3

(d) C
2
H
3

(e) none of these
14. An oxide of lead contains 90.65% Pb, by weight. The empirical formula is:
(a) Pb
(b) PbO
(c) Pb
3
O
4

(d) Pb
2
O
3

(e) PbO
2

15. A 0.500 g sample of a compound containing only antimony and oxygen was found to contain 0.418 g of antimony
and 0.082 g of oxygen. What is the simplest formula for the compound?
(a) SbO
(b) SbO
2

(c) Sb
3
O
4

(d) Sb
2
O
5

(e) Sb
2
O
3

16. A compound contains, by mass, 40.0% carbon, 6.71% hydrogen, and 53.3% oxygen. A 0.320 mole sample of this
compound weighs 28.8 g. The molecular formula of this compound is:
(a) C
2
H
4
O
2

(b) C
3
H
6
O
3

(c) C
2
H
4
O
(d) CH
2
O
(e) C
4
H
7
O
2

17. What mass of cerussite, PbCO
3
, would contain 35.0 grams of lead?
(a) 27.1 g
(b) 45.1 g
(c) 42.4 g
(d) 35.6 g
(e) 51.7 g

CHAPTER 3
1. Balance the following equation with the smallest whole number coefficients. Choose the answer that is the sum of
the coefficients in the balanced equation. Do not forget coefficients of "one."
PtCl
4
+ XeF
2
PtF
6
+ ClF + Xe
(a) 16
(b) 22
(c) 24
(d) 26
(e) 32
2. Balance the following equation with the smallest whole number coefficients. Choose the answer that is the sum of the
coefficients in the balanced equation. Do not forget coefficients of "one."
Cr
2
(SO
4
)
3
+ RbOH Cr(OH)
3
+ Rb
2
SO
4


(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
(e) 15
3. Balance the following equation using minimum integral coefficients:
NH
3
+ O
2
NO
2
+ H
2
O
The stoichiometric coefficient for oxygen gas O
2
is:
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 7
(e) 5
4. When iron pyrite (FeS
2
) is heated in air, the process known as "roasting" forms sulfur dioxide and iron(III) oxide.
When the equation for this process is completed and balanced, using the smallest whole number coefficients, what is
the coefficient for "O
2
"?
___ FeS
2
+ ___ O
2
___ SO
2
+ ___ Fe
2
O
3

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) 11
5. How many moles of KBrO
3
are required to prepare 0.0700 moles of Br
2
according to the reaction:
KBrO
3
+ 5KBr + 6HNO
3
6KNO
3
+ 3Br
2
+ 3H
2
O
(a) 0.210
(b) 0.0732
(c) 0.0704
(d) 0.220
(e) 0.0233
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE for the chemical equation given below in which nitrogen gas reacts with
hydrogen gas to form ammonia gas assuming the reaction goes to completion?
N
2
+ 3H
2
2NH
3

(a) The reaction of one mole of H
2
will produce 2/3 moles of NH
3
.
(b) One mole of N
2
will produce two moles of NH
3
.
(c) One molecule of nitrogen requires three molecules of hydrogen for complete reaction.
(d) The reaction of 14 g of nitrogen produces 17 g of ammonia.
(e) The reaction of three moles of hydrogen gas will produce 17 g of ammonia.
7. Calcium carbide, CaC
2
, is an important preliminary chemical for industries producing synthetic fabrics and plastics.
CaC
2
may be produced by heating calcium oxide with coke:
CaO + 3C CaC
2
+ CO
What is the amount of CaC
2
which can be produced from the reaction of excess calcium oxide and 10.2 g of
carbon? (Assume 100% efficiency of reaction for purposes of this problem.)
(a) 18.1 g
(b) 28.4 g
(c) 20.8 g
(d) 19.8 g
(e) 27.2 g
8. Calculate the mass of hydrogen formed when 25 grams of aluminum reacts with excess hydrochloric acid.
2Al + 6HCl Al
2
Cl
6
+ 3H
2

(a) 0.41 g
(b) 1.2 g
(c) 1.8 g
(d) 2.8 g
(e) 0.92 g
9. When 12 g of methanol (CH
3
OH) was treated with excess oxidizing agent (MnO
4
-
), 14 g of formic acid (HCOOH) was
obtained. Using the following chemical equation, calculate the percent yield. (The reaction is much more complex
than this; please ignore the fact that the charges do not balance.)
3CH
3
OH + 4MnO
4
-
3HCOOH + 4MnO
2

(a) 100%
(b) 92%
(c) 82%
(d) 70%
(e) 55%
10. A commercially valuable paint and adhesive stripper, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), (CH
3
)
2
SO, can be prepared by the
reaction of oxygen with dimethyl sulfide, (CH
3
)
2
S, using a ratio of one mole oxygen to two moles of the sulfide:
O
2
+ 2(CH
3
)
2
S 2(CH
3
)
2
SO
If this process is 83% efficient, how many grams of DMSO could be produced from 65 g of dimethyl sulfide and
excess O
2
?
(a) 68 g
(b) 75 g
(c) 83 g
(d) 51 g
(e) 47 g
11. The formation of ethyl alcohol (C
2
H
5
OH) by the fermentation of glucose (C
6
H
12
O
6
) may be represented by:
C
6
H
12
O
6
2C
2
H
5
OH + 2CO
2

If a particular glucose fermentation process is 87.0% efficient, how many grams of glucose would be required for
the production of 51.0 g of ethyl alcohol (C
2
H
5
OH)?
(a) 68.3 g
(b) 75.1 g
(c) 115 g
(d) 229 g
(e) 167 g
12. The limiting reagent in a chemical reaction is one that:
(a) has the largest molar mass (formula weight).
(b) has the smallest molar mass (formula weight).
(c) has the smallest coefficient.
(d) is consumed completely.
(e) is in excess.
13. If 5.0 g of each reactant were used for the the following process, the limiting reactant would be:
2KMnO
4
+5Hg
2
Cl
2
+ 16HCl 10HgCl
2
+ 2MnCl
2
+ 2KCl + 8H
2
O
(a) KMnO
4

(b) HCl
(c) H
2
O
(d) Hg
2
Cl
2

(e) HgCl
2

14. What mass of ZnCl
2
can be prepared from the reaction of 3.27 grams of zinc with 3.30 grams of HCl?
Zn +2HCl ZnCl
2
+ H
2

(a) 6.89 g
(b) 6.82 g
(c) 6.46 g
(d) 6.17 g
(e) 6.02 g
15. How many grams of NH
3
can be prepared from 77.3 grams of N
2
and 14.2 grams of H
2
? (Hint: Write and balance the
equation first.)
(a) 93.9 g
(b) 79.7 g
(c) 47.0 g
(d) 120.0 g
(e) 13.3 g
16. Silicon carbide, an abrasive, is made by the reaction of silicon dioxide with graphite.
SiO
2
+3C SiC + 2CO
If 100 g of SiO
2
and 100 g of C are reacted as far as possible, which one of the following statements will be
correct?
(a) 111 g of SiO
2
will be left over.
(b) 44 g of SiO
2
will be left over.
(c) 82 g of C will be left over.
(d) 40 g of C will be left over.
(e) Both reactants will be consumed completely, with none of either left over.
17. Calculate the mass of 6.00% NiSO
4
solution that contains 40.0 g of NiSO
4
?
(a) 667 g
(b) 540 g
(c) 743 g
(d) 329 g
(e) none of these
18. How many grams of water are contained in 75.0 grams of a 6.10% aqueous solution of K
3
PO
4
?
(a) 75.0 g
(b) 73.2 g
(c) 70.4 g
(d) 68.1 g
(e) 62.8 g
19. The mass (in grams) of FeSO
4
7H
2
O required for preparation of 125 mL of 0.90 M solution is:
(a) 16 g
(b) 25 g
(c) 13 g
(d) 31 g
(e) 43 g
20. What is the molarity of phosphoric acid in a solution labeled 20.0% phosphoric acid (H
3
PO
4
) by weight with a density
= 1.12 g/mL?
(a) 0.98 M
(b) 2.3 M
(c) 2.7 M
(d) 3.0 M
(e) 3.6 M
21. How many mL of 17 M NH
3
must be diluted to 500.0 mL to make a 0.75 M solution?
(a) 13 mL
(b) 22 mL
(c) 39 mL
(d) 73 mL
(e) none of these
22. How many grams of Ag
2
CO
3
are required to react with 28.5 mL of 1.00 M NaOH solution?
Ag
2
CO
3
+2NaOH Ag
2
O + Na
2
CO
3
+ H
2
O
(a) 7.87 g
(b) 3.93 g
(c) 15.7 g
(d) 10.8 g
(e) 8.16 g
23. How many milliliters of 0.200 M NH
4
OH are needed to react with 12.0 mL of 0.550 M FeCl
3
?
FeCl
3
+ 3NH
4
OH Fe(OH)
3
+ 3NH
4
Cl
(a) 99.0 mL
(b) 33.0 mL
(c) 8.25 mL
(d) 68.8 mL
(e) 132 mL
24. When 250. mL of a 0.15 M solution of ammonium sulfide (NH
4
)
2
S is poured into 120. mL of a 0.053 M solution of
cadmium sulfate CdSO
4
, how many grams of a yellow precipitate of cadmium sulfide CdS are formed? The other product
is (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
. (Hint: Write out and balance the equation. Is this a limiting reagent problem? )
(a) 5.4 g
(b) 0.92 g
(c) 2.6 g
(d) 1.9 g
(e) 530 g

CHAPTER 4
1. What alkaline earth metal is located in period 3?
(a) Li
(b) Na
(c) Ca
(d) Mg
(e) Sr
2. Which of the following is classified as a metal?
(a) Ge
(b) As
(c) F
(d) V
(e) Ar
3. Which of the following is a weak acid?
(a) H
2
SO
4

(b) HClO
3

(c) HF
(d) HCl
(e) HNO
3

4. Which one of the following is likely to be the most soluble base?
(a) Ca(OH)
2

(b) Cu(OH)
2

(c) Ga(OH)
3

(d) Zn(OH)
2

(e) Zr(OH)
3

5. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(a) One mole of any acid will ionize completely in aqueous solution to produce one mole of H
+
ions.
(b) Solutions of weak acids always have lower concentrations of H
+
than solutions of strong acids.
(c) There are several common acids that are insoluble.
(d) All of the IA and IIA metal hydroxides are soluble.
(e) All weak acids are insoluble.
6. Consider the following reaction:
NH
3
(g) + H
2
O(l) NH
4
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq)
Which one of the following statements is false?
(a) The double arrows indicate that ammonia, NH
3
, is only very slightly soluble in water.
(b) The reaction is reversible.
(c) When ammonia is added to water, NH
4
+
and OH
-
ions are produced in a 1:1 ratio.
(d) When solutions of NH
4
Cl and NaOH are mixed, some ammonia is produced.
(e) Ammonia is considered to be a weak base.
7. Which one of the following salts is insoluble?
(a) NH
4
Cl
(b) Ca(NO
3
)
2

(c) BaCO
3

(d) Na
2
S
(e) Zn(CH
3
COO)
2

8. What salt is formed in the following acid/base reaction?
HClO
3
+ Ba(OH)
2

(a) BaCl
2

(b) ClOBa
(c) H
2
O
(d) BaClO
3

(e) Ba(ClO
3
)
2

9. The precipitate formed when barium chloride is treated with sulfuric acid is _______ .
(a) BaS
2
O
4

(b) BaSO
3

(c) BaSO
2

(d) BaSO
4

(e) BaS
10. The spectator ion(s) in the following reaction is/are:
Na
2
CO
3
(aq) + Ba(NO
3
)
2
(aq) BaCO
3
(s) + 2NaNO
3
(aq)
(a) Na
+
and Ba
2+

(b) Ba
2+
and CO
3
2-

(c) CO
3
2-
and NO
3
-

(d) Na
+
only
(e) Na
+
and NO
3
-

11. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
(a) For the reaction of a strong acid with a strong soluble base, the net ionic equation is always
H
+
+ OH
-
H
2
O
(b) "Spectator ions" appear in the total ionic equation for a reaction, but not in the net ionic equation.
(c) HF, HCl, and HNO
3
are all examples of strong acids.
(d) Titration is a process which can be used to determine the concentration of a solution.
(e) In a neutralization reaction, an acid reacts with base to produce a salt and H
2
O.
12. What is the net ionic equation for the acid-base reaction that occurs when acetic acid and potassium hydroxide
solutions are mixed?
(a) H
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq) H
2
O(l)
(b) H
+
(aq) + KOH(s) K
+
(aq) + H
2
O(l)
(c) CH
3
COOH(aq) + KOH(s) KCH
3
COO(aq) + H
2
O(l)
(d) CH
3
COO
-
(aq) + H
+
(aq) + K
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq) K
+
(aq) + CH
3
COO
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l)
(e) CH
3
COOH(aq) + OH
-
(aq) CH
3
COO
-
(aq) + H
2
O(l)
13. What is the net ionic equation for the acid-base reaction that occurs when nitric acid is added to copper(II)
hydroxide?
(a) H
+
(aq) + OH
-
(aq) H
2
O(l)
(b) 2H
+
(aq) + Cu(OH)
2
(s) Cu
2+
(aq) + 2H
2
O(l)
(c) 2HNO
3
(aq) +Cu(OH)
2
(s) Cu(NO
3
)
2
(s) + 2H
2
O(l)
(d) 2H
+
(aq) + 2NO
3
-
(aq) + Cu
2+
(aq) + 2OH
-
(aq) Cu(NO
3
)
2
(s) + 2H
2
O(l)
(e) 2H
+
(aq) + 2NO
3
-
(aq) + Cu
2+
(aq) + 2OH
-
(aq) Cu
2+
(aq) + 2NO
3
-
(aq) + 2H
2
O(l)
14. Which of the following statements is FALSE given the following net ionic equation?
H
3
PO
4
(aq) + 3OH
-
(aq) PO
4
3-
(aq) + 3H
2
O(l)
(a) If all the water evaporated away, the salt remaining could possibly be Na
3
PO
4
.
(b) The acid, H
3
PO
4
, is a weak electrolyte.
(c) The base involved must be a strong soluble base.
(d) This is classified as a neutralization reaction.
(e)This could be the net ionic equation for H
3
PO
4
reacting with Al(OH)
3
.
15. Which of the following statements is FALSE given the following net ionic equation?
2H
+
(aq) + Cu(OH)
2
(s) Cu
2+
(aq) + 2H
2
O(l)
(a) If all the water evaporated away, the salt remaining could possibly be CuS.
(b) The acid involved must be a strong electrolyte.
(c) The base, Cu(OH)
2
, is an insoluble base.
(d) This could be the net ionic equation for HNO
3
reacting with Cu(OH)
2
.
(e) This is classified as a neutralization reaction.
16. Determine the oxidation number of carbon in K
2
CO
3
.
(a) 0
(b) +2
(c) +4
(d) -2
(e) some other value
17. Which assignment of oxidation number is INCORRECT for the blinking element?
(a) K
2
Cr
2
O
7
; +6
(b) NH
3
; +3
(c) H
2
PO
2
-
; +1
(d) SeO
3
2-
; +4
(e) Cu(NO
3
)
2
; +2
18. Consider the following reaction:
4NH
3
+ 5O
2
4NO + 6H
2
O
The element being oxidized and the oxidizing agent are:
(a) N and NH
3

(b) N and O
2

(c) O and NH
3

(d) O and O
2

(e) H and NH
3

19. Given that the Activity Series is: Na>Mg>Cu>Ag>Au, which one of the following answers represents the ions that
would not be displaced from aqueous solution (reduced) by metallic magnesium?
(a) Na
+

(b) Cu
2+

(c) Cu
2+
and Au
+

(d) Cu
2+
, Ag
+
and Au
+

(e) Na
+
, Cu
2+
, Ag
+
and Au
+

20. Which name/formula combination is WRONG?
(a) phosphorous acid / H
3
PO
4

(b) nitrogen oxide / NO
(c) acetate ion / CH
3
COO
-

(d) sodium chromate / Na
2
CrO
4

(e) calcium hypobromite / Ca(BrO)
2

21. Which name/formula combination is WRONG?
(a) chlorous acid / HClO
2

(b) dinitrogen tetroxide / N
2
O
4

(c) ammonium nitrate / NH
4
NO
3

(d) copper(II) periodate / CuIO
4

(e) potassium permanganate / KMnO
4


CHAPTER 5
1. Which of the following has a positive charge?
(a) proton
(b) neutron
(c) anion
(d) electron
(e) atom
2. Rutherford carried out experiments in which a beam of alpha particles was directed at a thin piece of metal foil. From
these experiments he concluded that:
(a) electrons are massive particles.
(b) the positively charged parts of atoms are moving about with a velocity approaching the speed of light.
(c) the positively charged parts of atoms are extremely small and extremely heavy particles.
(d) the diameter of an electron is approximately equal to that of the nucleus.
(e) electrons travel in circular orbits around the nucleus.
3. Consider the species
72
Zn,
75
As and
74
Ge. These species have:
(a) the same number of electrons.
(b) the same number of protons.
(c) the same number of neutrons.
(d) the same number of protons and neutrons.
(e) the same mass number.
4. The neutral atoms of all of the isotopes of the same element have
(a) different numbers of protons.
(b) equal numbers of neutrons.
(c) the same number of electrons.
(d) the same mass numbers.
(e) the same masses.
5. What is the atomic weight of a hypothetical element consisting of two isotopes, one with mass = 64.23 amu (26.0%),
and one with mass = 65.32 amu?
(a) 65.3 amu
(b) 64.4 amu
(c) 64.9 amu
(d) 65.0 amu
(e) 64.8 amu
6. Naturally occurring rubidium consists of just two isotopes. One of the isotopes consists of atoms having a mass of
84.912 amu; the other of 86.901 amu. What is the percent natural abundance of the heavier isotope?
(a) 15%
(b) 28%
(c) 37%
(d) 72%
(e) 85%
7. What is the frequency of light having a wavelength of 4.50 x 10
-6
cm?
(a) 2.84 x 10
-12
s
-1

(b) 2.10 x 10
4
s
-1

(c) 4.29 x 10
14
s
-1

(d) 1.06 x 10
22
s
-1

(e) 6.67 x 10
15
s
-1

8. The emission spectrum of gold shows a line of wavelength 2.676 x 10
-7
m. How much energy is emitted as the excited
electron falls to the lower energy level?
(a) 7.43 x 10
-19
J
(b) 5.30 x 10
-20
J
(c) 6.05 x 10
-19
J
(d) 3.60 x 10
-20
J
(e) 5.16 x 10
-20
J
9. Which of the responses contains all the statements that are consistent with the Bohr theory of the atom (and no
others)?
(1) An electron can remain in a particular orbit as long as it continually absorbs radiation of a definite frequency.
(2) The lowest energy orbits are those closest to the nucleus.
(3) An electron can jump from the K shell (n = 1 major energy level) to the M shell (n = 3 major energy level) by
emitting radiation of a definite frequency.
(a) 1,2,3
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1,2
(e) 2,3
10. The Heisenberg Principle states that _____________.
(a) no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.
(b) two atoms of the same element must have the same number of protons.
(c) it is impossible to determine accurately both the position and momentum of an electron simultaneously.
(d) electrons of atoms in their ground states enter energetically equivalent sets of orbitals singly before they pair
up in any orbital of the set.
(e) charged atoms (ions) must generate a magnetic field when they are in motion.
11. Which statement about the four quantum numbers which describe electrons in atoms is incorrect?
(a) n = principal quantum number, n = 1, 2, 3, ......
(b) l = subsidiary (or azimuthal) quantum number, l = 1, 2, 3, ... , (n+1)
(c) m
l
= magnetic quantum number, m
l
= (-l), .... , 0, .... , (+l)
(d) m
s
= spin quantum number, m
s
= +1/2 or -1/2.
(e) The magnetic quantum number is related to the orientation of atomic orbitals in space.
12. Which atomic orbital is spherical in shape? (Note: you should know and be able to recognize the shapes of the s
orbital, p
x
, p
y
, and p
z
orbitals, and d
xy
, d
yz
, d
xz
, d
x
2
-y
2 and d
z
2 orbitals.)
(a) 2s
(b) 3p
(c) 3d
(d) 4f
(e) they are all spherical
13. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in a sublevel for which l = 3 is:
(a) 2
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 14
(e) 8
14. The ground state electron configuration for arsenic is:
(a) [Ar] 4s
2
4p
13

(b) [Kr] 4s
2
4p
1

(c) 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
12
4s
2
4p
1

(d) 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
8
4p
5

(e) 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
3

15. Which of the following electron configurations is correct for nickel?
(a) [Ar] 4s
1
3d
8

(b) [Kr] 4s
1
4d
8

(c) [Kr] 4s
1
3d
8

(d) [Kr] 4s
2
3d
8

(e) [Ar] 4s
2
3d
8

16. The outer electronic configuration ns
2
np
4
corresponds to which one of the following elements in its ground state?
(a) As
(b) Ca
(c) Cr
(d) Br
(e) S
17. In the ground state of a cobalt atom there are _____ unpaired electrons and the atom is _____.
(a) 3, paramagnetic
(b) 5, paramagnetic
(c) 2, diamagnetic
(d) 0, diamagnetic
(e) 2, paramagnetic
18. Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers could be those of the distinguishing (last) electron of Mo?
(a) n = 4, l = 0, m
l
= 0, m
s
= +1/2
(b) n = 5, l = 1, m
l
= 9, m
s
= -1/2
(c) n = 4, l = 2, m
l
= -1, m
s
= +1/2
(d) n = 5, l = 2, m
l
= +2, m
s
= -1/2
(e) n = 3, l = 2, m
l
= 0, m
s
= +1/2
19. How many p electrons are there in an atom of rubidium?
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 9
(e) 6
20. A neutral atom of an element has 2 electrons in the first energy level, 8 in the second energy level and 8 in the third
energy level. This information does not necessarily tell us:
(a) the atomic number of the element.
(b) anything about the element's chemical properties.
(c) the total number of electrons in s orbitals.
(d) the total number of electrons in p orbitals.
(e) the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of the element.

CHAPTER 6
1. The atom having the valence-shell configuration 4s
2
4p
5
would be in:
(a) Group VIA and Period 5
(b) Group IVB and Period 4
(c) Group VIB and Period 7
(d) Group VIIA and Period 4
(e) Group VIIB and Period 4
2. Select the term best describing the series of elements: Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu.
(a) d-transition metals
(b) representative elements
(c) metalloids
(d) alkaline earth metals
(e) halogens
3. Which element has the largest atomic radius?
(a) Li
(b) Na
(c) Rb
(d) F
(e) I
4. Which of the following terms accurately describes the energy associated with the process:
Li(g) Li
+
(g) + e
-

(a) electron affinity
(b) binding energy
(c) ionization energy
(d) electronegativity
(e) none of these
5. The species that contains 24 protons, 26 neutrons and 22 electrons would be represented by the symbol:
(a)
50
V
3+

(b)
26
Cr
2+

(c)
50
Cr
2+

(d)
50
Mn
2+

(e) none of these
6. Which element has the lowest first ionization energy?
(a) He
(b) Ne
(c) Ar
(d) Kr
(e) Xe
7. Which element has the highest first ionization energy? (Note: this is an exception to the general trend - see notes-
you may be responsible for this.)
(a) Be
(b) B
(c) C
(d) N
(e) O
8. Which of these isoelectronic species has the smallest radius?
(a) Br
-

(b) Sr
2+

(c) Rb
+

(d) Se
2-

(e) They are all the same size because they have the same number of electrons.
9. Which of the following elements has the greatest attraction for electrons in a covalent bond?
(a) Ge
(b) As
(c) Se
(d) Br
(e) Bi
10. Which statement is wrong?
(a) The atomic weight of carbon is about 12.
(b) The most stable ion of lithium is Li
+
.
(c) A phosphorus atom is larger than an antimony atom.
(d) The radius of a sodium atom is larger than that of a sodium cation.
(e) Oxygen has a less negative electron affinity than fluorine.
11. All of the following properties of the alkaline earth metals increase going down the group except
(a) atomic radius
(b) first ionization energy
(c) ionic radius
(d) atomic mass
(e) atomic volume
12. Which of the following is an ionic hydride?
(a) PH
3

(b) H
2
S
(c) HI
(d) KH
(e) CH
4

13. Which of the following is the most basic oxide?
(a) N
2
O
3

(b) N
2
O
5

(c) P
4
O
6

(d) P
4
O
10

(e) Bi
2
O
5


CHAPTER 7
1. The valence electrons of representative elements are
(a) in s orbitals only.
(b) located in the outermost occupied major energy level.
(c) located closest to the nucleus.
(d) located in d orbitals.
(e) located in the innermost occupied shell.
2. Which of the following pairs of elements and valence electrons is incorrect?
(a) Al - 3
(b) Br - 7
(c) S - 4
(d) Sr - 2
(e) Tl - 3
3. With regard to the species
16
O
2-
,
19
F
-
and
20
Ne, which of the following statements is correct?
(a) All three species contain 10 electrons.
(b)The sum of the neutrons in all three species is 27.
(c) The sum of the protons in all three species is 28.
(d) Both
19
F
-
and
20
Ne contain 20 neutrons.
(e) none of the above
4. Which of the following does not have a noble gas electron configuration? (or Which of the following is not
isoelectronic with a noble gas?)
(a) S
2-

(b) Ba
+

(c) Al
3+

(d) Sb
3-

(e) Sc
3+

5. Which one of the formulas for ionic compounds below is incorrect?
(a) SrCl
2

(b) Cs
2
S
(c) AlCl
3

(d) Al
3
P
2

(e) CaSe
6. Which is classified as nonpolar covalent?
(a) the H-I bond in HI
(b) the H-S bond in H
2
S
(c) the P-Cl bond in PCl
3

(d) the N-Cl bond in NCl
3

(e) the N-H bond in NH
3

7. Which one of the compounds below is most likely to be ionic?
(a) GaAs
(b) ScCl
3

(c) NO
2

(d) CCl
4

(e) ClO
2

8. The correct electron-dot formulation for hydrogen cyanide shows:
(a) 2 double bonds and two lone pairs of electrons on the N atom.
(b) 1 C-H bond, 1 C=N bond, 1 lone pair of electrons on the C atom and 1 lone pair of electrons on the N atom.
(c) 1 C-H bond, 1 C-N bond, 2 lone pairs of electrons on the C atom and 3 lone pairs of electrons on the N atom.
(d) 1 triple bond between C and N, 1 N-H bond and 2 lone pairs of electrons on the C atom.
(e) 1 triple bond between C and N, 1 C-H bond and 1 lone pair of electrons on the N atom.
9. The correct dot formulation for nitrogen trichloride has:
(a) 3 N-Cl bonds and 10 lone pairs of electrons.
(b) 3 N=Cl bonds and 6 lone pairs of electrons.
(c) 1 N-Cl bond, 2 N=Cl bonds and 7 lone pairs of electrons.
(d) 2 N-Cl bonds, 1 N=Cl bond and 8 lone pairs of electrons.
(e) 3 N-Cl bonds and 9 lone pairs of electrons.
10. What is the total number of electrons in the correct Lewis dot formula of the sulfite ion?
(a) 8
(b) 24
(c) 26
(d) 30
(e) 32
11. In the Lewis structure for the OF
2
molecule, the number of lone pairs of electrons around the central oxygen atom is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
12. The electronic structure of the SO
2
molecule is best represented as a resonance hybrid of ____ equivalent
structures.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) This molecule does not exhibit resonance.
13. Consider the bicarbonate ion (also called the hydrogen carbonate ion). After drawing the correct Lewis dot
structure(s), you would see:
(a) two double bonds around the central carbon atom.
(b) three single bonds around the central carbon atom.
(c) four single bonds around the central carbon atom.
(d) two equivalent resonance forms.
(e) three equivalent resonance forms.
14. Draw one of the resonance structures of SO
3
. The formal charge of S is
(a) +2
(b) +1
(c) 0
(d) -1
(e) -2
15. Which one of the following violates the octet rule?
(a) PCl
3

(b) CBr
4

(c) NF
3

(d) OF
2

(e) AsF
5



CHAPTER 8
1. Choose the molecule that is incorrectly matched with the electronic geometry about the central atom.
(a) CF
4
- tetrahedral
(b) BeBr
2
- linear
(c) H
2
O - tetrahedral
(d) NH
3
- tetrahedral
(e) PF
3
- pyramidal
2. Choose the species that is incorrectly matched with the electronic geometry about the central atom.
(a) NO
2
-
- trigonal planar
(b) ClO
4
-
- tetrahedral
(c) SO
3
2-
- pyramidal
(d) ClO
3
-
- tetrahedral
(e) BrO
4
-
- tetrahedral
3. Which of the following pairs of molecules and their molecular geometries is WRONG?
(a) NF
3
- trigonal planar
(b) H
2
O - bent
(c) BF
3
- trigonal planar
(d) AsF
5
- trigonal bipyramidal
(e) SeF
6
- octahedral
4. Which molecule has a linear arrangement of all component atoms?
(a) CH
4

(b) H
2
O
(c) CO
2

(d) NH
3

(e) BF
3

5. Which polyatomic ion is incorrectly matched with its ionic geometry?
(a) SiCl
6
2-
- trigonal bipyramidal
(b) PH
4
+
- tetrahedral
(c) ClO
2
-
- angular
(d) NH
4
+
- tetrahedral
(e) SO
4
2-
- tetrahedral
6. Which of the following species is planar?
(a) NH
3

(b) H
3
O
+

(c) SO
3
2-

(d) PF
3

(e) NO
3
-

7. What kind of hybrid orbitals are utilized by the carbon atom in CF
4
molecules?
(a) sp
(b) sp
2

(c) sp
3

(d) sp
3
d
(e) sp
3
d
2

8. A neutral molecule having the general formula AB
3
has two unshared pair of electrons on A. What is the hybridization
of A?
(a) sp
(b) sp
2

(c) sp
3

(d) sp
3
d
(e) sp
3
d
2

9.What hybridization is predicted for sulfur in the HSO
3
-
ion?
(a) sp
(b) sp
2

(c) sp
3

(d) sp
3
d
(e) sp
3
d
2

10. Which of the following four molecules are polar: PH
3
OF
2
HF SO
3
?
(a) all except SO
3

(b) only HF
(c) only HF and OF
2

(d) none of these
(e) all of these
11. Which molecule is nonpolar?
(a) H
2
Se
(b) BeH
2

(c) PF
3

(d) CHCl
3

(e) SO
2

12. The F-S-F bond angles in SF
6
are ______.
(a) 109
o
28'
(b) 120
o
only
(c) 90
o
and 120
o

(d) 45
o
and 90
o

(e) 90
o
and 180
o

13. Which response contains all of the characteristics listed that should apply to phosphorus trichloride, PCl
3
, and no
other characteristics?
(1) trigonal planar
(2) one unshared pair of electrons on P
(3) sp
2
hybridized at P
(4) polar molecule
(5) polar bonds
(a) 1, 4, 5
(b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 2, 4, 5
(e) another combination
14. A (pi) bond is the result of the
(a) overlap of two s orbitals.
(b) overlap of an s and a p orbital.
(c) overlap of two p orbitals along their axes.
(d) sidewise overlap of two parallel p orbitals.
(e) sidewise overlap of two s orbitals.
15. A triple bond contains ___ sigma bond(s) and ___ pi bond(s).
(a) 0, 3
(b) 3, 0
(c) 2, 1
(d) 1, 2
(e) 3, 2
16. The perchloric acid molecule contains:
(a) 13 lone pairs, 1 bond, and 4 bonds.
(b) 9 lone pairs, no bonds, and 6 bonds.
(c) 8 lone pairs, 2 bonds, and 7 bonds.
(d) 2 lone pairs, 3 bonds, and 4 bonds.
(e) 11 lone pairs, no bonds, and 5 bonds.
17. Draw a complete line-bond or electron-dot formula for acetic acid and then decide which statement is incorrect.
(a) One carbon is described by sp
2
hybridization.
(b) The molecule contains only one bond.
(c) The molecule contains four lone pairs of valence electrons.
(d) One carbon is described by sp
3
hybridization.
(e) Both oxygens are described by sp
3
hybridization.

CHAPTER 9
1. Which statement is false? A sigma molecular orbital
(a) may result from overlap of p atomic orbitals perpendicular to the molecular axis (side-on).
(b) may result from overlap of p atomic orbitals along the molecular axis (head-on).
(c) may result from overlap of two s atomic orbitals.
(d) may result from overlap of one s and one p atomic orbitals.
(e) may be either bonding or antibonding.
2. Carbon monoxide has ten bonding electrons and four antibonding electrons. Therefore it has a bond order of
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 1
(d) 5/2
(e) 2
3. Which of the following is the correct electron configuration for C
2
?
(a)
1s
2

2s
2

2py
2
*
1s
2
*
2s
2
*
2py
2

(b)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
2
*
2pz
1

2p
1

(c)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
2

2pz
2

(d)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
1

2pz
1

(e)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
1
*
2py
1

2pz
1
*
2pz
1

4. What is the correct electron configuration for the molecular ion, B
2
+
?
(a)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2p
2

(b)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
2

(c)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2py
2

2pz
1

(d)
1s
2
*
1s
2

2s
2
*
2s
2

2p
1

2py
1

(e) none of the above.
5. Draw the molecular orbital diagram for the molecular ion, N
2
+
. The number of electrons in the
2p
molecular orbital
is:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
6. What is the bond order in O
2
+
?
(a) 3.5
(b) 2.0
(c) 1.5
(d) 2.5
(e) 0
7. Draw the molecular orbital diagram for B
2
. The number of unpaired electrons in the B
2
molecule is _____.
(a) zero
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
(e) 4
8. Which one of the following statements is false?
(a) Valence bond theory and molecular orbital theory can be described as two different views of the same thing.
(b) When one considers the molecular orbitals resulting from the overlap of any two specific atomic orbitals, the
bonding orbitals are always lower in energy than the antibonding orbitals.
(c) Molecular orbitals are generally described as being more delocalized than hybridized atomic orbitals.
(d) One of the shortcomings of molecular orbital theory is its inability to account for a triple bond in the nitrogen
molecule, N
2
.
(e) One of the shortcomings of valence bond theory is its inability to account for the paramagnetism of the
oxygen molecule, O
2
.
9. Antibonding molecular orbitals are produced by
(a) constructive interaction of atomic orbitals.
(b) destructive interaction of atomic orbitals.
(c) the overlap of the atomic orbitals of two negative ions
(d) all of these
(e) none of these
10. Which statement regarding stable heteronuclear diatomic molecules is false?
(a) All have bond orders greater than zero.
(b) The antibonding molecular orbitals have more of the character of the more electropositive element than of
the more electronegative element.
(c) Their molecular orbital diagrams are more symmetrical than those of homonuclear diatomic molecules.
(d) The bonding molecular orbitals have more of the character of the more electronegative element than of the
less electronegative element.
(e) The greater is the difference in energy between two overlapping atomic orbitals, the more polar the resulting
bond is, due to electrons occupying the resulting bonding molecular orbital.

CHAPTER 10
1. Arrhenius defined an acid as:
(a) a species that can donate a proton.
(b) a species that can accept a proton.
(c) a source of OH
-
ions in water.
(d) a sourse of H
+
ions in water.
(e) a species that can accept a pair of electrons.
2. In the Bronsted-Lowry system, a base is defined as:
(a) a proton donor.
(b) a hydroxide donor.
(c) an electron-pair acceptor.
(d) a water-former.
(e) a proton acceptor.
3. In the equation: HF + H
2
O H
3
O
+
+ F
-

(a) H
2
O is a base and HF is its conjugate acid.
(b) H
2
O is an acid and HF is the conjugate base.
(c) HF is an acid and F
-
is its conjugate base.
(d) HF is a base and H
3
O
+
is its conjugate acid.
(e) HF is a base and F
-
is its conjugate acid.
4. For the system shown here: HOBr + OH
-
H
2
O + OBr
-

Bronsted would classify the base species as:
(a) OH
-
and HOBr
(b) H
2
O and OH
-

(c) OBr
-
and OH
-

(d) OBr
-
and HOBr
(e) H
2
O and HOBr
5. Which is the strongest acid?
(a) HClO
4

(b) HClO
3

(c) HClO
2

(d) HClO
(e) HF
6. Which of these species is probably the weakest acid?
(a) HCl
(b) H
3
PO
4

(c) H
2
PO
4
-

(d) HPO
4
2-

(e) HNO
3

7. Consider the neutralization reactions between the following acid-base pairs in dilute aqueous solutions:
(1) CH
3
COOH + NaOH
(2) HNO
3
+ Mg(OH)
2

(3) H
3
PO
4
+ Ba(OH)
2

(4) HCl + KOH
(5) H
2
CO
3
+ LiOH
For which of the reactions is the net ionic equation: H
+
+ OH
-
H
2
O ?
(a) 1, 3
(b) 1, 4, 5
(c) 2, 3
(d) 4
(e) 1
8. Which one of the following represents the net ionic equation for the reaction of nitric acid with aluminum hydroxide?
(a) 3H
+
+ Al(OH)
3
Al
3+
+ 3H
2
O
(b) 3HNO
3
+ Al(OH)
3
Al(NO
3
)
3
+ 3H
2
O
(c) HNO
3
+ OH
-
NO
3
-
+ H
2
O
(d) H
+
+ OH
-
H
2
O
(e) 3NO
3
-
+ Al
3+
Al(NO
3
)
3

9. Which one of the following is an amphoteric metal hydroxide?
(a) KOH
(b) Ba(OH)
2

(c) Pb(OH)
2

(d) LiOH
(e) Mg(OH)
2

10. According to the Lewis theory, a base _____ .
(a) is a proton acceptor.
(b) is a proton donor.
(c) makes available a share in a pair of electrons.
(d) produces OH
-
ions in aqueous solution.
(e) accepts a share in a pair of electrons.

CHAPTER 11
1.
How many grams of Ca(OH)
2
are contained in 1500 mL of 0.0250 M Ca(OH)
2
solution?
(a) 3.17 g
(b) 2.78 g
(c) 1.85 g
(d) 2.34 g
(e) 4.25 g
2.
What volume of 12.6 M HCl must be added to enough water to prepare 5.00 liters of 3.00 M HCl?
(a) 1.19 L
(b) 21.0 L
(c) 0.840 L
(d) 7.56 L
(e) 2.14 L
3.
What is the molarity of the salt produced in the reaction of 200 mL of 0.100 M HCl with 100 mL of 0.500 M KOH?
(a) 0.0325 M
(b) 0.0472 M
(c) 0.0667 M
(d) 0.0864 M
(e) 0.0935 M
4.
What volume of 0.50 M KOH would be required to neutralize completely 500 mL of 0.25 M H
3
PO
4
solution?
(a) 2.5 x 10
2
mL
(b) 1.4 x 10
3
mL
(c) 83 mL
(d) 7.5 x 10
2
mL
(e) 5.2 x 10
2
mL
5.
A 0.6745 gram sample of KHP reacts with 41.75 mL of KOH solution for complete neutralization. What is the
molarity of the KOH solution? (Molecular weight of KHP = 204 g/mol. KHP has one acidic hydrogen.)
(a) 0.158 M
(b) 0.099 M
(c) 0.139 M
(d) 0.079 M
(e) 0.061 M
6.
How many equivalents of phosphoric acid are contained in 300 mL of 4.00 M phosphoric acid? (Assume the acid
is to be completely neutralized by a base.)
(a) 0.600 eq
(b) 1.20 eq
(c) 2.40 eq
(d) 3.60 eq
(e) 4.80 eq
7.
Calculate the normality of a solution that contains 4.5 g of (COOH)
2
in 3000 mL of solution? (Assume the
(COOH)
2
is to be completely neutralized in an acid-base reaction.)
(a) 0.033 N
(b) 0.045 N
(c) 0.066 N
(d) 0.090 N
(e) 0.12 N
8.
What volume of 0.100 N HNO
3
is required to neutralize 50.0 mL of a 0.150 N solution of Ba(OH)
2
?
(a) 50.0 mL
(b) 75.0 mL
(c) 100. mL
(d) 125 mL
(e) 150. mL
9.
How many grams of NaOH would be required to neutralize all the acid in 75.0 mL of 0.0900 N H
2
SO
4
?
(a) 0.540 g
(b) 0.270 g
(c) 1.32 g
(d) 0.660 g
(e) 0.859 g
10.
What is the oxidation number for carbon in CaC
2
O
4
?
(a) 0
(b) +2
(c) +3
(d) +4
(e) +6
11.
Balance the molecular equation for the following redox reaction. What is the sum of the coefficients? Don't
forget coefficients of one. Use the smallest whole number coefficients possible.
H
2
SO
4
(aq) + HI(aq) I
2
(s) + SO
2
(g)
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 13
(e) 5
12.
For the reaction between permanganate ion and sufite ion in basic solution, the unbalanced equation is:
MnO
4
-
+ SO
3
2-
MnO
2
+ SO
4
2-


When this equation is balanced using the smallest whole number coefficients possible, the number of OH
-
ions is
(a) two on the right.
(b) two on the left.
(c) three on the right.
(d) four on the right.
(e) four on the left.
13.
Balance the following redox equation in acidic solution with the smallest whole number coefficients possible.
What is the sum of all the coefficients? (Do not forget coefficients of one.)
Cu + SO
4
2-
Cu
2+
+ SO
2
(in acidic solution)
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) 13
14.
When the following equation is balanced with the smallest possible set of integers, what is the sum of all the
coefficients? (Do not forget coefficients of one.)
Cr
2
O
7
2-
+ H
2
S Cr
3+
+ S (in acidic solution)
(a) 13
(b) 24
(c) 19
(d) 7
(e) 29
15.
When the following equation is balanced with the smallest possible set of integers, what is the sum of all the
coefficients? (Do not forget coefficients of one.)
MnO
4
-
+ Se
2-
MnO
2
+ Se (in basic solution)
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 24
(d) 26
(e) 28
16.
Consider the following unbalanced equation in acidic solution:
NaClO
3
+ H
2
O + I
2
HIO
3
+ NaCl
A 25.0 mL sample of 0.0833 M NaClO
3
reacted with 30.0 mL of an aqueous solution of I
2
. How many grams of
I
2
were contained in the I
2
solution?
(a) 0.264 g
(b) 0.397 g
(c) 0.236 g
(d) 0.159 g
(e) 0.317 g
17.
Consider the following unbalanced net ionic equation:
NO
2
-
+ MnO
4
-
NO
3
-
+ Mn
2+
(in acidic solution)
What is the molarity of a sodium nitrite, NaNO
2
, solution if 30.0 mL of it just reacts with 0.238 grams of KMnO
4
?
(a) 0.410 M
(b) 0.126 M
(c) 0.0502 M
(d) 0.251 M
(e) 0.0316 M
18.
What is the equivalent weight (in grams) of copper(II) nitrate for use in a reaction involving the conversion of
copper(II) to copper metal?
(a) 46.9 g/eq
(b) 93.8 g/eq
(c) 187.6 g/eq
(d) 375.2 g/eq
(e) 562.8 g/eq
19.
What is the normality of a K
2
Cr
2
O
7
solution prepared by dissolving 5.00 g of K
2
Cr
2
O
7
in 200 mL of solution, which
will be used in the following unbalanced reaction?
Cr
2
O
7
2-
+ SO
3
2-
Cr
3+
+ SO
4
2-
(in acidic solution)
(a) 0.733 N
(b) 0.226 N
(c) 0.510 N
(d) 0.441 N
(e) 0.810 N
20.
What mass of KMnO
4
must be dissolved to prepare 1.25 L of 0.110 N KMnO
4
solution? It is used in the reaction
in which MnO
4
-
ions oxidize Fe
2+
into Fe
3+
ions and are reduced to Mn
2+
ions under acidic conditions?
(a) 4.34 g
(b) 23.8 g
(c) 115 g
(d) 19.1 g
(e) 70.6 g
21.
A 0.250 M solution of Na
2
C
2
O
4
is to be used in a reaction in which the C
2
O
4
2-
will be oxidized to CO
2
. What is the
normality of this Na
2
C
2
O
4
solution?
(a) 0.250 N
(b) 1.00 N
(c) 0.125 N
(d) 0.0625 N
(e) 0.500 N
22.
What volume of a 0.150 N KI solution is required to react in basic solution with 34.1 mL of a 0.216 N solution of
KMnO
4
? The products in the reaction include MnO
2
and IO
3
-
.
(a) 25.4 mL
(b) 37.9 mL
(c) 12.6 mL
(d) 98.2 mL
(e) 49.1 mL
23.
Calculate the normality of a NaClO solution if 35.00 mL of the solution is required to react with 0.615 g of Zn
according to the following unbalanced equation:
Zn + ClO
-
Zn(OH)
2
+ Cl
-
(in basic solution)
(a) 0.537 N
(b) 0.275 N
(c) 0.108 N
(d) 0.366 N
(e) 0.791 N
24.
A solution of nitrous acid was standardized in a reaction where HNO
2
NO
3
-
and its concentration was
determined to be 0.100 N nitrous acid. What volume of this 0.100 N nitrous acid solution would be required to
oxidation of 0.200 g of CoCl
2
to CoCl
3
according to the following net ionic equation?
Co
2+
+ HNO
2
Co
3+
+ NO (in acidic solution)
(a) 33.9 mL
(b) 15.4 mL
(c) 7.70 mL
(d) 67.8 mL
(e) 30.8 mL
25.
What is the sum of all coefficients when the following net ionic equation is balanced using the smallest whole
number coefficients possible? Do not forget coefficients of one.
MnO
4
-
+ Mn
2+
MnO
2
(in basic solution)
(a) 19
(b) 16
(c) 13
(d) 11
(e) 7

CHAPTER 12
1.
Which statement is false?
(a) The density of a gas is constant as long as its temperature remains constant.
(b) Gases can be expanded without limit.
(c) Gases diffuse into each other and mix almost immediately when put into the same container.
(d) The molecular weight of a gaseous compound is a non-variable quantity.
(e) Pressure must be exerted on a sample of a gas in order to confine it.
2.
A sample of oxygen occupies 47.2 liters under a pressure of 1240 torr at 25
o
C. What volume would it occupy at
25
o
C if the pressure were decreased to 730 torr?
(a) 27.8 L
(b) 29.3 L
(c) 32.3 L
(d) 47.8 L
(e) 80.2 L
3.
A sample of nitrogen occupies 5.50 liters under a pressure of 900 torr at 25
o
C. At what temperature will it
occupy 10.0 liters at the same pressure?
(a) 32
o
C
(b) -109
o
C
(c) 154
o
C
(d) 269
o
C
(e) 370
o
C
4.
Under conditions of fixed temperature and amount of gas, Boyle's law requires that
I. P
1
V
1
= P
2
V
2

II. PV = constant
III. P
1
/P
2
= V
2
/V
1

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I, II, and III
(e) another combination
5.
The volume of a sample of nitrogen is 6.00 liters at 35
o
C and 740 torr. What volume will it occupy at STP?
(a) 6.59 L
(b) 5.46 L
(c) 6.95 L
(d) 5.67 L
(e) 5.18 L
6.
The density of chlorine gas at STP, in grams per liter, is approximately:
(a) 6.2
(b) 3.2
(c) 3.9
(d) 4.5
(e) 1.3
7.
What pressure (in atm) would be exerted by 76 g of fluorine gas in a 1.50 liter vessel at -37
o
C?
(a) 26 atm
(b) 4.1 atm
(c) 19,600 atm
(d) 84
(e) 8.2 atm
8.
What is the density of ammonia gas at 2.00 atm pressure and a temperature of 25.0
o
C?
(a) 0.720 g/L
(b) 0.980 g/L
(c) 1.39 g/L
(d) 16.6 g/L
(e) 0.695 g/L
9.
A container with volume 71.9 mL contains water vapor at a pressure of 10.4 atm and a temperature of 465
o
C.
How many grams of the gas are in the container?
(a) 0.421 g
(b) 0.183 g
(c) 0.129 g
(d) 0.363 g
(e) 0.222 g
10.
What is the molecular weight of a pure gaseous compound having a density of 4.95 g/L at -35
o
C and 1020 torr?
(a) 24
(b) 11
(c) 72
(d) 120
(e) 44
11.
A 0.580 g sample of a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen contains 0.480 g of carbon and 0.100 g of
hydrogen. At STP, 33.6 mL of the gas has a mass of 0.087 g. What is the molecular (true) formula for the
compound?
(a) CH
3

(b) C
2
H
6

(c) C
2
H
5

(d) C
4
H
10

(e) C
4
H
12

12.
A mixture of 90.0 grams of CH
4
and 10.0 grams of argon has a pressure of 250 torr under conditions of constant
temperature and volume. The partial pressure of CH
4
in torr is:
(a) 143
(b) 100
(c) 10.7
(d) 239
(e) 26.6
13.
What pressure (in atm) would be exerted by a mixture of 1.4 g of nitrogen gas and 4.8 g of oxygen gas in a 200
mL container at 57
o
C?
(a) 4.7
(b) 34
(c) 47
(d) 27
(e) 0.030
14.
A sample of hydrogen gas collected by displacement of water occupied 30.0 mL at 24
o
C on a day when the
barometric pressure was 736 torr. What volume would the hydrogen occupy if it were dry and at STP? The vapor
pressure of water at 24.0
o
C is 22.4 torr.
(a) 32.4 mL
(b) 21.6 mL
(c) 36.8 mL
(d) 25.9 mL
(e) 27.6 mL
15.
Which one of the following statements is not consistent with the kinetic-molecular theory of gases?
(a) Individual gas molecules are relatively far apart.
(b) The actual volume of the gas molecules themselves is very small compared to the volume occupied by the
gas at ordinary temperatures and pressures.
(c) The average kinetic energies of different gases are different at the same temperature.
(d) There is no net gain or loss of the total kinetic (translational) energy in collisions between gas molecules.
(e) The theory explains most of the observed behavior of gases at ordinary temperatures and pressures.
16.
A mixture of 0.50 mol H
2
(g) and 0.50 mol N
2
(g) is introduced into a 15.0 liter container having a pinhole leak at
30
o
C. After a period of time, which of the following is true?
(a) The partial pressure of H
2
exceeds that of N
2
in the container.
(b) The partial pressure of N
2
exceeds that of H
2
in the container.
(c) The partial pressures of the two gases remain equal.
(d) The partial pressures of both gases increase above their initial values.
(e) The partial pressure of H
2
in the container increases above the initial value.
17.
If helium effuses through a porous barrier at a rate of 4.0 moles per minute, at what rate (in moles per minute)
would oxygen gas diffuse?
(a) 0.20
(b) 0.50
(c) 2.0
(d) 8.0
(e) 1.41
18.
A real gas most closely approaches the behavior of an ideal gas under conditions of:
(a) high P and low T
(b) low P and high T
(c) low P and T
(d) high P and T
(e) STP
19.
Which one of the following statements about the following reaction is false?
CH
4
(g) + 2O
2
(g) CO
2
(g) + 2H
2
O(g)
(a) Every methane molecule that reacts produces two water molecules.
(b) If 32.0 g of oxygen reacts with excess methane, the maximum amount of carbon dioxide produced will be
22.0 g.
(c) If 11.2 liters of methane react with an excess of oxygen, the volume of carbon dioxide produced at STP is
(44/16)(11.2) liters.
(d) If 16.0 g of methane react with 64.0 g of oxygen, the combined masses of the products will be 80.0 g.
(e) If 22.4 liters of methane at STP react with 64.0 g of oxygen, 22.4 liters of carbon dioxide at STP can be
produced.
20.
What total gas volume (in liters) at 520
o
C and 880 torr would result from the decomposition of 33 g of
potassium bicarbonate according to the equation:
2KHCO
3
(s) K
2
CO
3
(s) + CO
2
(g) + H
2
O(g)
(a) 56 L
(b) 37 L
(c) 10 L
(d) 19 L
(e) 12 L
21.
Calculate the weight of KClO
3
that would be required to produce 29.5 L of oxygen measured at 127
o
C and 760
torr.
2KClO
3
(s) 2KCl(s) + 3O
2
(g)
(a) 7.82 g
(b) 12.2 g
(c) 14.6 g
(d) 24.4 g
(e) 73.5 g
22.
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The properties of N
2
(g) will deviate more from ideality at -100
o
C than at 100
o
C.
(b) Van der Waal's equation corrects for the non-ideality of real gases.
(c) Molecules of CH
4
(g) at high pressures and low temperatures have no attractive forces between each other.
(d) Molecules of an ideal gas are assumed to have no significant volume.
(e) Real gases do not always obey the ideal gas laws.
23.
The ideal gas law predicts that the molar volume (volume of one mole) of gas equals:
(a) gRT/PV
(b) (MW)P/RT
(c) 1/2ms
-2

(d) RT/P
(e) 22.4 L at any temperature and pressure
24.
Three 1.0 liter flasks are filled with H
2
, O
2
and Ne, respectively, at STP.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Each flask has the same number of gas molecules.
(b) The velocity of the gas molecules is the same in each flask.
(c) The density of each gas is the same.
(d) There are twice as many O
2
and H
2
molecules as Ne atoms.
(e) None of the above is true.
25.
For a gas, which pair of variables are inversely proportional to each other (if all other conditions remain
constant)?
(a) P, T
(b) P, V
(c) V, T
(d) n, V
(e) n, P

CHAPTER 13
1.
What type of intermolecular forces are due to the attraction between temporary dipoles and their induced
temporary dipoles?
(a) metallic bond
(b) London dispersion
(c) hydrogen bond
(d) ionic bond
(e) covalent bond
2.
What type of interparticle forces holds liquid N
2
together?
(a) ionic bonding
(b) London forces
(c) hydrogen bonding
(d) dipole-dipole interaction
(e) covalent bonding
3.
Which response includes only those compounds that can exhibit hydrogen bonding?
CH
4
, AsH
3
, CH
3
NH
2
, H
2
Te, HF
(a) AsH
3
, H
2
Te
(b) AsH
3
, CH
3
NH
2

(c) CH
4
, AsH
3
, H
2
Te
(d) CH
3
NH
2
, HF
(e) HF, H
2
Te
4.
Which of the following boils at the highest temperature?
(a) CH
4

(b) C
2
H
6

(c) C
3
H
8

(d) C
4
H
10

(e) C
5
H
12

5.
Which probably has the lowest boiling point at 1.00 atm?
(a) HF
(b) HCl
(c) HBr
(d) HI
(e) H
2
SO
4

6.
The normal boiling point of a liquid is
(a) the temperature at which the vapor pressure equals 760 torr.
(b) the temperature above which the substance cannot exist as a liquid regardless of the pressure.
(c) the temperature at which the gas molecules have more kinetic energy than the molecules in the liquid.
(d) the only temperature at which there can be equilibrium between liquid and gas.
(e) the temperature at which the liquid will usually boil.
7.
Which of the following changes would increase the vapor pressure of a liquid?
1. an increase in temperature
2. an increase in the intermolecular forces in the liquid
3. an increase in the size of the open vessel containing the liquid
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
(e) 3 only
8.
For water (m.p. 0
o
C, b.p. 100
o
C)
Heat of fusion = 333 J/g @ 0
o
C
Heat of vaporization = 2260 J/g @ 100
o
C
Specific Heat (solid) = 2.09 J/g
o
C
Specific Heat (liquid) = 4.18 J/g
o
C
Specific Heat (gas) = 2.03 J/g
o
C
Calculate the amount of heat (in kJ) that must be absorbed to convert 108 g of ice at 0
o
C to water at 70
o
C.
(a) 77
(b) 68
(c) 64
(d) 57
(e) 50
9.
For mercury (m.p. -39
o
C, b.p. 357
o
C)
Heat of fusion = 11.6 J/g @ -39
o
C
Heat of vaporization = 292 J/g @ 357
o
C
Specific Heat (solid) = 0.141 J/g
o
C
Specific Heat (liquid) = 0.138 J/g
o
C
Specific Heat (gas) = 0.104 J/g
o
C
Calculate the amount of heat that must be released to convert 20.0 g of mercury vapor at 387
o
C to liquid
mercury at 307
o
C (in kJ).
(a) 61.9
(b) 6.56
(c) 6.04
(d) 5.69
(e) 5.10
10.
Which of the following phase changes is(are) endothermic?
1. melting 3. sublimation 5. deposition
2. vaporization 4. condensation 6. freezing
(a) 1, 2, and 3
(b) 4, 5, and 6
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 4 and 6 only
(e) some other combination
11.
According to the phase diagram given for Compound Y, what description is correct?

(a) At the temperature and pressure at point 4, Y(g) will spontaneously convert to Y(l).
(b) At 0
o
C and 1200 torr, Y exists as a solid.
(c) At the pressure and temperature of point 1, Y(s) will spontaneously convert to Y(g) and no Y(l) is possible.
(d) At the pressure and temperature at point 3, Y(s) Y(g).
(e) At the temperature and pressure at point 2, Y(l) Y(g)
12.
Where on a phase diagram can you locate conditions under which only one phase exists?
(a) at an intersection of two lines
(b) at the normal boiling point
(c) at an intersection of three lines
(d) in an area bounded by lines
(e) at the triple point
13.
In any cubic lattic, an atom lying at the corner of a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) eight
(d) four
(e) sixteen
14.
Which statement is false?
(a) Molecular solids generally have lower melting points than covalent solids.
(b) Metallic solids exhibit a wide range of melting points because metallic bonds cover a wide range of bond
strength.
(c) The metallic solid can be viewed as positive ions closely packed in a sea of valence electrons.
(d) Most molecular solids melt at lower temperatures than metallic solids.
(e) The interactions among the molecules in molecular solids are generally stronger than those among the
particles that define either covalent or ionic crystal lattices.
15.
Which one of the following classifications is incorrect?
(a) H
2
O(s), molecular solid
(b) C
4
H
10
(s), molecular solid
(c) KF(s), ionic solid
(d) SiC(s), covalent solid
(e) S(s), metallic solid
16.
Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the highest melting point?
(a) BaF
2

(b) BaCl
2

(c) BaBr
2

(d) BaI
2

(e) H
2
O
17.
Which one of the following substances can be melted without breaking chemical bonds?
(a) sodium sulfate
(b) zinc chloride
(c) sulfur dioxide
(d) silicon dioxide
(e) diamond

CHAPTER 14
1.
Consider the three statements below. Which statement(s) is(are) true?
1. Hydration is a special case of solvation in which the solvent is water.
2. The oxygen end of water molecules is attracted toward Ca
2+
ions.
3. The hydrogen end of water molecules is attracted toward Cl
-
ions.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
(e) 1, 2, and 3
2.
Consider the following pairs of liquids. Which pairs are miscible?
1. benzene, C
6
H
6
, and hexane, C
6
H
12

2. water and methanol, CH
3
OH
3. water and hexane
(a) 1, 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2, 3
(e) 2, 3 only
3.
Calculate the molality of a solution that contains 51.2 g of naphthalene, C
10
H
8
, in 500 mL of carbon
tetrachloride. The density of CCl
4
is 1.60 g/mL.
(a) 0.250 m
(b) 0.500 m
(c) 0.750 m
(d) 0.840 m
(e) 1.69 m
4.
What is the molality of a solution labeled "8.6% glucose (C
6
H
12
O
6
) by weight?" (Note: If the question does not
give the solvent, assume it is water.)
(a) 0.26 m
(b) 0.34 m
(c) 0.44 m
(d) 0.52 m
(e) 0.67 m
5.
Calculate the mole fraction of C
2
H
5
OH in a solution that contains 46 grams of ethanol, C
2
H
5
OH, and 64 grams of
methanol, CH
3
OH.
(a) 1/3
(b) 0.42
(c) 1/2
(d) 2/3
(e) none of these
6.
Which observation(s) reflect(s) colligative properties?
(I) A 0.5 m NaBr solution has a higher vapor pressure than a 0.5 m BaCl
2
solution.
(II) A 0.5 m NaOH solution freezes at a lower temperature than pure water.
(III) Pure water freezes at a higher temperature than pure methanol.
(a) only I
(b) only II
(c) only III
(d) I and II
(e) I and III
7.
The vapor pressure of pure water at 85
o
C is 434 torr. What is the vapor pressure at 85
o
C of a solution prepared
from 100 mL of water (density 1.00 g/mL) and 150 g of diglyme, C
6
H
14
O
3
, a nonvolatile substance?
(a) 361 torr
(b) 390 torr
(c) 425 torr
(d) 388 torr
(e) 317 torr
8.
The vapor pressure of a solution containing a nonvolatile solute is directly proportional to the
(a) molality of the solvent.
(b) osmotic pressure of the solute.
(c) molarity of the solvent.
(d) mole fraction of solvent.
(e) mole fraction of solute.
9.
If 4.27 grams of sucrose, C
12
H
22
O
11
, are dissolved in 15.2 grams of water, what will be the boiling point of the
resulting solution? (K
b
for water = 0.512
o
C/m) (Note: If the K
f
and K
b
are not given on the exam, you can find
them on the back of the exam envelope.)
(a) 101.64
o
C
(b) 100.42
o
C
(c) 99.626
o
C
(d) 100.73
o
C
(e) 101.42
o
C
10.
What are the ideal van't Hoff factors for the following compounds:
Ba(OH)
2
, C
6
H
12
O
6
, K
3
PO
4
, HNO
3
?
(a) 1, 1, 1, 1
(b) 2, 1, 2, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 6, 3, 5, 5
(e) none of the above
11.
Calculate the approximate initial boiling point (in
o
C) of a solution of 285 g of magnesium chloride in 2.0 kg of
water. (Assume complete dissociation of the salt.)
(a) 103.1
o
C
(b) 101.6
o
C
(c) 102.3
o
C
(d) 100.8
o
C
(e) 104.8
o
C
12.
A solution made by dissolving 9.81 g of a nonvolatile nonelectrolyte in 90.0 g of water boiled at 100.37
o
C at 760
mm Hg. What is the approximate molecular weight of the substance? (For water, K
b
= 0.51
o
C/m)
(a) 240 g/mol
(b) 150 g/mol
(c) 79 g/mol
(d) 61 g/mol
(e) 34 g/mol
13.
What is the freezing point of an aqueous 1.00 m NaCl solution? (K
f
= 1.86
o
C/m) (Assume complete dissociation
of the salt.)
(a) -1.86
o
C
(b) +1.86
o
C
(c) -3.72
o
C
(d) -0.93
o
C
(e) 0.0
o
C
14.
A 17.3 mg sample of an organic compound (a non-electrolyte) was ground up with 420 mg of camphor to form a
homogeneous mixture melting at 170.0
o
C. What is the apparent formula weight of the organic compound?
(K
f
of camphor = 37.7
o
C/m, m.p. of camphor = 178.4
o
C) (Note: This is a freezing point depression problem -
note the K
f
of camphor - camphor is the solvent.)
(a) 353 g/mol
(b) 285 g/mol
(c) 231 g/mol
(d) 185 g/mol
(e) 166 g/mol
15.
Calculate the osmotic pressure associated with 50.0 g of an enzyme of molecular weight 98,000 g/mol dissolved
in water to give 2600 mL of solution at 30.0
o
C.
(a) 0.484 torr
(b) 1.68 torr
(c) 1.96 torr
(d) 2.48 torr
(e) 3.71 torr
16.
A 250 mL solution containing 21.4 g of a polymer in toluene had an osmotic pressure of 0.055 atm at 27
o
C.
What is the apparent formula weight of the polymer?
(a) 15,000 g/mol
(b) 18,000 g/mol
(c) 26,000 g/mol
(d) 32,000 g/mol
(e) 38,000 g/mol

CHAPTER 15
1.
Which one of the following thermodynamic quantities is not a state function?
(a) Gibbs free energy
(b) enthalpy
(c) entropy
(d) internal energy
(e) work
2.
At a constant temperature, an ideal gas is compressed from 6.0 liters to 4.0 liters by a constant external
pressure of 5.0 atm. How much work is done on the gas?
(a) w = +10 liter atm
(b) w = -10 liter atm
(c) w = +30 liter atm
(d) w = -30 liter atm
(e) The answer cannot be calculated.
3.
A system suffers an increase in internal energy of 80 J and at the same time has 50 J of work done on it. What is
the heat change of the system?
(a) +130 J
(b) +30 J
(c) -130 J
(d) -30 J
(e) 0 J
4.
A 5.000 g sample of methanol, CH
3
OH, was combusted in the presence of excess oxygen in a bomb calorimeter
conaining 4000 g of water. The temperature of the water increased from 24.000
o
C to 29.765
o
C. The heat
capacity of the calorimeter was 2657 J/
o
C. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g
o
C. Calculate E for the
reaction in kJ/mol.
(a) -314 kJ/mol
(b) -789 kJ/mol
(c) -716 kJ/mol
(d) -121 kJ/mol
(e) -69.5 kJ/mol
5.
A coffee cup calorimeter having a heat capacity of 451 J/
o
C was used to measure the heat evolved when 0.0300
mol of NaOH(s) was added to 1000 mL of 0.0300 M HNO
3
initially at 23.000
o
C. The temperature of the water
rose to 23.639
o
C. Calculate H (in kJ/mol NaNO
3
) for this reaction. Assume the specific heat of the final
solution is 4.18 J/g
o
C; the density of each solution is 1.00 g/mL; and the addition of solid does not appreciably
affect the volume of the solution.
HNO
3
(aq) + NaOH(s) NaNO
3
(aq) + H
2
O(l)
(a) -63.7 kJ/mol
(b) -151 kJ/mol
(c) -2.55 kJ/mol
(d) -81.4 kJ/mol
(e) -98.6 kJ/mol
6.
The H
o
for the following reaction at 298 K is -36.4 kJ.
1/2 H
2
(g) + 1/2 Br
2
(l) HBr(g)
Calculate E
o
at 298 K. The universal gas constant, R, is 8.314 J/mol K.
(a) -35.2 kJ
(b) +35.2 kJ
(c) -36.4 kJ
(d) -37.6 kJ
(e) +37.6 kJ
7.
Calculate the amount of work done for the conversion of 1.00 mole of Ni to Ni(CO)
4
in the reaction below, at
75
o
C. Assume that the gases are ideal. The value of R is 8.31 J/mol K.
Ni(s) + 4 CO (g) Ni(CO)
4
(g)
(a) 1.80 x 10
3
J
(b) 8.68 x 10
3
J
(c) -1.80 x 10
3
J
(d) -8.68 x 10
3
J
(e) -494 J
8.
All of the following have a standard heat of formation value of zero at 25
o
C and 1.0 atm except:
(a) N
2
(g)
(b) Fe(s)
(c) Ne(g)
(d) H(g)
(e) Hg(l)
9.
For which of the following reactions would the H
o
for the reaction be labeled H
f
o
?
(a) Al(s) + 3/2 H
2
(g) + 3/2 O
2
(g) Al(OH)
3
(s)
(b) PCl
3
(g) + 1/2 O
2
(g) POCl
3
(g)
(c) 1/2 N
2
O(g) + 1/4 O
2
(g) NO(g)
(d) CaO(s) + SO
2
(g) CaSO
3
(s)
(e) The H
o
for all these reactions would be labeled H
f
o
.
10.
Calculate H
o
for the reaction:
Na
2
O(s) + SO
3
(g) Na
2
SO
4
(g)
given the following information:

H
o

(1) Na(s) + H
2
O(l) NaOH(s) + 1/2 H
2
(g) -146 kJ
(2) Na
2
SO
4
(s) + H
2
O(l) 2NaOH(s) + SO
3
(g) +418 kJ
(3) 2Na
2
O(s) + 2H
2
(g) 4Na(s) + 2H
2
O(l) +259 kJ
(a) +255 kJ
(b) -435 kJ
(c) -581 kJ
(d) +531 kJ
(e) -452 kJ
11.
Calculate H
o
rxn
for the following reaction at 25.0
o
C:

Fe
3
O
4
(s) + CO(g)

3FeO(s) + CO
2
(g)
H
f
o
(kJ/mol) -1118

-110.5

-272

-393.5
(a) -263 kJ
(b) 54 kJ
(c) 19 kJ
(d) -50 kJ
(e) 109 kJ
12.
Calculate the standard heat of formation, H
f
o
, for FeS
2
(s), given the following information:
2FeS
2
(s) + 5O
2
(g) 2FeO(s) + 4SO
2
(g)
H
o
rxn
= -1370 kJ
H
f
o
for SO
2
(g) = -297 kJ/mol
H
f
o
for FeO(s) = -268 kJ/mol
(a) -177 kJ
(b) -1550 kJ
(c) -774 kJ
(d) -686 kJ
(e) +808 kJ
13.
Estimate the heat of reaction at 298 K for the reaction shown, given the average bond energies below.
Br
2
(g) + 3F
2
(g) 2BrF
3
(g)
Bond

Bond Energy
Br-Br

192 kJ
F-F

158 kJ
Br-F

197 kJ
(a) -516 kJ
(b) -410 kJ
(c) -611 kJ
(d) -665 kJ
(e) -720 kJ
14.
What is the standard entropy change of the reaction below at 298 K with each compound at the standard
pressure?

N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g)

2NH
3
(g
)
S
o
298
(J/mol K) 191.5

130.6

192.3

(a) -198.7 J/K
(b) 76.32 J/K
(c) 303.2 J/K
(d) -129.7 J/K
(e) 384.7 J/K
15.
The entropy will usually increase when
I. a molecule is broken into two or more smaller molecules.
II. a reaction occurs that results in an increase in the number of moles of gas.
III. a solid changes to a liquid.
IV. a liquid changes to a gas.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) IV only
(e) I, II, III, and IV
16.
Calculate G
o
for the reaction given the following information:
2SO
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2SO
3
(g)
G
f
o
for SO
2
(g) = -300.4 kJ/mol
G
f
o
for SO
3
(g) = -370.4 kJ/mol
(a) -70.0 kJ
(b) +70.0 kJ
(c) -670.8 kJ
(d) -140.0 kJ
(e) +140.0 kJ
17.
For the following reaction at 25
o
C, H
o
= +115 kJ and S
o
= +125 J/K. Calculate G
o
for the reaction at 25
o
.
SBr
4
(g) S(g) + 2Br
2
(l)
(a) +152 kJ
(b) -56.7 kJ
(c) +77.8 kJ
(d) +37.1 kJ
(e) -86.2 kJ
18.
The heat of vaporization of freon, CCl
2
F
2
, is 17.2 kJ/mol at 25
o
C. What is the change of entropy for one mole of
liquid freon when it vaporizes at 25
o
C? (Hint: The vaporization process is at equilibrium and what is true for G
at equilibrium?)
(a) 57.7 J/K
(b) 0.688 J/K
(c) 5.13 x 10
3
kJ/K
(d) 3.16 J/K
(e) 239 J/K
19.
Estimate the boiling point of Br
2
(l) ( H = 30.9 kJ; S = 93.0 J/K).
Br
2
(l) Br
2
(g)
(a) 85
o
C
(b) 373
o
C
(c) 177
o
C
(d) 59
o
C
(e) 44
o
C
20.
For the reaction, A + B C, H
o
= +30 kJ; S
o
= +50 J/K.
Therefore the reaction is:
(a) spontaneous at all temperatures.
(b) nonspontaneous at all temperatures.
(c) spontaneous at temperatures less than 600 K.
(d) spontaneous at temperatures greater than 600 K.
(e) spontaneous only at 25
o
C.
21.
How much heat is absorbed in the complete reaction of 3.00 grams of SiO
2
with excess carbon in the reaction
below? H
o
for the reaction is +624.7 kJ.
SiO
2
(s) + 3C(s) SiC(s) + 2CO(g)
(a) 366 kJ
(b) 1.13 x 10
5
kJ
(c) 5.06 kJ
(d) 1.33 x 10
4
kJ
(e) 31.2 kJ
22.
The standard heat of combustion of ethanol, C
2
H
5
OH, is 1372 kJ/mol ethanol. How much heat (in kJ) would be
liberated by completely burning a 20.0 g sample?
(a) 686 kJ
(b) 519 kJ
(c) 715 kJ
(d) 597 kJ
(e) 469 kJ
23.
Which statement is incorrect?
(a) At constant pressure, H = E + P V
(b) The thermodynamic symbol for entropy is S.
(c) Gibbs free energy is a state function.
(d) For an endothermic process, H is negative.
(e) If the work done by the system is greater than the heat absorbed by the system, E is negative.
24.
Which statement is false?
(a) The thermodynamic quantity most easily measured in a "coffee cup" calorimeter is H.
(b) No work is done in a reaction occurring in a bomb calorimeter.
(c) H is sometimes exactly equal to E.
(d) H is often nearly equal to E.
(e) H is equal to E for the reaction:
2H
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2H
2
O(g)

CHAPTER 16
1.
The combustion of ethane (C
2
H
6
) is represented by the equation:
2C
2
H
6
(g) + 7O
2
(g) 4CO
2
(g) + 6H
2
O(l)
In this reaction:
(a) the rate of consumption of ethane is seven times faster than the rate of consumption of oxygen.
(b) the rate of formation of CO
2
equals the rate of formation of water.
(c) water is formed at a rate equal to two-thirds the rate of formation of CO
2
.
(d) the rate of consumption of oxygen equals the rate of consumption of water.
(e) CO
2
is formed twice as fast as ethane is consumed.
2.
The speed of a chemical reaction
(a) is constant no matter what the temperature is.
(b) is independent of the amount of contact surface of a solid involved.
(c) between gases should in all cases be extremely rapid because the average kinetic energy of the molecules is
great.
(d) between ions in aqueous solution is extremely rapid because there are no bonds that need to be broken.
(e) varies inversely with the absolute temperature.
3.
For a reaction 2A + B 2C, with the rate equation: Rate = k[A]
2
[B]
(a) the order with respect to A is 1 and the order overall is 1.
(b) the order with respect to A is 2 and the order overall is 2.
(c) the order with respect to A is 2 and the order overall is 3.
(d) the order with respect to B is 2 and the order overall is 2.
(e) the order with respect to B is 2 and the order overall is 3.
4.
Given the following data for this reaction:
NH
4
+
(aq) + NO
2
-
(aq) N
2
(g) + 2H
2
O(l)
EXPT

[NH
4
+
]

[NO
2
-
]

RATE
1

0.010 M

0.020 M

0.020 M/s
2

0.015 M

0.020 M

0.030 M/s
3

0.010 M

0.010 M

0.005 M/s
The rate law for the reaction is:
(a) Rate = k[NH
4
+
][NO
2
-
]
(b) Rate = k[NH
4
+
]
2
[NO
2
-
]
2

(c) Rate = k[NH
4
+
]
2
[NO
2
-
]
(d) Rate = k[NH
4
+
][NO
2
-
]
2

(e) none of the above
5.
What are the units of k for the rate law: Rate = k[A][B]
2
, when the concentration unit is mol/L?
(a) s
-1

(b) s
(c) L mol
-1
s
-1

(d) L
2
mol
-2
s
-1

(e) L
2
s
2
mol
-2

6.
Given: A + 3B 2C + D
This reaction is first order with respect to reactant A and second order with respect to reactant B. If the
concentration of A is doubled and the concentration of B is halved, the rate of the reaction would _____ by a
factor of _____.
(a) increase, 2
(b) decrease, 2
(c) increase, 4
(d) decrease, 4
(e) not change
7.
The decomposition of carbon disulfide, CS
2
, to carbon monosulfide, CS, and sulfur is first order with k = 2.8 x 10
-
7
s
-1
at 1000
o
C.
CS
2
CS + S
What is the half-life of this reaction at 1000
o
C?
(a) 5.0 x 10
7
s
(b) 4.7 x 10
-6
s
(c) 3.8 x 10
5
s
(d) 6.1 x 10
4
s
(e) 2.5 x 10
6
s
8.
The decomposition of dimethylether at 504
o
C is first order with a half-life of 1570 seconds. What fraction of an
initial amount of dimethylether remains after 4710 seconds?
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/6
(c) 1/8
(d) 1/16
(e) 1/32
9.
The half-life for a first-order reaction is 32 s. What was the original concentration if, after 2.0 minutes, the
reactant concentration is 0.062 M?
(a) 0.84 M
(b) 0.069 M
(c) 0.091 M
(d) 0.075 M
(e) 0.13 M
10.
Given that a reaction absorbs energy and has an activation energy of 50 kJ/mol, which of the following
statements are correct? (Hint: Draw the potential energy diagram.)
(1) The reverse reaction has an activation energy equal to 50 kJ/mol.
(2) The reverse reaction has an activation energy less than 50 kJ/mol.
(3) The reverse reaction has an activation energy greater than 50 kJ/mol.
(4) The change in internal energy is less than zero.
(5) The change in internal energy is greater than zero.
(a) (1) and (4)
(b) (2) and (4)
(c) (3) and (4)
(d) (2) and (5)
(e) (3) and (5)
11.
If reaction A has an activation energy of 250 kJ and reaction B has an activation energy of 100 kJ, which of the
following statements must be correct?
(a) If reaction A is exothermic and reaction B is endothermic then reaction A is favored kinetically.
(b) At the same temperature the rate of reaction B is greater than the rate of reaction A.
(c) The energy of reaction A must be greater than the energy of reaction B.
(d) The energy of reaction B must be greater than the energy of reaction A.
(e) The rate of reaction A at 25
o
C equals the rate of reaction B at 100
o
C.
12.
If the activation energy in the forward direction of an elementary step is 52 kJ and the activation energy in the
reverse direction is 74 kJ, what is the energy of reaction E for this step?
(a) 22 kJ
(b) -22 kJ
(c) 52 kJ
(d) -52 kJ
(e) 126 kJ
13.
Suppose the reaction: A + 2B AB
2
occurs by the following mechanism:
Step 1

A + B AB

slow
Step 2

AB + B AB
2


fast
Overall

A + 2B AB
2


The rate law expression must be Rate = _________.
(a) k[A]
(b) k[B]
(c) k[A][B]
(d) k[B]
2

(e) k[A][B]
2

14.
A possible mechanism for the reaction, 2A + B C + D, is:
(1)

A + A A
2


fast, equilibrium
(2)

A
2
+ A A
3


slow
(3)

A
3
+ B A + C + D

fast
According to the mechanism, the rate law will be:
(a) Rate = k[A]
2

(b) Rate = k[A][B]
(c) Rate = k[A]
2
[B]
(d) Rate = k[A]
(e) Rate = k[A]
3

15.
At 300 K, the following reaction is found to obey the rate law: Rate = k[NOCl]
2
:
2NOCl 2NO + Cl
2

Consider the three postulated mechanisms given below. Then choose the response that lists all those that are
possibly correct and no others.
Mechanism 1

NOCl NO + Cl

slow

Cl + NOCl NOCl
2


fast

NOCl
2
+ NO 2NO + Cl
2


fast

Overall: 2NOCl 2NO + Cl
2


Mechanism 2

2NOCl NOCl
2
+ NO

slow

NOCl
2
NO + Cl
2


fast

Overall: 2NOCl 2NO + Cl
2


Mechanism 3

NOCl NO + Cl

fast, equilibrium

NOCl + Cl NO + Cl
2


slow

Overall: 2NOCl 2NO + Cl
2


(a) 2, 3
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 1, 2
16.
A correct reaction mechanism for a given reaction usually is:
(a) the same as its balanced chemical equation.
(b) obvious if its heat of reaction is known.
(c) obvious if its reaction order is known.
(d) sometimes difficult to prove.
(e) obvious if its activation energy is known.
17.
Suppose the activation energy of a certain reaction is 250 kJ/mol. If the rate constant at T
1
= 300 K is k
1
and the
rate constant at T
2
= 320 K is k
2
, then the reaction is __ times faster at 320 K than at 300 K. (Hint: Solve for k
2
/k
1
.)
(a) 3 x 10
-29

(b) 0.067
(c) 15.0
(d) 525
(e) 3 x 10
-28

18.
What is the activation energy (in kJ) of a reaction whose rate constant increases by a factor of 100 upon
increasing the temperature from 300 K to 360 K?
(a) 27
(b) 35
(c) 42
(d) 53
(e) 69
19.
Most reactions are more rapid at high temperatures than at low temperatures. This is consistent with:
(I) an increase in the activation energy with increasing temperature.
(II) an increase in the rate constant with increasing temperatures.
(III) an increase in the percentate of "high energy" collisions with increasing temperature.
(a) only I
(b) only II
(c) only III
(d) only I and II
(e) only II and III
20.
Which items correctly complete the following statment?
A catalyst can act in a chemical reaction to:
(I) increase the equilibrium constant.
(II) lower the activation energy.
(III) decrease E for the reaction.
(IV) provide a new path for the reaction.
(a) only I & II
(b) only II & III
(c) only III & IV
(d) only I & III
(e) only II & IV
21.
A catalyst:
(a) actually participates in the reaction.
(b) changes the equilibrium concentration of the products.
(c) does not affect a reaction energy path.
(d) always decreases the rate for a reaction.
(e) always increases the activation energy for a reaction.
22.
Which statement is false?
(a) If a reaction is thermodynamically spontaneous it may occur rapidly.
(b) If a reaction is thermodynamically spontaneous it may occur slowly.
(c) Activation energy is a kinetic quantity rather than a thermodynamic quantity.
(d) If a reaction is thermodynamically nonspontaneous, it will not occur spontaneously.
(e) If a reaction is thermodynamically spontaneous, it must have a low activation energy.
23.
Which of the following statements are true?
(1) Reactions with more negative values of G
o
are spontaneous and proceed at a higher rate than those with
less negative values of G
o
.
(2) The activation energy, E
a
, is usually about the same as E for a reaction.
(3) The activation energy for a reaction does not change significantly as temperature changes.
(4) Reactions usually occur at faster rates at higher temperatures.
(a) 1, 2, 4
(b) 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 4
(e) 1, 2, 3, 4
24.
When the concentration of reactant molecules is increased, the rate of reaction increases. The best explanation
is: As the reactant concentration increases,
(a) the average kinetic energy of molecules increases.
(b) the frequency of molecular collisions increases.
(c) the rate constant increases.
(d) the activation energy increases.
(e) the order of reaction increases.
25.
For the reaction, 2H
2
S(g) + O
2
(g) 2S(s) + 2H
2
O(l), which one of the following statements is absolutely true?
(a) The reaction is first order with respect to H
2
S and second order with respect to O
2
.
(b) The reaction is fourth order overall.
(c) The rate law is: rate = k[H
2
S]
2
[O
2
].
(d) The rate law is: rate = k[H
2
S][O
2
].
(e) The rate law cannot be determined from the information given.

CHAPTER 17
1.
When the system A + B C + D is at equilibrium,
(a) the sum of the concentrations of A and B must equal the sum of the concentrations of C and D.
(b) the forward reaction has stopped.
(c) both the forward and the reverse reactions have stopped.
(d) the reverse reaction has stopped.
(e) neither the forward nor the reverse reaction has stopped.
2.
2SO
3
(g) 2SO
2
(g) + O
2
(g)
The conventional equilibrium constant expression (K
c
) for the system as described by the above equation is:
(a) [SO
2
]
2
/[SO
3
]
(b) [SO
2
]
2
[O
2
]/[SO
3
]
2

(c) [SO
3
]
2
/[SO
3
]
2
[O
2
]
(d) [SO
2
][O
2
]
(e) none of these
3.
Consider the following reversible reaction. In a 3.00 liter container, the following amounts are found in
equilibrium at 400
o
C: 0.0420 mole N
2
, 0.516 mole H
2
and 0.0357 mole NH
3
. Evaluate K
c
.
N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g) 2NH
3
(g)
(a) 0.202
(b) 1.99
(c) 16.0
(d) 4.94
(e) 0.503
4.
If the equilibrium constant for the reaction
A + 2B C + 5/2 D
has a value of 4.0, what is the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction
2C + 5D 2A + 4B
at the same temperature?
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.063
(c) 2.0
(d) 8.0
(e) 16
5.
At 445
o
C, K
c
for the following reaction is 0.020.
2HI(g) H
2
(g) + I
2
(g)
A mixture of H
2
, I
2
, and HI in a vessel at 445
o
C has the following concentrations: [HI] = 2.0 M, [H
2
] = 0.50 M and
[I
2
] = 0.10 M. Which one of the following statements concerning the reaction quotient, Q
c
, isTRUE for the above
system?
(a) Q
c
= K
c
; the system is at equilibrium.
(b) Q
c
is less than K
c
; more H
2
and I
2
will be produced.
(c) Q
c
is less than K
c
; more HI will be produced.
(d) Q
c
is greater than K
c
; more H
2
and I
2
will be produced.
(e) Q
c
is greater than K
c
; more HI will be produced.
6.
Nitrosyl chloride, NOCl, dissociates on heating as shown below. When a 1.50 gram sample of pure NOCl is
heated at 350
o
C in a volume of 1.00 liter, the percent dissociation is found to be 57.2%. Calculate K
c
for the
reaction as written.
NOCl(g) NO(g) + 1/2 Cl
2
(g)
(a) 0.876
(b) 9.26
(c) 0.107
(d) 1.75 x 10
-4

(e) 0.0421
7.
A quantity of HI was sealed in a tube, heated to 425
o
C and held at this temperature until equilibrium was
reached. The concentration of HI in the tube at equilibrium was found to be 0.0706 mol/L. Calculate the
equilibirum concentration of H
2
(and I
2
). For the gas-phase reaction,
H
2
+ I
2
2HI

K
c
= 54.6 at 425
o
C
(a) 9.55 x 10
-3
M
(b) 1.17 x 10
-3
M
(c) 1.85 x 10
-4
M
(d) 4.78 x 10
-3
M
(e) 2.34 x 10
-3
M
8.
Consider the reaction:
N
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2NO(g)

K
c
= 0.10 at 2000
o
C
Starting with initial concentrations of 0.040 mol/L of N
2
and 0.040 mol/L of O
2
, calculate the equilibrium
concentration of NO in mol/L
(a) 0.0055 mol/L
(b) 0.0096 mol/L
(c) 0.011 mol/L
(d) 0.080 mol/L
(e) 0.10 mol/L
9.
K
c
= 0.040 for the system below at 450
o
C. If a reaction is initiated with 0.40 mole of Cl
2
and 0.40 mole of PCl
3
in a
2.0 liter container, what is the equilibrium concentration of Cl
2
in the same system?
PCl
5
(g) PCl
3
(g) + Cl
2
(g)
(a) 0.07 M
(b) 0.16 M
(c) 0.11 M
(d) 0.04 M
(e) 0.26 M
10.
The reversible reaction:
2SO
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2SO
3
(g)
has come to equilibrium in a vessel of specific volume at a given temperature. Before the reaction began, the
concentrations of the reactants were 0.060 mol/L of SO
2
and 0.050 mol/L of O
2
. After equilibrium is reached, the
concentration of SO
3
is 0.040 mol/L. What is the equilibrium concentration of O
2
?
(a) 0.010 M
(b) 0.020 M
(c) 0.030 M
(d) 0.040 M
(e) none of these
11.
Consider the gas-phase equilibrium system represented by the equation:
2H
2
O(g) 2H
2
(g) + O
2
(g)
Given that the forward reaction (the conversion of "left-hand" species to "right-hand" species) is endothermic,
which of the following changes will decrease the equilibrium amount of H
2
O?
(a) adding more oxygen
(b) adding a solid phase calalyst
(c) decreasing the volume of the container (the total pressure increases)
(d) increasing the temperature at constant pressure
(e) adding He gas
12.
The conventional equilibrium constant expression (K
c
) for the system below is:
2ICl(s) I
2
(s) + Cl
2
(g)
(a) [I
2
][Cl
2
]/[ICl]
2

(b) [I
2
][Cl
2
]/2[ICl]
(c) [Cl
2
]
(d) ([I
2
] + [Cl
2
])/2[ICl]
(e) [Cl
2
]/[ICl]
2

13.
Consider the equilibrium system:
2ICl(s) I
2
(s) + Cl
2
(g)
Which of the following changes will increase the total amount of of Cl
2
that can be produced?
(a) removing some of the I
2
(s)
(b) adding more ICl(s)
(c) removing the Cl
2
as it is formed
(d) decreasing the volume of the container
(e) all of the above
14.
At equilibrium, a 1.0 liter container was found to contain 0.20 moles of A, 0.20 moles of B, 0.40 moles of C and
0.40 mole of D. If 0.10 moles of A and 0.10 moles of B are added to this system, what will be the new
equilibrium concentration of A?
A(g) + B(g) C(g) + D(g)
(a) 0.37 mol/L
(b) 0.47 mol/L
(c) 0.87 mol/L
(d) 0.23 mol/L
(e) 0.15 mol/L
15.
Consider the following system in a 1.00 L container:
A(g) + B(g) 2C(g)
The equilibrium concentrations at 200
o
C were determined to be:
[A] = 0.200 M [B] = 3.00 M [C] = 0.500 M
How many moles of A must be added to increase the concentration of C to 0.700 M at 200
o
C?
(a) 0.225 mol
(b) 0.305 mol
(c) 0.417 mol
(d) 0.610 mol
(e) 0.700 mol
16.
Consider the reversible reaction at equilibrium at 392
o
C:
2A(g) + B(g) C(g)
The partial pressures are found to be: A: 6.70 atm, B: 10.1 atm, C: 3.60 atm. Evaluate K
p
for this reaction.
(a) 7.94 x 10
-3

(b) 0.146
(c) 0.0532
(d) 54.5
(e) 121
17.
K
c
= 0.040 for the system below at 450
o
C:
PCl
5
(g) PCl
3
(g) + Cl
2
(g)
Evaluate K
p
for the reaction at 450
o
C.
(a) 0.40
(b) 0.64
(c) 2.4
(d) 0.052
(e) 6.7 x 10
-4

18.
What is the equilibrium constant for a reaction that has a value of G
o
= -41.8 kJ at 100
o
C?
(a) 1.01
(b) 7.1 x 10
5

(c) -5.87
(d) 1.4 x 10
-6

(e) 13.5
19.
The equilibrium constant at 427
o
C for the reaction:
N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g) 2NH
3
(g)
is K
p
= 9.4 x 10
-5
. Calculate the value of G
o
for the reaction at 427
o
.
(a) -33 kJ
(b) -54 kJ
(c) 54 kJ
(d) 33 kJ
(e) 1.3 J
20.
For a specific reaction, which of the following statements can be made about K, the equilibrium constant?
(a) It always remains the same at different reaction conditions.
(b) It increases if the concentration of one of the products is increased.
(c) It changes with changes in the temperature.
(d) It increases if the concentration of one of the reactants is increased.
(e) It may be changed by the addition of a catalyst.

CHAPTER 18
1.
Which one of the following is a weak acid?
(a) HNO
3

(b) HI
(c) HBr
(d) HF
(e) HClO
3

2.
Which salt is not derived from a strong acid and a strong soluble base?
(a) MgCl
2

(b) Ba(NO
3
)
2

(c) LiClO
4

(d) CsBr
(e) NaI
3.
Which one of the following is a strong electrolyte?
(a) H
2
O
(b) KF
(c) HF
(d) HNO
2

(e) (CH
3
)
3
N
4.
In a sample of pure water, only one of the following statements is always true at all conditions of temperature
and pressure. Which one is always true?
(a) [H
3
O
+
] = 1.0 x 10
-7
M
(b) [OH
-
] = 1.0 x 10
-7
M
(c) pH = 7.0
(d) pOH = 7.0
(e) [H
3
O
+
] = [OH
-
]
5.
If K
w
is 2.9 x 10
-15
at 10
o
C, what is the pH of pure water at 10
o
C?
(a) 6.72
(b) 7.00
(c) 7.27
(d) 7.53
(e) none of these
6.
The pOH of a solution of NaOH is 11.30. What is the [H
+
] for this solution?
(a) 2.0 x 10
-3

(b) 2.5 x 10
-3

(c) 5.0 x 10
-12

(d) 4.0 x 10
-12

(e) 6.2 x 10
-8

7.
The [H
3
O
+
] in a 0.050 M solution of Ba(OH)
2
is:
(a) 1.0 x 10
-5
M
(b) 5.0 x 10
-2
M
(c) 1.0 x 10
-13
M
(d) 5.0 x 10
-10
M
(e) 2.0 x 10
-5
M
8.
What is the approximate pH of a solution labeled 6 x 10
-5
M HBr?
(a) 4.2
(b) 4.5
(c) 5.8
(d) 9.8
(e) 8.2
9.
What is the pH of 500 mL of solution containing 0.0124 grams of Ca(OH)
2
?
(a) 11.04
(b) 9.68
(c) 2.96
(d) 3.17
(e) 10.83
10.
The pH of a solution is 4.80. What is the concentration of hydroxide ions in this solution?
(a) 4.2 x 10
-9
M
(b) 1.6 x 10
-5
M
(c) 3.6 x 10
-12
M
(d) 6.3 x 10
-10
M
(e) 2.0 x 10
-8
M
11.
A solution in which [H
+
] = 10
-8
M has a pH of ___ and is ___.
(a) 8, acidic
(b) 6, basic
(c) -6, basic
(d) -8, neutral
(e) 8, basic
12.
The pH of a 0.02 M solution of an unknown weak acid is 3.7. what is the pK
a
of this acid?
(a) 5.7
(b) 4.9
(c) 3.2
(d) 2.8
(e) 3.7
13.
What is the approximate pH of a solution labeled 0.050 M HClO?
(a) 5.1
(b) 3.9
(c) 4.4
(d) 2.1
(e) 7.6
14.
What is the pH of a solution labeled 0.30 M (CH
3
)
3
N?
(a) 9.5
(b) 10.8
(c) 9.2
(d) 11.7
(e) 12.2
15.
Which of the following solutions has the lowest pH at 25
o
C? (No calculations required.)
(a) 0.2 M sodium hydroxide
(b) 0.2 M hypochlorous acid
(c) 0.2 M ammonia
(d) 0.2 M benzoic acid
(e) pure water
16.
A 0.10 M solution of a weak acid, HX, is 0.059% ionized. Evaluate K
a
for the acid.
(a) 3.8 x 10
-9

(b) 6.5 x 10
-7

(c) 7.0 x 10
-6

(d) 4.2 x 10
-6

(e) 3.5 x 10
-8

17.
What is the percent ionization of an 1.2 M HF solution?
(a) 2.4 %
(b) 4.2 %
(c) 0.84 %
(d) 0.082 %
(e) 0.22 %
18.
Which of the following weak acids ionizes to give the strongest conjugate base?
(a) HClO
(b) CH
3
COOH
(c) HF
(d) HNO
2

(e) HCN
19.
Which of the following is true about a 0.10 M solution of a weak acid, HX?
(a) [X
-
] = 0.10 M
(b) pH = 1
(c) [HX] > [H
+
]
(d) [H
+
] = 0.10 M
(e) both b and d
20.
Calculate the hydrolysis constant for the cyanide ion, CN
-
.
(a) 2.5 x 10
-5

(b) 1.0 x 10
-7

(c) 4.0 x 10
-10

(d) 5.6 x 10
-10

(e) none of these
21.
Calculate the pH of a 0.50 M solution of NaNO
2
.
(a) 12.18
(b) 5.48
(c) 1.82
(d) 8.52
(e) 7.00
22.
What is the concentration of a sodium acetate solution if the pH of the solution is 9.19?
(a) 0.30 M
(b) 0.43 M
(c) 2.1 M
(d) 0.068 M
(e) 0.59 M
23.
What is the pH of 0.060 M NH
4
Cl?
(a) 5.06
(b) 5.12
(c) 5.18
(d) 5.24
(e) 5.35
24.
What is the concentration of ammonium chloride in a solution if its pH is 4.80?
(a) 0.25 M
(b) 0.30 M
(c) 0.45 M
(d) 0.60 M
(e) 0.15 M
25.
The pH of 0.15 M trimethylammonium chloride, (CH
3
)
3
NHCl, a salt, is 5.34. What is the percent hydrolysis?
(a) 0.0031 %
(b) 0.0068 %
(c) 0.0094 %
(d) 0.011 %
(e) 0.022 %

CHAPTER 19

1.
Which of the following combinations cannot produce a buffer solution?
(a) HNO
2
and NaNO
2

(b) HCN and NaCN
(c) HClO
4
and NaClO
4

(d) NH
3
and (NH
4
)
2
SO
4

(e) NH
3
and NH
4
Br
2.
What is the pH of a solution composed of 0.20 M NH
3
and 0.15 M NH
4
Cl?
(a) 2.15
(b) 4.62
(c) 8.26
(d) 9.38
(e) 8.89
3.
Calculate the ratio [CH
3
COOH]/[NaCH
3
COO] that gives a solution with pH = 5.00?
(a) 0.28
(b) 0.36
(c) 0.44
(d) 0.56
(e) 0.63
4.
Consider a solution which is 0.10 M in CH
3
COOH and 0.20 M in NaCH
3
COO. Which of the following statements
is true?
(a) If a small amount of NaOH is added, the pH decreases very slightly.
(b) If NaOH is added, the OH
-
ions react with the CH
3
COO
-
ions.
(c) If a small amount of HCl is added, the pH decreases very slightly.
(d) If HCl is added, the H
+
ions react with CH
3
COOH ions.
(e) If more CH
3
COOH is added, the pH increases.
5.
A buffer was prepared by mixing 1.00 mole of ammonia and 1.00 mole of ammonium chloride to form an
aqueous solution with a total volume of 1.00 liter. To 500 mL of this solution was added 30.0 mL of 1.00 M
NaOH. What is the pH of this solution?
(a) 8.96
(b) 9.83
(c) 9.31
(d) 9.11
(e) 9.57
6.
How many grams of NaF would have to be added to 2.00 L of 0.100 M HF to yield a solution with a pH = 4.00?
(a) 300 g
(b) 36 g
(c) 0.84 g
(d) 6.9 g
(e) 60. g
7.
Calculate the pH that results when the following solutions are mixed.
(1) 35 mL of 0.20 M formic acid
(2) 55 mL of 0.10 M sodium formate
(3) 110 mL of water
(a) 3.64
(b) 3.11
(c) 4.58
(d) 3.39
(e) 4.20
8.
Consider an indicator that ionized as shown below for which its K
a
= 1.0 x 10
-4

HIn + H
2
O

H
3
O
+
+ In
-

yellow

red
Which of the responses contains all the true statements and no others?
(1) The predominant color in its acid range is yellow.
(2) In the middle of the pH range of its color change a solution containing the indicator will probably be orange.
(3) At pH = 7.00, a solution containing this indicator (and no other colored species) will be red. (Hint: Write the
equilibrium constant expression for the indicator.)
(4) At pH = 7.00, most of the indicator is in the un-ionized form.
(5) The pH at which the indicator changes color is pH = 4.
(a) 1, 3, 5
(b) 2, 4
(c) 3, 4, 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 5
(e) another combination
9.
Calculate the pH of the solution resulting from the addition of 20.0 mL of 0.100 M NaOH to 30.0 mL of 0.100 M
HNO
3
.
(a) 1.35
(b) 1.70
(c) 1.95
(d) 2.52
(e) 2.80
10.
Which indicator (identified by a letter) could be used to titrate aqueous NH
3
with HCl solution?
Indicator Acid Range Color Color-Change pH Basic Range Color
(a) pink 1.2 - 2.8 yellow
(b) blue 3.4 - 4.6 yellow
(c) yellow 6.5 - 7.8 purple
(d) colorless 8.3 - 9.9 red
(e) none of these

11.
Consider the titrations of the pairs of aqueous acids and bases listed on the left. For which pair is the pH at the
equivalence point stated incorrectly?
Acid-Base Pair pH at Equivalence Point
(a) HCl + NH
3
less than 7
(b) HNO
3
+ Ca(OH)
2
equal to 7
(c) HClO
4
+ NaOH equal to 7
(d) HClO + NaOH less than 7
(e) CH
3
COOH + KOH greater than 7
12.
What is the pH at the equivalence point in the titration of 100.0 mL of 0.20 M ammonia with 0.10 M
hydrochloric acid?
(a) 4.6
(b) 5.2
(c) 7.0
(d) 5.5
(e) 4.9
13.
Calculate the pH of a solution prepared by mixing 300 mL of 0.10 M HF and 200 mL of 0.10 M KOH.
(a) 2.82
(b) 2.96
(c) 3.32
(d) 3.44
(e) 3.53
14.
What is the approximate pH of a solution prepared by mixing equal volumes of 0.05 M methylamine and 0.20 M
hydrochloric acid?
(a) 2.57
(b) 1.12
(c) 1.63
(d) 10.5
(e) 9.8
15.
Which of the following salts give acidic aqueous solutions?
(1) KNO
3
(2) KCH
3
COO (3) NH
4
NO
3
(4) RbI
(5) (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
(6) BaCl
2
(7) NaCN (8) KNO
2

(a) 2, 7, 8
(b) 3, 5
(c) 2, 4, 6
(d) 1, 4, 7, 8
(e) 1, 4, 6
16.
The following titration curve is the kind of curve expected for the titration of a ____ acid with a ____ base.

(a) strong, strong
(b) weak, strong
(c) strong, weak
(d) weak, weak
(e) none of these
17.
Consider the titration of 30.0 mL of 0.20 M nitrous acid by adding 0.0500 M aqueous ammonia to it. The pH at
the equivalence point is _____. (Note: This is the titration of a weak acid with a weak base.)
(a) greater than 7
(b) equal to 7
(c) less than 7
(d) cannot be determined without more data (not including K
a
and K
b
)
(e) is impossible to predict

CHAPTER 20
1.
The solubility product expression for tin(II) hydroxide, Sn(OH)
2
, is
(a) [Sn
2+
][OH
-
]
(b) [Sn
2+
]
2
[OH
-
]
(c) [Sn
2+
][OH
-
]
2

(d) [Sn
2+
]
3
[OH
-
]
(e) [Sn
2+
][OH
-
]
3

2.
The solubility product expression for silver(I) sulfide, using x to represent the molar concentration of silver(I) and
y to represent the molar concentration of sulfide, is formulated as:
(a) xy
(b) x
2
y
(c) xy
2

(d) x
2
y
2

(e) xy
3

3.
Consider the following solubility data for various chromates at 25
o
C.

K
sp

Ag
2
CrO
4
9.0 x 10
-12

BaCrO
4
2.0 x 10
-10

PbCrO
4
1.8 x 10
-14

The chromate that is the most soluble in water at 25
o
C on a molar basis is:
(a) Ag
2
CrO
4

(b) BaCrO
4

(c) PbCrO
4

(d) impossible to determine
(e) none of these
4.
The molar solubility of PbBr
2
is 2.17 x 10
-3
M at a certain temperature. Calculate K
sp
for PbBr
2
.
(a) 6.2 x 10
-6

(b) 6.4 x 10
-7

(c) 4.1 x 10
-8

(d) 3.4 x 10
-6

(e) 1.4 x 10
-5

5.
The solubility of silver sulfate in water at 100
o
C is approximately 1.4 g per 100 mL. What is the solubility product
of this salt at 100
o
C?
(a) 5.7 x 10
-8

(b) 3.5 x 10
-7

(c) 8.3 x 10
-6

(d) 4.1 x 10
-5

(e) 3.6 x 10
-4

6.
What is the molar solubility, s, of Ba
3
(PO
4
)
2
in terms of K
sp
?
(a) s = K
sp
1/2

(b) s = K
sp
1/5

(c) s = [K
sp
/27]
1/5

(d) s = [K
sp
/108]
1/5

(e) s = [K
sp
/4]
5

7.
For Cu(OH)
2
, K
sp
= 1.6 x 10
-19
. What is the molar solubility of Cu(OH)
2
?
(a) 3.4 x 10
-7
M
(b) 6.4 x 10
-7
M
(c) 2.7 x 10
-11
M
(d) 5.1 x 10
-10
M
(e) 1.7 x 10
-10
M
8.
Many lead salts are often used as pigments. If PbSO
4
were used in an unglazed ceramic bowl, how many
milligrams of lead(II) could dissolve per liter of water?
(a) 43
(b) 35
(c) 11
(d) 28
(e) 53
9.
Ag
3
PO
4
would be least soluble at 25
o
C in
(a) 0.1 M AgNO
3

(b) 0.1 M HNO
3

(c) pure water
(d) 0.1 M Na
3
PO
4

(e) solubility in (a), (b), (c), or (d) is not different
10.
The molar solubility of PbCl
2
in 0.20 M Pb(NO
3
)
2
solution is:
(a) 1.7 x 10
-4
M
(b) 9.2 x 10
-3
M
(c) 1.7 x 10
-5
M
(d) 4.6 x 10
-3
M
(e) 8.5 x 10
-5
M
11.
When we mix together, from separate sources, the ions of a slightly soluble ionic salt, the salt will precipitate if
Q
sp
_____ K
sp
, and will continue to precipitate until Q
sp
_____ K
sp
.
(a) is greater than; equals
(b) is less than; is greater than
(c) is less than; equals
(d) equals; is less than
(e) equals; is greater than
12.
Which of the following pairs of compounds gives a precipitate when aqueous solutions of them are mixed?
Assume that the concentrations of all compounds are 1.0 M immediately after mixing.
(a) CuBr
2
and K
2
CO
3

(b) HNO
3
and NH
4
I
(c) BaCl
2
and KClO
4

(d) Na
2
CO
3
and H
2
SO
4

(e) KCl and KNO
3

13.
A swimming pool was sufficiently alkaline so that CO
2
absorbed from the air produced in the pool a solution
which was 2 x 10
-4
M in CO
3
2-
M. If the pool water was originally 4 x 10
-3
M in Mg
2+
, 6 x 10
-4
M in Ca
2+
and 8 x 10
-
7
M in Fe
2+
, then a precipitate should form of:
(a) only MgCO
3

(b) only CaCO
3

(c) only FeCO
3

(d) only CaCO
3
and FeCO
3

(e) MgCO
3
, CaCO
3
and FeCO
3

14.
When equal volumes of the solutions indicated are mixed, precipitation should occur only for:
(a) 2 x 10
-3
M Mg
2+
+ 2 x 10
-3
M OH
-

(b) 2 x 10
-1
M Ba
2+
+ 2 x 10
-3
M F
-

(c) 2 x 10
-3
M Ca
2+
+ 2 x 10
-2
M OH
-

(d) 2 x 10
-3
M Ca
2+
+ 2 x 10
-3
M OH
-

(e) 2 x 10
-4
M Pb
2+
+ 2 x 10
-5
M SO
4
2-

15.
At what pH will Cu(OH)
2
start to precipitate from a solution with [Cu
2+
] = 0.0015 M?
(a) 9.0
(b) 8.0
(c) 6.0
(d) 9.4
(e) 4.6
16.
What is the pH of a saturated solution of Mg(OH)
2
?
(a) 3.5
(b) 10.1
(c) 10.9
(d) 10.5
(e) 9.2
17.
Which solid will precipitate first if an aqueous solution of Na
2
CrO
4
at 25
o
C is slowly added to an aqueous solution
containing 0.001 M Pb(NO
3
)
2
and 0.100 M Ba(NO
3
)
2
at 25
o
C?
(a) BaCrO
4
(s)
(b) NaNO
3
(s)
(c) PbCrO
4
(s)
(d) Pb(NO
3
)
2
(s)
(e) none of these
18.
A solution is 0.0010 M in both Ag
+
and Au
+
. Some solid NaCl is added slowly until the solid AgCl just begins to
precipitate. What is the concentration of Au
+
ions at this point? K
sp
for AgCl = 1.8 x 10
-10
and for AuCl = 2.0 x 10
-
13
.
(a) 2.0 x 10
-10
M
(b) 4.5 x 10
-7
M
(c) 1.8 x 10
-7
M
(d) 3.0 x 10
-4
M
(e) 1.1 x 10
-6
M

CHAPTER 21
1.
In an electrolytic cell the electrode at which the electrons enter the solution is called the ______ ; the chemical
change that occurs at this electrode is called _______.
(a) anode, oxidation
(b) anode, reduction
(c) cathode, oxidation
(d) cathode, reduction
(e) cannot tell unless we know the species being oxidized and reduced.
2.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
(a) Oxidation and reduction half-reactions occur at electrodes in electrochemical cells.
(b) All electrochemical reactions involve the transfer of electrons.
(c) Reduction occurs at the cathode.
(d) Oxidation occurs at the anode.
(e) All voltaic (galvanic) cells involve the use of electricity to initiate nonspontaneous chemical reactions.
3.
The half-reaction that occurs at the anode during the electrolysis of molten sodium bromide is:
(a) 2 Br
-
Br
2
+ 2 e
-

(b) Br
2
+ 2 e
-
2 Br
-

(c) Na
+
+ e
-
Na
(d) Na Na
+
+ e
-

(e) 2 H
2
O + 2 e
-
2 OH
-
+ H
2

4.
During the electrolysis of aqueous KCl solution using inert electrodes, gaseous hydrogen is evolved at one
electrode and gaseous chlorine at the other electrode. The solution around the electrode at which hydrogen gas
is evolved becomes basic as the electrolysis proceeds. Which of the following responses describe or are
applicable to the cathode and the reaction that occurs at the cathode?
(1) the positive electrode (2) the negative electrode
(3) 2 Cl
-
Cl
2
+ 2 e
-
(4) Cl
2
+ 2 e
-
2 Cl
-

(5) 2 H
2
O O
2
+ 4 H
+
+ 4 e
-
(6) 2 H
2
O + 2 e
-
H
2
+ 2 OH
-

(7) electrons flow from the electrode to the
external circuit
(8) electrons flow into the electrode from the
external circuit
(9) oxidation (10) reduction
(a) 2, 6, 8, 9
(b) 1, 5, 7, 9
(c) 2, 5, 7, 9
(d) 1, 6, 8, 10
(e) 2, 6, 8, 10
5.
What mass (in grams) of nickel could be electroplated from a solution of nickel(II) chloride by a current of 0.25
amperes flowing for 10 hours?
(a) 12 g
(b) 5.5 g
(c) 0.046 g
(d) 2.7 g
(e) 6.0 g
6.
Molten AlCl
3
is electrolyzed for 5.0 hours with a current of 0.40 amperes. Metallic aluminum is produced at one
electrode and chlorine gas, Cl
2
, is produced at the other. How many liters of Cl
2
measured at STP are produced
when the electrode efficiency is only 65%?
(a) 0.55 L
(b) 0.63 L
(c) 0.84 L
(d) 0.98 L
(e) 1.02 L
7.
How long (in hours) must a current of 5.0 amperes be maintained to electroplate 60 g of calcium from molten
CaCl
2
?
(a) 27 hours
(b) 8.3 hours
(c) 11 hours
(d) 16 hours
(e) 5.9 hours
8.
How long, in hours, would be required for the electroplating of 78 g of platinum from a solution of [PtCl
6
]
2-
, using
an average current of 10 amperes at an 80% electrode efficiency?
(a) 8.4
(b) 5.4
(c) 16.8
(d) 11.2
(e) 12.4
9.
How many faradays are required to reduce 1.00 g of aluminum(III) to the aluminum metal?
(a) 1.00
(b) 1.50
(c) 3.00
(d) 0.111
(e) 0.250
10.
Which of the following is the strongest oxidizing agent?
(a) Pb
2+

(b) I
2

(c) Ag
+

(d) Pb
(e) Cu
2+

11.
As the cell given below operates, the strip of silver gains mass (only silver) and the concentration of silver ions in
the solution around the silver strip decreases, while the strip of lead loses mass and the concentration of lead
increases in the solution around the lead strip. Which of the following represents the reaction that occurs at the
negative electrode in the above cell?
Pb / Pb(NO
3
)
2
(1.0 M) || AgNO
3
(1.0 M) / Ag
(a) Pb
2+
+ 2 e
-
Pb
(b) Pb Pb
2+
+ 2 e
-

(c) Ag
+
+ e
-
Ag
(d) Ag Ag
+
+ e
-

(e) none of the above
12.
For a voltaic (or galvanic) cell using Ag,Ag
+
(1.0 M) and Zn,Zn
2+
(1.0 M) half-cells, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
(a) The zinc electrode is the anode.
(b) Electrons will flow through the external circuit from the zinc electrode to the silver electrode.
(c) Reduction occurs at the zinc electrode as the cell operates.
(d) The mass of the zinc electrode will decrease as the cell operates.
(e) The concentration of Ag
+
will decrease as the cell operates.
13.
Consider the standard voltaic (or galvanic) cell: Fe,Fe
2+
versus Au,Au
3+
. Which answer identifies the cathode and
gives the E
o
for the cell?
(a) Fe, -0.44 V
(b) Au, 1.94 V
(c) Fe, 1.06 V
(d) Au, 1.06 V
(e) Fe, 1.94 V
14.
What is the reduction potential for the half-reaction at 25
o
C:
Al
3+
+ 3e
-
Al, if [Al
3+
] = 0.10 M and E
o
= -1.66 V ?
(a) -1.84 V
(b) -1.60 V
(c) -1.68 V
(d) -1.66 V
(e) -1.72 V
15.
What is the value of E for the half-cell:
MnO
4
-
(0.010 M) + 8H
+
(0.20 M) + 5e
-
Mn
2+
(0.020 M) + 4H
2
O ?
(a) 1.50 V
(b) 1.86 V
(c) 1.44 V
(d) 1.58 V
(e) 1.52 V
16.
Calculate the potential (in volts) for the voltaic (or galvanic) cell indicated at 25
o
C.
Ga / Ga
3+
(10
-6
M) || Ag
+
(10
-4
M) / Ag
(a) 1.29 V
(b) 0.97 V
(c) 1.45 V
(d) 1.21 V
(e) 1.37 V
17.
A concentration cell is constructed by placing identical Cu electrodes in two Cu
2+
solutions. If the concentrations
of the two Cu
2+
solutions are 1.0 M and 0.0020 M, calculate the potential of the cell.
(a) 0.020 V
(b) 1.2 V
(c) 0.030 V
(d) 1.0 V
(e) 0.080 V
18.
What is G
o
per mole of dichromate ions for the reduction of dichromate ions, Cr
2
O
7
2-
, to Cr
3+
by bromide ions,
Br
-
, in acidic solution? (Hint: Use the standard cell potential.)
(a) +26.3 kJ
(b) -145 kJ
(c) +145 kJ
(d) -26.3 kJ
(e) -53.6 kJ
19.
Estimate the equilibrium constant for the system indicated at 25
o
C.
3 Mg
2+
+ 2Al 3Mg + 2Al
3+

(a) ~10
69

(b) ~10
23

(c) ~10
-24

(d) ~10
-36

(e) ~10
-72

20.
In voltaic cells, such as those diagrammed in your text, the salt bridge _______ .
(a) is not necessary in order for the cell to work
(b) acts as a mechanism to allow mechanical mixing of the solutions
(c) allows charge balance to be maintained in the cell
(d) is tightly plugged with firm agar gel through which ions cannot pass
(e) drives free electrons from one half-cell to the other
21.
Which of the following statements is(are) true for all voltaic (or galvanic) cells?
(I) Reduction occurs at the cathode.
(II) The anode gains mass during discharge (note: this means operation of the cell.)
(III) The voltage is less than or equal to zero.
(a) only III
(b) only II
(c) only I
(d) II and III
(e) I, II, and III
22.
In the standard notation for a voltaic cell, the double vertical line "||" represents:
(a) a phase boundary
(b) gas electrode
(c) a wire (metal) connection
(d) a salt bridge
(e) a standard hydrogen electrode

CHAPTER 22
1.
Some metals are found in the uncombined free state while other metals are found in the combined state. What
is a deciding factor?
(a) Metals with negative reduction potentials can occur in the free state while metals with positive reduction
potentials occur in the combined state.
(b) The active metals can occur in the free state while the less active metals occur in the combined state.
(c) Metals with positive reduction potentials can occur in the free state while metals with negative reduction
potentials can occur in the combined state.
(d) There is no way we can predict which metals will be free or combined.
(e) none of the above
2.
Soluble metal compounds tend to be found in the _____, whereas insoluble metal compounds tend to be found
in the _____ .
(a) oceans; earth's crust
(b) earth's crust; oceans
(c) salt beds; oceans
(d) oceans; salt beds
(e) rivers; oceans
3.
In the process known as 'roasting,' a(n) _____ is chemically converted to a(n) _____.
(a) sulfide; oxide
(b) carbonate; oxide
(c) hydroxide; oxide
(d) oxide; sulfate
(e) phosphate; phosphide
4.
Which metal can be found as the free element?
(a) Na
(b) Mn
(c) Fe
(d) Cr
(e) Pt
5.
The Hall-Heroult process is used in the production of:
(a) Mg
(b) Fe
(c) Al
(d) Au
(e) Cu
6.
How much magnesium can be obtained from one pound of seawater if the concentration
of Mg
2+
is 0.13 weight percent? Assume 100% recovery.
(a) 1.7 grams
(b) 1.3 grams
(c) 0.35 grams
(d) 0.59 grams
(e) 2.5 grams
7.
For every 100 pounds of iron ore there are 27.8 pounds of magnetite, Fe
3
O
4
. What is the weight percent iron in
this ore?
(a) 72.3%
(b) 20.1%
(c) 27.8%
(d) 16.7%
(e) 23.1%
8.
A reaction sequence for the reduction of one of the iron ores is as follows:
2 C(coke) + O
2
2 CO
Fe
2
O
3
+ 3 CO 2 Fe + 3 CO
2


Calculate the amount of coke necessary to produce 800 g of Fe.
(a) 114 g
(b) 1030 g
(c) 258 g
(d) 172 g
(e) 544 g
9.
What is the charge on the copper ion in the mineral azurite, Cu
3
(CO
3
)
2
(OH)
2
?
(a) 2+
(b) 1+
(c) 0
(d) 1-
(e) 2-
10.
How many coulombs of electricity are required to produce one metric ton (1000 kg) of magnesium? There are
96,500 coulombs in one faraday.
MgCl
2
Mg(l) + Cl
2

(a) 4.0 x 10
9
coulombs
(b) 2.0 x 10
9
coulombs
(c) 7.9 x 10
9
coulombs
(d) 1.2 x 10
12
coulombs
(e) 5.3 x 10
8
coulombs

CHAPTER 23
1.
Which of the following is NOT true for the Group 1A elements?
(a) Most of them are soft, silvery corrosive metals.
(b) Their atomic radii increases with increasing molecular weight.
(c) They are named the alkaline earth metals.
(d) They are excellent conductors of heat and electricity.
(e) They exhibit a +1 oxidation state in compounds.
2.
Which element group is the most reactive of all the metallic elements?
(a) alkali metals
(b) alkaline earth metals
(c) coinage metals
(d) transition metals
(e) Group 2B metals
3.
In a surprisingly large number of their properties beryllium resembles aluminum, and boron resembles silicon.
Such a relationship is called:
(a) amphoterism
(b) an allotropic relationship
(c) a diagonal relationship
(d) the periodic law
(e) an isoelectronic series
4.
Which of the following properties of the alkaline earth metals decreases with increasing atomic weight?
(a) ionic radii
(b) ionization energy
(c) atomic radii
(d) activity
(e) atomic number
5.
Of the following oxides, the most basic is:
(a) MgO.
(b) Na
2
O.
(c) P
2
O
3
.
(d) BeO.
(e) SO
2
.
6.
A 300 g sample of CaCO
3
was heated until 10.0 L of CO
2
was collected at 50.0
o
C and 742 torr. What percentage
of the CaCO
3
had decomposed?
(a) 6.84%
(b) 9.10%
(c) 12.3%
(d) 15.8%
(e) 20.6%
7.
What mass of lithium nitride could be formed from 104 g of lithium and excess nitrogen gas?
(a) 35 g
(b) 60 g
(c) 105 g
(d) 140 g
(e) 174 g
8.
The most abundant metal in the earth's crust is:
(a) Cu
(b) Fe
(c) Na
(d) Al
(e) Ca
9.
Which element has the electron configuration [Ar] 3d
7
4s
2
?
(a) Fe
(b) Co
(c) Cr
(d) Ti
(e) Zn
10.
What is the electron configuration of Mn
3+
ion?
(a) [Ar] 4s
2
3d
10

(b) [Ar] 4s
2
3d
2

(c) [Ar] 3d
5

(d) [Ar] 3d
4

(e) [Ar] 4d
1
3d
3

11.
The nitrate of which of the following cations would exhibit paramagnetism to the GREATEST extent?
(a) Co
3+

(b) Cr
3+

(c) Fe
3+

(d) Mn
3+

(e) V
3+


CHAPTER 24
1.
Some element groups of the periodic table are more likely to contain elements that are gases than other groups.
Which of the following groups contains the greatest number of gaseous elements?
(a) IA
(b) IIA
(c) IVA
(d) VIA
(e) VIII (or 0)
2.
Which of the following is NOT true for the halogens?
(a) They are nonmetals.
(b) They show the -1 oxidation number in most of their compounds.
(c) The electronic configuration of their outermost electrons is ns
2
np
6
.
(d) Their compounds with metals are generally ionic in nature.
(e) Elemental halogens exist as diatomic molecules.
3.
Which of the following substances is the strongest reducing agent?
(a) Cl
2

(b) Cl
-

(c) Br
2

(d) Br
-

(e) I
2

4.
Chlorine gas is prepared commercially by:
(a) electrolysis of carbon tetrachloride.
(b) oxidation of chloride ion with F
2
(g).
(c) electrolysis of NaCl(aq).
(d) oxidation of chloride ion with Br
2
(aq).
(e) electrolysis of AlCl
3
(aq).
5.
Which one of the following does not correctly describe one or all of the hydrogen halides, HX?
(a) Their aqueous solutions are acidic.
(b) HF has the lowest of the H-X bond energies.
(c) HI is the largest.
(d) HCl has the lowest boiling point.
(e) HF exhibits hydrogen bonding.
6.
Of the oxyacids listed below, which one possesses the greatest acid strength in water?
(a) HClO
4

(b) H
2
CO
3

(c) H
3
BO
3

(d) HClO
(e) HBrO
7.
Draw the correct Lewis formula for chlorous acid. The structure contains ___ single bonds, ___ double bonds
and ___ lone pairs of electrons.
(a) 2, 1, 5
(b) 3, 0, 7
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 2, 1, 5
(e) none of these
8.
Which of the following has a pyramidal structure (molecular geometry)?
(a) CBr
4

(b) PF
3

(c) BF
3

(d) OF
2

(e) BrCl
9.
Which statement about the Group VIA elements is false?
(a) All have an outer electronic configuration of ns
2
np
4
.
(b) The electronegativity of Group VIA elements decreases as one goes down the group.
(c) Most are found in sulfide deposits.
(d) Oxygen has the highest boiling point and melting point.
(e) Polonium has the smallest first ionization energy.
10.
Which statement about the Group VIA hydrides is false?
(a) H
2
S, H
2
Se and H
2
Te are all gases at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
(b) All are colorless.
(c) All except H
2
O are toxic.
(d) H
2
Po has the lowest boiling point.
(e) All are covalent compounds.
11.
Which acid listed on the right cannot be obtained by adding water to the substance on the left?
(a) H
2
S
2
O
7
- sulfuric acid
(b) SeO
2
- selenous acid
(c) SO
3
- sulfuric acid
(d) SO
2
- sulfurous acid
(e) TeO
2
- tellurous acid
12.
Which of the following statements about sulfuric acid is false?
(a) It is a strong acid.
(b) One mole of sulfuric acid reacts completely with two moles of potassium hydroxide.
(c) The sulfur atom is sp
2
hybridized.
(d) It is often present in acid rain.
(e) During the dilution of sulfuric acid, the correct method is to add sulfuric acid to water.
13.
What maximum mass of sulfuric acid can be produced from the sulfur contained in 100 kilograms of iron pyrite
that is 75.0% FeS
2
?
(a) 84.4 kg
(b) 123 kg
(c) 136 kg
(d) 144 kg
(e) 168 kg
14.
In which one of the following is the oxidation state of nitrogen given incorrectly?
(a) N
2
O
3
, +3
(b) N
2
H
4
, +2
(c) HNO
3
, +5
(d) NaNO
2
, +3
(e) H
2
N
2
O
2
, +1
15.
Which of the following does not correctly describe ammonia?
(a) pyramidal molecule
(b) polar molecule
(c) extremely soluble in water
(d) forms basic aqueous solutions
(e) none of these
16.
Which compound gives photochemical smog a brownish color?
(a) NO
(b) HNO
2

(c) NO
2

(d) N
2
O
4

(e) N
2
O
3

17.
What is the major mineral present in phosphate rock?
(a) Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2

(b) Na
2
HPO
4

(c) Ca
10
(PO
4
)
6
F
2

(d) NaH
2
PO
4

(e) Ca
10
(PO
4
)
6
(OH)
2


CHAPTER 25
1.
The ______ sphere is enclosed in brackets in formulas for complex species, and it includes the central metal ion
plus the coordinated groups.
(a) ligand
(b) donor
(c) oxidation
(d) coordination
(e) chelating
2.
In coordination chemistry, the donor atom of a ligand is
(a) a Lewis acid.
(b) the counter ion
(c) the central metal atom.
(d) the atom in the ligand that shares an electron pair with the metal.
(e) the atom in the ligand that accepts a share in an electron pair from the metal.
3.
Consider the coordination compound, Na
2
[Pt(CN)
4
]. The Lewis acid is
(a) [Pt(CN)
4
]
2-

(b) Na
+

(c) Pt
(d) Pt
2+

(e) CN
-

4.
Consider the coordination compound, K
2
[Cu(CN)
4
]. A coordinate covalent bond exists between
(a) K
+
and CN
-

(b) Cu
2+
and CN
-

(c) K
+
and [Cu(CN)
4
]
2-

(d) C and N in CN
-

(e) K
+
and Cu
2+

5.
Given the list of ligands and their corresponding names, choose the pair that disagree.

LIGAND NAME
(a) OH
-
hydroxo
(b) CN
-
cyanide
(c) Cl
-
chloro
(d) H
2
O aqua
(e) NH
3
ammine
6.
Select the correct IUPAC name for: [FeF
4
(OH
2
)
2
]
-

(a) diaquatetrafluoroiron(III) ion
(b) diaquatetrafluoroferrate(III) ion
(c) diaquatetrafluoroiron(I) ion
(d) diaquatetrafluoroferrate(I) ion
(e) none of these
7.
Select the correct IUPAC name for: [Co(NH
3
)
6
]
2+

(a) hexammoniacobaltate(II) ion
(b) hexaamminecobaltate(II) ion
(c) hexammoniacobalt(II) ion
(d) hexaamminecobalt(II) ion
(e) hexammoniacobalt ion
8.
Which name-formula combination is NOT correct?

FORMULA NAME
(a) [Co(NH
3
)
4
(OH
2
)I]SO
4
tetraammineaquaiodocobalt(III) sulfate
(b) K[Cr(NH
3
)
2
Cl
4
] potassium diamminetetrachlorochromate(III)
(c) [Mn(CN)
5
]
2-
pentacyanomanganate(II) ion
(d) [Ni(CO)
4
] tetracarbonylnickel(0)
(e) Ca[PtCl
4
] calcium tetrachloroplatinate(II)
9.
What is the oxidation number of the central metal atom in the coordination compound
[Pt(NH
3
)
3
Cl]Cl?
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) +1
(d) +2
(e) +3
10.
(Valance Bond Theory) Magnetic measurements indicate that [Co(OH
2
)
6
]
2+
has 3 unpaired electrons. Therefore,
the hybridization of the metal's orbitals in [Co(OH
2
)
6
]
2+
is:
(a) sp
3

(b) sp
2
d
(c) dsp
2

(d) sp
3
d
2

(e) d
2
sp
3

11.
Which one of the following complexes can exhibit geometrical isomerism?
(a) [Pt(NH
3
)
2
Cl
2
] (square planar)
(b) [Zn(NH
3
)
2
Cl
2
] (tetrahedral)
(c) [Cu(NH
3
)
4
]
2+
(square planar)
(d) [Co(NH
3
)
5
Cl]
2+
(octahedral)
(e) [Cu(CN)
2
]
-
(linear)
12.
A molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image is said to exhibit which of the following?
(a) geometrical isomerism
(b) optical isomerism
(c) linkage isomerism
(d) reactive isomerism
(e) coordination isomerism
13.
In which one of the following species does the transition metal ion have d
3
electronic configuration?
(a) [Cr(NH
3
)
6
]
3+

(b) [Co(OH
2
)
6
]
2+

(c) [CoF
6
]
3-

(d) [Fe(CN)
6
]
3-

(e) [Ni(OH
2
)
6
]
2+

14.
(Valence Bond Theory) The coordination complex, [Cu(OH
2
)
6
]
2+
has one unpaired electron. Which of the
following statements are true?
(1) The complex is octahedral.
(2) The complex is an outer orbital complex.
(3) The complex is d
2
sp
3
hybridized.
(4) The complex is diamagnetic.
(5) The coordination number is 6.
(a) 1, 4
(b) 1, 2, 5
(c) 2, 3, 5
(d) 2, 3
(e) 4, 5
15.
(Crystal Field Theory) Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
(a) In an octahedral crystal field, the d electrons on a metal ion occupy the e
g
set of orbitals before they occupy
the t
2g
set of orbitals.
(b) Diamagnetic metal ions cannot have an odd number of electrons.
(c) Low spin complexes can be paramagnetic.
(d) In high spin octahedral complexes,
oct
is less than the electron pairing energy, and is relatively very small.
(e) Low spin complexes contain strong field ligands.
16.
(Crystal Field Theory) When the valence d orbitals of the central metal ion are split in energy in an octahedral
ligand field, which orbitals are raised least in energy?
(a) d
xy
and d
x
2
-y
2
(b) d
xy
, d
xz
and d
yz

(c) d
xz
and d
yz

(d) d
xz
, d
yz
and d
z
2
(e) d
x
2
-y
2 and d
z
2
17.
(Crystal Field Theory) How many unpaired electrons are there in a strong field iron(II) octahedral complex?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
(e) 6
18.
(Crystal Field Theory) Consider the complex ion [Mn(OH
2
)
6
]
2+
with 5 unpaired electrons. Which response includes
all the following statements that are true, and no false statements?
I. It is diamagnetic.
II. It is a low spin complex.
III. The metal ion is a d
5
ion.
IV. The ligands are weak field ligands.
V. It is octahedral.
(a) I, II
(b) III, IV, V
(c) I, IV
(d) II, V
(e) III, IV
19.
(Crystal Field Theory) Consider the violet-colored compound, [Cr(OH
2
)
6
]Cl
3
and the yellow compound,
[Cr(NH
3
)
6
]Cl
3
. Which of the following statements is false?

(a) Both chromium metal ions are paramagnetic with 3 unpaired electrons.
(b)
oct
for [Cr(NH
3
)
6
]
3+
is calculated directly from the energy of yellow light.
(c)
oct
for [Cr(OH
2
)
6
]
3+
is less than
oct
for [Cr(NH
3
)
6
]
3+
.
(d) A solution of [Cr(OH
2
)
6
]Cl
3
transmits light with an approximate wavelength range of 4000 - 4200 angstroms.
(e) The two complexes absorb their complementary colors.
20.
(Crystal Field Theory) Strong field ligands such as CN
-
:
(a) usually produce high spin complexes and small crystal field splittings.
(b) usually produce low spin complexes and small crystal field splittings.
(c) usually produce low spin complexes and high crystal field splittings.
(d) usually produce high spin complexes and high crystal field splittings.
(e) cannot form low spin complexes.

CHAPTER 26
1.
The "magic numbers" for atoms are
(a) numbers of electrons that confer atomic stability.
(b) numbers of protons and/or neutrons that confer nuclear stability.
(c) n/p ratios that confer nuclear stability.
(d) atomic masses that confer nuclear stability.
(e) atomic masses that indicate fissile isotopes.
2.
The actual mass of a
37
Cl atom is 36.966 amu. Calculate the mass defect (amu/atom) for a
37
Cl atom.
(a) 0.623 amu
(b) 0.388 amu
(c) 0.263 amu
(d) 0.341 amu
(e) none of these
3.
The mass defect for an isotope was found to be 0.410 amu/atom. Calculate the binding energy in kJ/mol of
atoms. (1 J = 1 kg m
2
/s
2
)
(a) 3.69 x 10
10
kJ/mol
(b) 1.23 x 10
20
kJ/mol
(c) 3.69 x 10
13
kJ/mol
(d) 1.23 x 10
3
kJ/mol
(e) 1.23 x 10
23
kJ/mol
4.
Calculate the binding energy per nucleon (in units of MeV) for
9
Be, for which the atomic mass is 9.01219 amu.
Particle masses in amu are: proton = 1.007277; neutron = 1.008665; electron = 0.0005486. Conversion factor for
E = mc
2
is 931 MeV/amu.
(a) 6.46 MeV
(b) 6.33 MeV
(c) 6.23 MeV
(d) 11.39 MeV
(e) 56.93 MeV
5.
Which isotope below has the highest nuclear binding energy per gram? No calculation is necessary.
(a)
4
He
(b)
16
O
(c)
32
S
(d)
55
Mn
(e)
238
U
6.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Mass defect is the amount of matter that would be converted into energy if a nucleus were formed from
initially separated protons and neutrons.
(b) Nuclear binding energy is the energy released in the formation of an atom from subatomic particles.
(c) Nuclei with highest binding energies are the most stable nuclei.
(d) Einstein postulated the Theory of Relativity in which he stated that matter and energy are equivalent.
(e) Mass number is the sum of all protons and electrons in an atom.
7.
A positron has a mass number of _____, a charge of _____, and a mass equal to that of a(an) _____.
(a) 0, 1+, proton
(b) 1, 2+, proton
(c) 0, 1+, electron
(d) 1, 2+, electron
(e) 0, 0, proton
8.
Emission of which one of the following leaves both atomic number and mass number unchanged?
(a) positron
(b) neutron
(c) alpha particle
(d) gamma radiation
(e) beta particle
9.
Which type of radiation is the least penetrating?
(a) alpha
(b) beta
(c) gamma
(d) x-ray
(e) neutron
10.
A radioisotope of argon,
35
Ar, lies below the "band of stability: (n/p ratio too low). One would predict that it
decays via _____.
(a) neutron emission
(b) beta emission
(c) positron emission
(d) alpha emission
(e) fission
11.
A Geiger-Muller tube is a _____ .
(a) gas ionization detector
(b) cloud chamber
(c) fluorescence detector
(d) spectrophotometer
(e) photographic detector
12.
The half life of
231
Pa is 3.25 x 10
4
years. How much of an initial 10.40 microgram sample remains after 3.25 x
10
5
years?
(a) 0.0102 micrograms
(b) 0.240 micrograms
(c) 2.18 micrograms
(d) 0.0240 micrograms
(e) 1.04 micrograms
13.
Consider the case of a radioactive element X which decays by electron (beta) emission with a half-life of 4 days
to a stable nuclide of element Z. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
(a) After 8 days the sample will consist of one-fourth element Z and three-fourths element X.
(b) Element Z will weigh exactly the same as element X when decay is complete (weighed to an infinite number
of significant figures).
(c) 2.0 g of element X is required to produce 1.5 g of element Z after 8 days (to 2 significant figures).
(d) If element X as an atomic number equal to n, then element X has an atomic number equal to n-1.
(e) None of the above.
14.
Carbon-11 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. Its half-life is 20 minutes. What fraction of the initial number of C-
11 atoms in a sample will have decayed away after 80 minutes?
(a) 1/16
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/4
(d) 7/8
(e) 15/16
15.
How old is a bottle of wine if the tritium (
3
H) content (called activity) is 25% that of a new wine? The half-life of
tritium is 12.5 years.
(a) 1/4 yr
(b) 3.1 yr
(c) 25 yr
(d) 37.5 yr
(e) 50 yr
16.
A Geiger counter registered 1000 counts/second from a sample that contained a radioactive isotope of
polonium. After 5.0 minutes, the counter registered 281 counts/second. What is the half-life of this isotope in
seconds?
(a) 87
(b) 110
(c) 164
(d) 264
(e) 2.18
17.
The
14
C activity of some ancient Peruvian corn was found to be 10 disintegrations per minute per gram of C. If
present-day plant life shows 15 dpm/g, how old is the Peruvian corn? The half-life of
14
C is 5730 years.
(a) 1455 years
(b) 1910 years
(c) 3350 years
(d) 3820 years
(e) 9080 years
18.
Which of the following describes what occurs in the fission process?
(a) A heavy nucleus is fragmented into lighter ones.
(b) A neutron is split into a neutron and proton.
(c) Two light nuclei are combined into a heavier one.
(d) A proton is split into three quarks.
(e) A particle and anti-particle appear in an area of high energy density.
19.
Which of the following statements about nuclear fission is always correct?
(a) Very little energy is released in fission processes.
(b) Nuclear fission is an energetically favorable process for heavy atoms.
(c) Due to its instability,
56
Fe readily undergoes fission.
(d) In fission reactions, a neutron is split into a proton and an electron.
(e) All nuclear fission reactions are spontaneous.
20.
Which one of the following would be most likely to undergo thermonuclear fusion?
(a)
2
H
(b)
4
He
(c)
56
Fe
(d)
141
Ba
(e)
235
U
21.
Which one of the following statements about nuclear reactions is false?
(a) Particles within the nucleus are involved.
(b) No new elements can be produced.
(c) Rate of reaction is independent of the presence of a catalyst.
(d) Rate of reaction is independent of temperature.
(e) They are often accompanied by the release of enormous amounts of energy.
22.
Complete and balance the following equation. The missing term is _____ .
239
Pu + alpha particle _____ + neutron
(a) 2
115
Ag
(b) 2
106
Rh
(c)
235
U
(d)
233
Pa
(e)
242
Cm
23.
When
59
Cu undergoes positron emission, what is the immediate nuclear product?
(a)
59
Ni
(b)
58
Ni
(c)
58
Cu
(d)
59
Zn
(e)
58
Zn
24.
As a result of the process of electron capture ("K-capture") by
211
At, the new isotope formed is:
(a)
210
At
(b)
212
At
(c)
211
Po
(d)
211
Rn
(e)
207
Bi
25.
When
235
U is bombarded with one neutron, fission occurs and the products are three neutrons, 94Kr, and _____
.
(a)
139
Ba
(b)
141
Ba
(c)
139
Ce
(d)
139
Xe
(e)
142
I

CHAPTER 27
1.
What makes carbon such a unique element?
(a) Elemental carbon comes in two forms, diamond and graphite.
(b) Carbon forms four bonds, although the ground state configuration would predict the formation of fewer
bonds.
(c) Carbon forms covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds.
(d) To a greater extent than any other element, carbon can bond to itself to form straight chains, branched
chains and rings.
(e) Carbon has two stable isotopes, carbon-12 and carbon-13.
2.
The hybridization of carbon atoms in alkanes is
(a) sp
(b) sp
2

(c) sp
3

(d) sp
3
d
(e) sp
3
d
2

3.
A molecule with the formula C
3
H
8
is a(n):
(a) hexane
(b) propane
(c) decane
(d) butane
(e) ethane
4.
Select the correct IUPAC name for:


(a) 5-methyl-5-ethyloctane
(b) 5-methyl-5-propylheptane
(c) 4-ethyl-4-methyloctane
(d) 3-methyl-3-propyloctane
(e) 3-methyl-3-propylheptane
5.
Select the correct IUPAC name for:


(a) 1,1,3-trimethylpentane
(b) 1-ethyl-1,3-dimethylbutane
(c) 2,4-dimethylhexane
(d) 3,5-dimethylhexane
(e) 3,5,5-trimethylpentane
6.
Select the correct IUPAC name for:


(a) 1,4-dimethylcyclopentane
(b) 1,3-dimethylcyclopentane
(c) 2,5-dimethylcyclopentane
(d) 2,3-dimethylcyclopentane
(e) 2,4-dimethylcyclopentane
7.
The general formula for noncyclic alkenes is:
(a) C
n
H
2n+2

(b) C
n
H
2n

(c) C
n
H
2n-2

(d) C
n
H
n+2

(e) C
n
H
n

8.
The correct name for the compound given below is:

(a) 2-methyl-1-butene
(b) 2-ethyl-1-propene
(c) 2-ethyl-1-pentane
(d) 3-methyl-2-butene
(e) pentene
9.
Select the best name for:


(a) 4-ethyl-cis-3-octene
(b) 4-ethyl-trans-3-octene
(c) 4-butyl-cis-3-hexene
(d) 5-ethyl-trans-5-octene
(e) 5-ethyl-cis-5-octene
10.
Name the following compound:


(a) 6-ethyl-4-methylcyclohexene
(b) 6-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexene
(c) 3-ethyl-5-methylcyclohexene
(d) 6-ethyl-4-methylcyclohex-1-ene
(e) 6,4-dialkylcyclohexene
11.
What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?


(a) 2,6-diethyl-3-nonyne
(b) 2,5-diethyl-3-nonyne
(c) 3,7-dimethyl-5-nonyne
(d) 3,7-dimethyl-4-nonyne
(e) 2,6-diethyl-3-heptyne
12.
The following chemical structure represents a molecule of what molecular formula?


(a) C
8
H
10

(b) C
6
H
6

(c) C
6
H
8

(d) C
8
H
12

(e) C
8
H
6

13.
How many actual double bonds does the benzene ring possess?
(a) None, carbon-carbon bonds in benzene are delocalized around the ring
(b) 1 double bond
(c) 2 double bonds
(d) 3 double bonds
(e) 4 double bonds
14.
Para-xylene is the same as:
(a) 1,2-dimethylbenzene
(b) 1,3-diethylbenzene
(c) 1,3-dimethylbenzene
(d) 1,4-diethylbenzene
(e) 1,4-dimethylbenzene
15.
Which of the following formulas represents an alkene?
(a) CH
3
CH
2
CH
3

(b) CH
3
CH
3

(c) CH
3
CH
2
CHCH
2

(d) CH
3
CH
2
Cl
(e) CHCH
16.
What is the name of the following compound?


(a) 1,3-dibromophenol
(b) 2,5-dibromophenol
(c) 2,6-dibromophenol
(d) m-dibromophenol
(e) o-dibromophenol
17.
Which one of the following is a secondary alcohol?
(a) CH
3
CH
2
OH
(b) CH
3
OH
(c) CH
3
CH(OH)CH
3

(d) (CH
3
)C
3
OH
(e) none of these
18.
Select the IUPAC name for: (CH
3
)
2
CHCH(OH)CH
2
C(CH
3
)
3
.
(a) 2,5,5-trimethyl-3-hexanol
(b) 1,1,4,4-pentamethylbutanol
(c) 1,1-dimethylisopentanol
(d) 2,5-dimethyl-4-hexanol
(e) none of these
19.
Which is NOT a physical property of alcohols or phenols?
(a) Phenols are generally only slightly soluble in water.
(b) The solubilities of normal primary alcohols in water decrease with increasing molecular weight.
(c) The hydroxyl group of an alcohol is nonpolar.
(d) Due to hydrogen bonding, boiling points of alcohols are much higher than those of corresponding alkanes.
(e) Boiling points of normal primary alcohols increase with increasing molecular weight.
20.
Give the IUPAC name of this compound: CH
3
OCH
2
CH
3
.
(a) dimethyl ether
(b) methoxyethane
(c) methylethyloxide
(d) propyl ether
(e) none of the above
21.
The compound below is classified as a _____ .

(a) primary amine
(b) secondary amine
(c) tertiary amine
(d) primary amide
(e) secondary amide
22.
The systematic name for the compound in Problem 21 is _____ .
(a) pentyl amine
(b) methyl-n-propyl amine
(c) diethyl amine
(d) 2-aminopentane
(e) isobutylamine
23.
Select the IUPAC name for the compound below.


(a) 2,4-dimethylpentanoic acid
(b) 1,1,3-trimethylbutanoic acid
(c) 1-hydroxy-2,4-dimethylpentanone
(d) 2-carboxyisohexane
(e) none of these
24.
Select the best name for:

(a) m-chlorobenzoic acid
(b) o-chlorobenzaldehyde
(c) p-chlorobenzoate
(d) m-chlorosalicylic acid
(e) none of these
25.
The best classification for the following compound is: _____ .

(a) aldehyde
(b) ester
(c) ketone
(d) carboxylic acid
(e) alcohol
26.
The compound given below is called _____ .

(a) butyl acetate
(b) ethyl pentanoate
(c) propyl pentanoate
(d) ethyl butanoate
(e) butyl ethanoate
27.
The compound illustrated below is called _____ .

(a) acetamide
(b) formyl acetamide
(c) dimethyl acetate
(d) N,N-dimethylformamide
(e) dimethylamine
28.
The functional group given below is characteristic of organic _____ .

(a) ketones
(b) acids
(c) aldehydes
(d) esters
(e) alcohols

CHAPTER 28
1.
Two isomeric forms of a saturated hydrocarbon
(a) have the same structure.
(b) have different compositions of elements.
(c) have the same molecular formula.
(d) have a different content of the isotopes of hydrogen.
(e) react vigorously with one another.
2.
Which of the following hydrocarbons does not have isomers?
(a) C
7
H
16

(b) C
6
H
14

(c) C
5
H
10

(d) C
4
H
8

(e) C
3
H
8

3.
The name of the alkane isomer of cis-3-hexene is:
(a) 2-methylpentane
(b) 3-methylpentane
(c) n-hexane
(d) 2,3-dimethylbutane
(e) cyclohexane
4.
How many aromatic isomers of dibromobenzene exist?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
(e) 8
5.
Which one of the following compounds is an isomer of CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH?
(a) CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
(b) CH
3
CH(OH)CH
3

(c) CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CHO (Note: This is one way to write an aldehyde.)
(d) CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3

(e) none of the above
6.
Which of the following compounds is a functional group isomer of C
2
H
5
OH, ethanol (ethyl alcohol)?
(a) ethanal, CH
3
CHO
(b) acetic acid, CH
3
COOH
(c) diethyl ether, (C
2
H
5
)
2
O
(d) dimethyl ether, (CH
3
)
2
O
(e) propanol, C
3
H
7
OH
7.
For which of the compounds below are cis-trans isomers possible?
CH
3
CH=CH
2
CH
3
CH=CHCH
2
CH
3
CH
3
CH=CHCH
3

(1) (2) (3)
(a) only 2
(b) both 1 and 2
(c) both 2 and 3
(d) all three
(e) only 3
8.
Which of the following does NOT exhibit geometric isomerism? (Hint: draw them!)
(a) 4-octene
(b) 2-pentene
(c) 3-hexene
(d) 2-hexene
(e) 1-hexene
9.
Which of the following compounds displays optical isomerism?
(a) CH
2
(OH)-CH
2
(OH)
(b) CH
3
-CHCl-COOH
(c) CH
2
=CHCl
(d) CHCl=CHCl
(e) CH
3
-O-C
2
H
5

10.
How many isomeric alkanes of the molecular formula C
5
H
12
are there?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
11.
How many alcohols are structural isomers with the formula: C
5
H
11
OH?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) 9
12.
What is the relationship between the structures shown?


(a) structural isomers
(b) geometric isomers
(c) conformational structures
(d) identical structures
(e) optical isomers
13.
Which of the following statements concerning conformations is (are) TRUE?
(1) Ethane has an infinite number of conformations.
(2) The eclipsed conformation of a molecule is slightly more stable and energetically favored than the staggered
conformation.
(3) A conformation is one specific geometry of a molecule.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
(e) 1 and 3
14.
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the reaction between Cl
2
and C
2
H
6
?
(a) It is a substitution reaction.
(b) The reaction will give a single product of C
2
H
5
Cl.
(c) The reaction mechanism involves free radicals.
(d) The reaction can be initiated with either sunlight or heat.
(e) The first step in the mechanism is the cleavage of the Cl-Cl bond to give chlorine atoms.
15.
Which of the following will undergo an addition reaction with chlorine?
(a) CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3

(b) CH
3
CH
2
CH=CHCH
3

(c) C
6
H
6

(d) CH
3
CH
2
COOH
(e) CH
3
CH
2
OH
16.
What is the expected product formed from the reaction between 2-butene and Cl
2
?
(a) 1-chlorobutane
(b) 2-chlorobutane
(c) 2,3-dichlorobutane
(d) 2,2-dichlorobutane
(e) 3,3-dichlorobutane
17.
The reaction of ethyne with which of the following gives CH
2
Br-CHBrCl?
(a) HCl, then HBr
(b) HCl, then Br
2

(c) Cl
2
, then HBr
(d) Cl
2
, then Br
2

(e) H
2
, then Br
2

18.
Dehydration of an alcohol leads to the formation of an _____ .
(a) alkene
(b) alkane
(c) alkyne
(d) alkyl halide
(e) aldehyde
19.
A reaction in which a carboxylic acid reacts with a base to form a salt and water is called _____ .
(a) ionization
(b) esterification
(c) hydrolysis
(d) saponification
(e) neutralization
20.
How many moles of sodium hydroxide will react with one mole of:


(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
(e) 1
21.
Ethanol can be oxidized stepwise. What is the first stable intermediate product when ethanol is oxidized with a
mild oxidation agent?
(a) CH
3
COOH
(b) CO
2

(c) CH
3
CHO
(d) CH
3
CH
2
OH
(e) CH
3
OCH
3

22.
Which of the following alcohols forms a ketone when oxidized?
(a) 1-propanol
(b) methanol
(c) 2-methyl-2-propanol
(d) 2-propanol
(e) all of the above
23.
What is the sum of the coefficients in the balanced equation for the complete combustion of 2-methylbutane?
Use smallest whole number coefficients. Do not forget coefficients of 1.
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 17
(d) 20
(e) 23
24.
The organic starting materials for the preparation of an ester could be _______ .
(a) an acid and an alcohol
(b) a ketone and an alcohol
(c) an alkane and a ketone
(d) only an acid
(e) an amine and an acid
25.
Hydrolysis (saponification) of a fat would yield ______ .
(a) water and an alkene
(b) ethanol and propanoic acid
(c) glycerol and soap
(d) ethanol and a soap
(e) a triester of glycerol with fatty acids
26.
The segment -CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
- represents the polymer named _______ .
(a) polybutylene
(b) polyhexene
(c) polypropylene
(d) polystyrene
(e) polyethylene

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