Multiple Choice

(out of 90)

*** Score
(out of 10)

Total
(out of 100)

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CHEM 0110 - GOLDE AM
FALL TERM 2011

EXAM 1
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12: 11am

INSTRUCTIONS
DO NOT TEAR ANY PAGES OFF YOUR EXAM, EXCEPT THE PERIODIC CHART.
PRINT AND SIGN YOUR NAME AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.
The exam contains 15 multiple-choice questions (6 points each) to be answered on the
machine-scored sheet, using a #2 pencil. Be sure to write in your name and to code in your
7-digit PeopleSoft Number on this sheet. Do all your working on the exam sheets.
The last 10 points will be given for your answers to instructions marked *** in 5 of the
questions. Write your answers clearly on the exam sheets.
TURN IN THE WHOLE EXAM and the MACHINE-SCORED SHEET.
You may record your answers on the periodic chart for comparison with the answer key, which
will be posted shortly after the exam.

1 amu = 1.66 x 10-24 g

Avogadros number = 6.02 x 1023/mol

M = mol/L

A periodic chart is attached; the atomic weight (molar mass) is printed below the symbol for
each element. You are expected to use the information on this chart and the data above, where
required in the exam.
Solubility rules and a stoichiometry flow chart are on the reverse of the periodic chart.
Observations and Checking
Did you read the question and responses correctly?
Did you use stoichiometric coefficients correctly?
Did you check your calculations?
Did you check the units?
Does each step of your solution make sense?
Does your answer make sense?

GOOD LUCK

Solubility Rules.
1. Group IA and Ammonium compounds are soluble
Exceptions: None
2. Acetates and nitrates are soluble.
Exceptions: None
3. Most chlorides, bromides and iodides are soluble.
Exceptions: AgCl, Hg2Cl2, PbCl2, and analogous bromides and iodides.
4. Most sulfates are soluble.
Exceptions: CaSO4, SrSO4, BaSO4, Ag2SO4, Hg2SO4, PbSO4.
5. Most carbonates are insoluble.
Exceptions: Group IA carbonates, (NH4)2CO3 .
6. Most phosphates are insoluble.
Exceptions: Group IA phosphates, (NH4)3PO4 .
7. Most sulfides are insoluble.
Exceptions: Group IA sulfides, (NH4)2S.
8. Most hydroxides are insoluble.
Exceptions: Group IA hydroxides, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, Ba(OH)2.

Volume of Solution

Molarity

# of moles
Avogadro's
Number

# of atoms
or molecules

Molar mass

Mass

1. Which one of the following represents the same distance as 0.238mm?

A) 238m
B) 2.38 x 106nm
C) 2.38 x 10-3m
D) 2.38cm
E) 2.38 x 107km

2. Evaluate the following expression and give the answer to the correct number of significant
figures.
6.05 x 104 + 8.7 x 105
3.554 x 105
*** Show your work or give your reasoning concerning the # of sig figs
A) 19
B) 19.5
C) 19.47
D) 2.4
E) 2.45
F) 2.449
G) 42
H) 41.5
I) 41.50

3. Which one answer, (A) (E), gives a valid description of each of the three species?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

HCl
Ionic
Binary
Mixture
Molecular
Molecular

Cl2
Element
Molecular
Compound
Ionic
Binary

MgCl2
Binary
Ionic
Compound
Molecular
Mixture

4. Aluminum citrate has the formula AlC9H9O7, which we shall write as AlCit (showing a 1:1
ratio of the aluminum and citrate ions). Which one of the following is the correct formula of
nickel(II) citrate?
*** Give your reasoning
A) Ni2Cit2
B) Ni2Cit
C) Ni2Cit3
D) Ni3Cit2
E) NiCit2

5. Which one statement concerning ionic and molecular compounds is NOT correct?
A) The Br- ion is called an anion and has one more electron than the Br atom
B) The bonding in a molecular compound is due to the overlap of the electron clouds on the
bonding atoms
C) In ionic compounds, there is an attractive force between the cation and the anion
D) In the solid state, the ionic compound AB contains no distinct AB molecules
E) Some binary compounds involving only nonmetal elements are ionic and others are
molecular.
6. Which one of the following species contains 36 neutrons and 27 electrons?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)

36
27
63
27
65
29
36
29
65
36
72
36

Co
Co 2
Cu 2
Cu 2

Kr 2+

Kr

7. Which of the following statements concerning the number 6.02 x 1023 is/are correct?
1. Avogadros number is 6.02 x 1023 (to 3 sig. figs.)
12
2. The mass of one 6 C atom is 12.00/6.02 x 1023 g
3. One mole of atoms is an amount containing 6.02 x 1023 atoms
A) 1 only
F) 2 and 3

B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
G) All of them
H) None of them

E) 1 and 3

8. A certain element, which we designate X, undergoes the following reaction:

4 X + 3 O2 2 X2O3
When 15.5g O2 was reacted with excess X, 48.5g of X2O3 was formed. Determine the identity of
the element X. Hint: it may help to determine its molar mass!
*** Show your work
A) Ga

B) Sm

C) Rh

D) V

E) Li

9. Determine the molarity of a solution of NH4Br prepared by dissolving 45.2g of NH4Br solid in
sufficient water to produce 825mL of solution.
A) 0.932M
B) 0.381M
C) 0.0548M
D) 10.6M
E) 5.48M
F) 1.99M
G) 0.461M
H) 0.106M
I) 0.559M
J) 1.36M

10. A certain organic compound contains 55.80% C by mass and 7.025% H by mass. The rest of
the compound is oxygen. Determine the empirical formula of this compound.
*** Show your work
A) C5H7O3
B) C8H
C) CH2O2
D) CH2
E) C2H3O

11. Orders of magnitude. Four of the following statements cannot possibly be correct. Which one
statement is reasonable?
A) The mass of one mole of sulfur is 32.06mg
B) The molarity of a concentrated NaCl solution is 2500M
C) The mass of CuSO4 solid in a 6-inch test tube is 16.5g
D) The density of a solid which floats on water is 1.33g/mL
E) 1mL of air under normal conditions contains approximately 2 x 106molecules (of N2 and O2).

12. In which one of the following reactions is chlorine being reduced from an initial oxidation
state of +3?
A) HClO3 + LiOH LiClO3 + H2O
B) NCl3 + H2O2 + H2O HNO3 + 3HCl
C) H2O + Cl2 HCl + HOCl
D) ClF3 + F2 ClF5
E) KClO2 KCl + O2

13. Which one statement concerning solubility is NOT consistent with our solubility rules?
A) NaOH is soluble in water
B) BaSO4 is soluble in water
C) AgBr is insoluble in water
D) (NH4)2S is soluble in water
E) FeCO3 is insoluble in water

14. *** Write the net ionic equation for the reaction whose molecular equation is:
O2(g) + 2 H2SO4(aq) + 4 FeSO4(aq) 2 Fe2(SO4)3(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
H2SO4 is a strong acid. Which of the following is the complete list of spectator ions?
A) H+ only
B) Fe2+ and SO42C) Fe and H
D) S2- and O2E) SO42- only
F) There are no spectator ions in this reaction

15. Which one of statements (A) (D) concerning in-lecture demonstrations is NOT correct? If
all are correct, select (E).
A) When sodium metal was added to water in a trough, a vigorous reaction occurred, so that the
piece of sodium moved to and fro over the surface of the water.
B) When a strip of copper metal was added to a solution of zinc(II) nitrate, the solution rapidly
became blue because of the formation of copper(II) nitrate.
C) When calcium metal was added to a solution of hydrochloric acid, a gas was evolved which
produced a loud pop when a lighted splint was inserted in the reaction vessel.
D) When a strip of zinc metal was added to a solution of copper(II) sulfate, a brown layer of
copper metal formed on the surface of the metal strip.
E) All the statements (A) (D) are correct.
CHEM 0110
FIRST EXAM
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