Assignment 02 (A)

1- Which formula corresponds to this structure of an aspirin molecule? (In this structure, carbon is
represented as black, hydrogen as gray, and oxygen as red)

a) C6H7O4
b) C7H5O3
c) C9H8O4
d) C8H5O2
e) C8H8O4
(This molecule has a ring of six carbons, with three other carbons in the attached groups. There are
two pairs of oxygen atoms and four hydrogen atoms also in the attached groups, one group on the
ring near the top of the diagram and the other on the right-hand side.)

2- Typically, the mass of an atom of an element in grams is closest to

a) 10−32
b) 10−10
c) 1.
d) 10−22
e) 1023
(The largest atom has a mass of 4.6 ×10−22 g.)

3- Naturally occurring neon consists of two isotopes: 20Ne and 22Ne. How many neutrons are in each
isotope ?
a) 20, 22
b) 21, 23
c) 10, 10
d) 11, 13
e) 10, 12
(Mass number − atomic number = number of neutrons.)

4- Which of the following is a metal?

a) Se
b) Si
c) Sr
d) S
e) P
(Strontium is a group 2A metal.)
5- An elemental ion has 22 protons, 20 electrons, and 26 neutrons. Which isotope is it?
a) 48Fe
b) 47Fe
c) 48Ti
d) 48Ti2-
e) 48Ti2+
(Titanium has 22 protons, and since there are two fewer electrons in this ion, the charge is 2+.)
6- _____ rays are a stream of fast-moving electrons .
a) Alpha
b) Beta
c) Gamma
d) none of these
(Beta particles (rays) are electrons.)
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7- Which one of the following should be the most similar in chemical properties to strontium?
a) Li
b) At
c) Rb
d) Ba
e) Ga
(Sr and barium are in the same family (group)).

8- What is the name for CuS?

a) copper(II) sulfide
b) copper(I) sulfur
c) copper(I) sulfide
d) copper sulfide
e) copper(II) sulfur
(The charge of the Cu2+ ion is shown by (II).)

9- Which of these acids has a name that begins with hydro-?

a) HCl
b) HClO
c) HClO2
d) HClO3
e) HClO4
(Acids containing anions whose names end with "ide" are named by changing the "ide" to "ic",
adding the prefix "hydro" to the name of the anion and then following with the word "acid".)

10- Elements belonging to which group of the periodic table form ions with a 2+ charge?
a) alkaline earth metals
b) Halogens
c) Chalcogens
d) alkali metals
(These tend to lose two electrons.)

11- The element zinc consists of five isotopes with masses 63.929, 65.926, 66.927, 67.925, and 69.925 amu.
The relative abundances of these five isotopes are 48.89, 27.81, 4.110, 18.57, and 0.62 percent,
respectively. From these data calculate the average atomic mass of zinc.
a) 63.93 amu
b) 66.93 amu
c) 65.387 amu
d) 65.927 amu
e) 65.39 amu
(You multiplied each mass by its abundance and then summed together to get the average mass,
using the proper number of significant figures.)

12- If 60 g of carbon combine with 10 g of hydrogen to form a compound, this means that any sample of this
compound will contain ___ part(s) carbon and ___ part(s) hydrogen by mass.
a) 5, 1
b) 6, 1
c) 1, 1
d) 5, 10
e) 6, 0.17
(60 g:10 g is the same as 6:1.)

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13- Which pair of symbols below represents isotopes?
a) 16O, 16N
b) 16O, 17O
c) H, He
d) He, He+
e) 13C, 14N
(16O has eight neutrons, and 17O has nine neutrons.)

14- An element in the lower left corner of the periodic table

a) is either a metal or metalloid.
b) is definitely a metal.
c) is either a metalloid or a nonmetal.
d) is definitely a nonmetal.
e) is definitely a metalloid.
(Metals are to the left on the periodic table.)

15- Which of the following statements is true about the following list of compounds ?
CO2; KCl; KNO3; N2O
a) CO2 is the only molecular compound.
b) CO2 and N2O are the only molecular compounds.
c) KCl, KNO3, and N2O are the only ionic compounds.
d) CO2, KNO3, and N2O are the only molecular compounds.
e) KCl is the only ionic compound.
f) KNO3 is the only ionic compound.
(KCl and KNO3 are made of metals and nonmetals and are therefore ionic.)

16- Which of the following compounds is not a possible ionic compound?

a) CsCl
b) SrO
c) GaF3
d) Cs2O
e) NaF2
(This should be NaF. Na has a 1+ charge, and F has a 1− charge.)

17- A certain number of electrons has a total charge of approximately 1.1 × 10−18 C. How many electrons are
there?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 7
e) 11
(One electron has a charge of 1.6 × 10−19 C. So (1.1 × 10−18 C) / (1.6 ×10−19 C) = 6.9 electrons 7 e−.

18- Which ion has the wrong charge?

a) Cs+
b) Ba2+
c) Te2−
d) Xe−
e) I−
(Xe does not form an ion.)

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19- How many hydrogen atoms are in Co(NH3)6HPO4?
a) 19
b) 6
c) 3
d) 18
e) 4
((3 × 6) + 1 = 19 hydrogen atoms.)
20- Which one of the following is incorrectly labeled?
a) Mg; alkali metal
b) Ca; alkaline earth metal
c) I; halogen
d) Rn; noble gas
e) Te; chalcogen
(Mg is an alkaline earth metal.

21- How many protons and neutrons are there in ?

a) 43 protons and 55 neutrons
b) 55 protons and 43 neutrons
c) 98 protons and 43 neutrons
d) 43 protons and 98 neutrons
(The atomic number is the lower number and equals the number of protons. The number of
neutrons = mass number − the number of protons.)
22- Which of the following statements is true for neutral atoms?
a) It is possible for neutral atoms of different elements to have the same number of electrons.
b) The number of neutrons in a neutral atom must always equal the number of protons.
c) The number of neutrons in a neutral atom must always equal the number of electrons.
d) It is possible for neutral atoms of different elements to have the same number of neutrons.
e) It is possible for neutral atoms of different elements to have the same number of protons.
(They would, however, have differing numbers of protons.)
23- Which of the following compounds would you expect to be molecular and not ionic?
a) KCl (potassium chloride, a dietary salt substitute)
b) TiO2 (titanium dioxide, formed in skywriting)
c) ZnS (zinc sulfide, used in photo-sensors)
d) SiC (silicon carbide, an abrasive)
e) CaO (calcium oxide, an acid-neutralizing agent)
(Neither of these elements are metals, and they are close to each other on the periodic table;
therefore, SiC is most likely a molecular compound.)
24- Which one of the following is named correctly?
a) Ca(HS)2, calcium sulfide
b) HBrO2, bromic acid
c) AlN, aluminum nitride
d) FeO, iron(III) oxide
e) NH4+, ammonia
(Ionic compounds are not named with Greek prefixes.)
25- Which of the following ionic formulas is incorrect?
a) Ca(NO2)2
b) Li2CO3
c) Sr2NO3
d) (NH4)2HPO3
e) Hg2(HCO3)2
(Strontium has a 2+ charge; nitrate has a 1− charge.)
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