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ASSIGNMENT

SUMMATIVE EXAM FOR

GENERAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

1. Rutherford bombarded gold foil with alpha (a) particles and found that a small percentage of the particles were deflected. Which of the following
was not accounted for by the model he proposed for the structure of atoms?
A) the small size of the nucleus B) the charge on the nucleus
C) the total mass of the atom D) the existence of protons
2. Which of the following elements has the smallest first ionization energy?
A) Rb B) Mg C) I D) As

Atoms X, Y, Z, and R have the following nuclear compositions:

3. Which two are isotopes?

A) X & Y B) X & R C) Y & R D) X & Z

4. The reaction takes place in a basic solution: MnO4- + C2O42- → MnO2 + CO2. What are to coefficients of the balanced reaction?
A) 4, 3, 2 ,2, 8 ,6 C) 4, 2, 3,2, 8 ,6 B) 2, 4, 3 ,2 , 8 ,6 D) 3, 2, 4 ,2 , 8 ,6
5. Silicon, which makes up about 25% of Earth's crust by mass, is used widely in the modern electronics industry. It has three naturally occurring
isotopes, 28Si, 29Si, and 30Si.
Calculate the atomic mass of silicon.
Isotope Isotopic Mass (amu) Abundance %
28Si 27.976927 92.23
29Si 28.976495 4.67
30Si 29.973770 3.10

A) 29.2252 amu B) 28.9757 amu C) 28.7260 amu D) 28.0855 amu

6. Which of the following compounds is ionic?

A) PF3 B) CS2 C) HCl D) MgCl2

7. Which of the following ions occurs commonly?

A) N3+ B) S6+ C) O2- D) Ca+

8. Procaine hydrochloride (MW = 272.77 g/mol) is used as a local anesthetic. Calculate the molarity of a 4.666 m solution which has a density of
1.1066 g/mL.
A) 2.272 M B) 4.056 M C) 4.216 M D) 4.666 M
9. Which of the following compounds is covalent?
A) CaCl2 B) MgO C) Al2O3 D) PCl3

10. Which of the following is the empirical formula for hexane, C6H14?
A) C12H28 B) C6H14 C) C3H7 D) CH2.3

11. The substance, CaSe, is used in materials which are electron emitters. What is its name?
A) calcium monoselenide B) calcium(II) selenide C) calcium selenide D) calcium(I) selenide

12. Which one of the following equations correctly represents the process involved in the electron affinity of X?
A) X(g) X+(g) + e- D) X(g) + e- X-(g)
+ + + -
B) X (g) X (aq) E) X (g) + Y (g) XY(s)

13. Which one of the following combinations of names and formulas of ions is incorrect?
A) NO2 - nitrate B) Cd2+ cadmium C) ClO3 – chlorate D) HCO3- hydrogen carbonate
14. Zinc acetate is used in preserving wood and in manufacturing glazes for porcelain. What
is its formula?
A) ZnAc2 B) ZnCH3COO C) Zn(CH3COO)2 D) Zn2CH3COO
15. Iron (III) chloride hexahydrate is used as a coagulant for sewage and industrial wastes. What is its formula?
A) Fe(Cl·6H2O)3 B) Fe3Cl·6H2O C) FeCl3(H2O)6 D) FeCl3·6H2O
16. What is the name of P4Se3?
A) phosphorus selenide B) phosphorus triselenide C) phosphoric selenide D) tetraphosphorus triselenide
17. Sulfuric trioxide can react with atmospheric water vapor to form sulfuric acid that falls as acid rain. Calculate the mass in grams of 3.65 x 1020
molecules of SO3.

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A) 6.06 x 10-4 g B) 2.91 x 10-2 g C) 4.85 x10-2 g D) 20.6 g
18. The number of hydrogen atoms in 0.050 mol of C3H8O3 is
A) 3.0x 1022 H atoms B) 1.2 x1023 H atoms C) 2.4x 1023 H atoms D) 4.8 x 1023 H atoms
19. Hydroxylamine nitrate contains 29.17 mass % N, 4.20 mass % H, and 66.63 mass % O. Determine its empirical formula.
A) HNO B) H2NO2 C) HN6O16 D) HN16O7
20. Elements with the highest first ionization energies are found in the ___________ region of the periodic table.
A) lower left B) upper left C) center D) upper right
21. Terephthalic acid, used in the production of polyester fibers and films, is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When 0.6943 g of
terephthalic acid was subjected to combustion analysis it produced 1.471 g CO2 and 0.226 g H2O. If its molar mass is between 158 and 167 g/mol,
what is its molecular formula?
A) C4H6O7 B) C6H8O5 C) C7H12O4 D) C8H6O4
22. Balance the following equation: UO2(s) + HF(l)  UF4(s) + H2O(l)
A) UO2(s) + 2HF(l)  UF4(s) + H2O(l) C) UO2(s) + 4HF(l)  UF4(s) + 4H2O(l)
B) UO2(s) + 4HF(l)  UF4(s) + 2H2O(l) D) UO2 (s) + H4F4(l)  UF4 (s) + H4O2(l)
23. Elements with ________first ionization energies and _______ electron affinities generally form cations.
A) low, very negative C) high, very negative
B) high, positive or slightly negative D) low, positive or slightly negative
24. Lead(II) sulfide was once used in glazing earthenware. It will also react with hydrogen peroxide to form lead(II) sulfate and water. How many
grams of hydrogen peroxide are needed to react completely with 265 g of lead(II) sulfide?
A) 151 g B) 123 g C) 50.3 g D) 37.7 g
25. Aluminum oxide (used as an adsorbent or a catalyst for organic reactions) forms when aluminum reacts with oxygen: 4Al(s) + 3O2(g) 
2Al2O3(s) A mixture of 82.49 g of aluminum (MW = 26.98 g/mol) and 117.65 g of oxygen (MW = 32.00 g/mol) is allowed to react. What mass of
aluminum oxide (MW= 101.96 g/mol) can be formed?
A) 155.8 g B) 200.2 g C) 249.9 g D) 311.7 g
26. Tetraphosphorus hexaoxide (MW = 219.9 g/mol) is formed by the reaction of phosphorus with oxygen gas:
P4(s) + 3O2(g)  P4O6(s)
If a mixture of 75.3 g of phosphorus and 38.7 g of oxygen produce 43.3 g of P 4O6, what is the percent yield for the reaction?
A) 57.5% B) 48.8% C) 38.0% D) 32.4%

27. Select the element with the greatest metallic character.

A) Li B) Ca C) Al D) Cs
28. When 2.61 g of solid Na2CO3 is dissolved in sufficient water to make 250 mL of solution, the concentration of Na2CO3 is:
A) 0.0246 M B) 10.4 M C) 0.205 M D) 0.0985 M
29. What will be the final volume of a solution prepared by diluting 25 mL of 8.25 M sodium hydroxide to a concentration of 2.40 M?
A) 330 mL B) 210 mL C) 86 mL D) 60 mL
30. What is the correct order of decreasing size of the following ions?
A) P3- > Cl- > K+ > Ca2+ D) K+ > Cl- > P3- > Ca2+
B) Ca2+ > K+ > Cl- > P3- C) K+ > Cl- > Ca2+ > P3-
31. Copper(II) sulfide, CuS, is used in the development of aniline black dye in textile printing. What is the maximum mass of CuS which can be
formed when 38.0 mL of 0.500 M CuCl2 are mixed with 42.0 mL of 0.600 M (NH4)2S? Aqueous ammonium chloride is the other product.
A) 2.41 g B) 1.82 g C) 1.21 g D) 0.909 g
32. In the following reaction, what ions, if any, are spectator ions?
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2NaCl(aq)  PbCl2(s) + 2NaNO3(aq)
A) Pb2+ (aq), Cl- (aq) B) Na+ (aq), NO3- (aq) C) Pb2+ (aq), NO3- (aq) D) Na+(aq), Cl-(aq)
33. Calculate the oxidation number of sulfur in sodium metabisulfite, Na2S2O5.
A) -2 B) +2 C) +4 D) +5
34. Select the classification for the following reaction: 2Na(s) + 2H2O(l)  2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
A) precipitation B) acid-base C) redox D) combination
35. The compound P4O10 is used in refining sugar. Select the classification for the reaction in which it is synthesized. P4(s) + 5O2(g)  P4O10(s)
A) combination B) decomposition C) displacement D) acid-base
36. The solubility of the oxidizing agent potassium permanganate is 7.1 g per 100.0 g of water at 25°C. What is the mole fraction of potassium
permanganate in this solution?
A) 0.0080 B) 0.0086 C) 0.066 D) 0.45
37. Sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3, is used as a "fixer" in black and white photography. Identify the reducing agent in the reaction of thiosulfate with
iodine: 2S2O3 2-(aq) + I2(aq)  S4O62- (aq) + 2I-(aq)
A) I2(aq) B) I-(aq) C) S2O32- (aq) D) S4O62- (aq)
38. The air pressure in a volleyball is 75 psi. What is this pressure in torr?
A) 520 torr B) 562 torr C) 3900 torr D) 7600 torr
39. A sample container of carbon monoxide occupies a volume of 435 mL at a pressure of 785 torr and a temperature of 298 K. What would its
temperature be if the volume were changed to 265 mL at a pressure of 785 torr?
A) 182 K B) 298 K C) 387 K D) 489 K
40. Nitrogen dioxide is a red-brown gas that is responsible for the color of photochemical smog. A sample of nitrogen dioxide has a volume of 28.6 L
at 45.3°C and 89.9 kPa. What is its volume at STP?
A) 21.8 L B) 27.6 L C) 29.6 L D) 37.6 L
41. A compressed gas cylinder containing 1.50 mol methane has a volume of 3.30 L. What pressure does the methane exert on the walls of the
cylinder if its temperature is 25°C?
A) 9.00 x10-2 atm B) 0.933 atm C) 1.11 atm D) 11.1 atm
42. A flask with a volume of 3.16 L contains 9.33 grams of an unknown gas at 32.0°C and 1.00 atm. What is the molar mass of the gas?
A) 7.76 g/mol B) 66.1 g/mol C) 74.0 g/mol D) 81.4 g/mol

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43. Calcium nitrite is used as a corrosion inhibitor in lubricants. What is the molality of a solution prepared by dissolving 18.5 g of calcium nitrite in
83.5 g of distilled water?
A) 0.0342 m B) 0.0855 m C) 0.222 m D) 1.68 m
44. What is the pressure in a 7.50-L flask if 0.15 mol of carbon dioxide is added to 0.33 mol of oxygen? The temperature of the mixture is 48.0°C.
A) 0.252 atm B) 0.592 atm C) 1.69 atm D) 3.96 atm

45. Lithium oxide is an effective absorber of carbon dioxide and can be used to purify air in confined areas such as space vehicles. What volume of
carbon dioxide can be absorbed by 1.00 kg of lithium oxide at 25°C and 1.00 atm? Li2O(aq) + CO2(g)  Li2CO3(s)
A) 687 mL B) 819 mL C) 687 L D) 819 L
46. Copper(II) bromide is used as a wood preservative. What mass of CuBr2 is needed to prepare 750.0 mL of a 1.25 M solution?
A) 134 g B) 209 g C) 372 g D) 938 g
47. Arrange the following gases in order of increasing rate of effusion. C2H6 Ar HCl PH3
A) Ar < HCl <PH3 < C2H6 D) C2H6 < HCl < PH3 < Ar
B) C2H6 < PH3 < HCl < Ar E) Ar <PH3 < HCl < C2H6
48. A 3.0-L sample of helium was placed in a container fitted with a porous membrane. Half of the helium effused through the membrane in 24
hours. A 3.0-L sample of oxygen was placed in an identical container. How many hours will it take for half of the oxygen to effuse through the
membrane?
A) 8.5 h B) 12 h C) 48 h D) 68 h
49. Calculate the root-mean-square speed of methane, CH4 (g), at 78°C.
A) 23 m/s B) 350 m/s C) 550 m/s D) 740 m/ s
50. The Henry's Law constant (k) for carbon monoxide in water at 25°C is 9.71 10-4 mol/(L·atm). How many grams of CO will dissolve in 1.00
L of water if the partial pressure of CO is 2.75 atm?
A) 3.53 10-4 g B) 2.67 10-3 g C) 7.48 10-2 g D) 9.89 10-3 g
51. The equilibrium constant expression for the reaction: N2(g) + O2(g) 2 NO(g)
A. Kc = [NO]/[N2][O2] C. Kc = 2[NO]/[N2][O2]
B. Kc = [NO]2/[N2][O2] D. Kc = [N2][O2]/[NO]2
52. Consider this reaction at equilibrium: 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g),

∆Hºrxn = –198 kJ/mol

If the volume of the system is compressed at constant temperature, what change will occur in the position of the equilibrium?
A. A shift to produce more SO3 C. A shift to produce more SO2
B. No change D. A shift to produce more O2
53.Concerning the following reaction at equilibrium: 3Fe(s) + 4H 2O(g) Fe3O4(s) + 4H2(g),

increasing the concentration of the Fe(s) would:

A. Shift the equilibrium to the left C. No change

B. Decrease the value of the equilibrium constant, K D. Increase the value of the equilibrium constant, K
54. Which is the correct equilibrium constant expression for the following reaction?

Fe2O3 (s) + 3H2 (g) 2Fe (s) + 3H2O (g)

A. Kc = [Fe]2[H2O]3 / [Fe2O3] [H2]3 C. Kc = [Fe2O3] [H2]3 / [Fe]2[H2O]3

B. Kc = [Fe] [H2O] / [Fe2O3] [H2] D. Kc = [H2O]3 / [H2]3
55. For the nitrogen fixation reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g), Kc = 6.0 × 10–2 at 500°C. If 0.250 M H2 and 0.050 M NH3 are present at
equilibrium, what is the equilibrium concentration of N2?
A. 0.250 M B.0.750 M C. 2.7 M D. 0.025 M
56. At 35ºC, the equilibrium constant for the reaction 2NOCl(g) 2NO(g) + Cl2(g) is Kc = 1.6 × 10–5. An equilibrium mixture was found to have
the following concentrations of Cl2 and NOCl: [Cl2] = 1.2 × 10–2 M; [NOCl] = 2.8 × 10–1 M. Calculate the concentration of NO(g) at equilibrium.
A. 1.0 x 10-4 M B. 1.0 x 10-2 M C. 1.6 x 10-3 M D. 2.8 x 10-1 M
57. Identify the conjugate base of CH3COOH in the reaction: CH3COOH + HSO4- H2SO4 + CH3COO-
A. HSO4- B. CH3COO- C. CH3COOH D. H2SO4

58. Which of the following is a strong acid?

A. H2SO4 B. HClO4 C. HCl D. All of the above
59. It is defined as the number of moles of strong acid or strong base that 1 L buffer can absorb without changing pH by more than 1 unit.
A. Henderson – Hasselbach Equation B. Buffering Capacity
C. Common Ion Effect D. Hydrolysis
60. A 0.10 M HF solution is 8.4% HF ionized. Calculate the H+ ion concentration
A. 0.10 M B. 0.84 M C. 8.4 x 10-3 M D. 0.084 M
61. Calculate the pOH of a solution that is 0.200 M NH3 and 0.200 M NH4Cl (pKa = 4.76)
A. 9.24 acidic B. 4.76 basic C. 4.76 acidic D. 9.24 basic
62. What mass of sodium glycolate (MW = 98.033 g/mol) should be added to 400.0 mL of 1.00 M glycolic acid to produce a buffer with a pH of
4.00? (pKa = 3.83)
A. 58.0 g B. 43.0 g C. 12.0 g D. 61.0 g
63. A Lewis base is a/an:

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A. proton acceptor B. electron pair donor C. electron pair acceptor D. proton donor

64. Identify the conjugate base of CH3COOH in the reaction: CH3COOH + HSO4- H2SO4 + CH3COO-
- -
A. HSO4 B. CH3COO C. CH3COOH D. H2SO4
65. Which of the following is a strong acid?
A. H2SO4 B. HClO4 C. HCl D. All of the above
66. It is defined as the number of moles of strong acid or strong base that 1 L buffer can absorb without changing pH by more than 1 unit.
A. Henderson – Hasselbach Equation B. Buffering Capacity
C. Common Ion Effect D. Hydrolysis
67. A 0.10 M HF solution is 8.4% HF ionized. Calculate the H+ ion concentrarion
A. 0.10 M B. 0.84 M C. 8.4 x 10-3 M D. 0.084 M
68. Calculate the pOH of a solution that is 0.200 M NH3 and 0.200 M NH4Cl (pKa = 4.76)
A. 9.24 acidic B. 4.76 basic C. 4.76 acidic D. 9.24 basic
69. What mass of sodium glycolate (MW = 98.033 g/mol) should be added to 400.0 mL of 1.00 M glycolic acid to produce a buffer with a pH of
4.00? (pKa = 3.83)
A. 58.0 g B. 43.0 g C. 12.0 g D. 61.0 g
70. A sample containing 0.2784 grams of sodium chloride (NaCl =58.44) and 0.5486 grams of magnesium chloride (MgCl2= 95.211). The chloride in
the sample was precipitated by the addition of 47.8 mL of a silver nitrate solution. What is the concentration of the silver nitrate solution?

A. 0.341M AgNO3 B. 0.00341 M AgNO3 C. 0.220 M AgNO3 D. none of these

71. The arsenic in a 800-mg sample of a pesticide was converted to H3AsO4 by suitable treatment. The acid was then neutralized, and exactly 30.00
mL of 0.07255 M AgNO3 was added to precipitate the arsenic quantitatively as Ag3AsO4. The excess Ag+ in the filtrate and in the washings from the
precipitate was titrated with 10.76 mL of 0.1000 M KSCN. Pertinent reactions are given below:
Precipitation of Analyte: 3 Ag+ + AsO43- → Ag3AsO4 (s)

Back-Titration of Excess Titrant: Ag+ + SCN- → AgSCN(s)

Calculate the percent of As2O3 (MW= 197.84) in the sample.

A. 9.07% B. 4.53% C. 2.27% D. 13.6%

72. A sample of ore containing manganese weighed 1.2354 grams. This sample was heated in a solution of nitric acid, which dissolved the
manganese ion producing manganese(III) nitrate [Mn(NO3)3 = 240.9527]. The acidity of the solution was adjusted, and hydrogen sulfide gas was
bubbled into the solution producing 0.2876 grams of manganese (III) sulfide [Mn2S3 =206.07]. What is the percentage of manganese (54.94 g/mol) in
the original sample?
A. 12.41% Mn B. 6.19% Mn C. 3.09% Mn D. none of these
73. The %(w/w) P in an unknown fertilizer sample was determined by precipitating it as MgNH 4PO4 (MM=245.42) and heating this precipitate
strongly to form Mg2P2O7. If 6.500 g of the unknown yielded 1.500 g of the Mg2P2O7 (MM= 222.57 g mol), what is the %(w/w) P (MM=30.97) in
the sample?
A. 20.73% B. 3.211% C. 6.422% D. 14.24%
74. The following marks are the test 1 marks for 10 randomly selected Statistics students: 67, 43, 98, 78, 76, 55, 80, 49, 91, 66. What is the
coefficient of variation for this sample?
A. 0.28 B. 0.30 C. 0.38 D. 0.25
E. 0.50
75. Which statement is correct?
A. Sampling is the process of selecting a bulk sample from the representative lot, and sample preparation is the process that converts a bulk sample
into a heterogeneous laboratory sample.
B. Sample preparation is the process of selecting a representative bulk sample from the lot, and sampling is the process that converts a bulk sample
into a homogeneous laboratory sample.
C. Sampling is the process of selecting a representative bulk sample from the lot, and sample preparation is the process that converts a bulk sample
into a homogeneous laboratory sample.
D. All of the above
76. An analyst is weighing out 1 gram samples and has determined that the sampling standard deviation for the process is 6%. Using the following
table for confidence intervals, how many 1-g samples must be analyzed to give 90% confidence that the mean is known to within ±3%? Z=1.96
A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 16
77. A government chemist has performed a gravimetric analysis for chloride ion on a sample submitted to the laboratory. The following results were
obtained:
Sample Percent Chloride Ion
1 27.46
2 27.52
3 27.48
4 27.10

When reporting the standard deviation, the analyst said that

A. approximately 68.3% of the data points lie between 27.19 and 27.59 percent chloride.
B. approximately 75% of the data points lie between 27.46 and 27.52 percent chloride.
C. approximately 68.3% of the data points lie between 27.29 and 27.49 percent chloride.
78. Which of the following is true regarding a blank used in an analytical analysis?
A. A method blank is a sample containing all components except the analyte and is taken through all steps of the analytical procedure.
B. A field blank is a sample containing all components except the analyte and is taken through all steps of the analytical procedure.

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 C. A reagent blank is the same as a method blank; that is, it has been taken through all of the steps of the analytical procedure.
D. All of the above
79. A deuterium arc lamp is commonly used as a source for which region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
A. Infrared B. Visible C. Ultraviolet D. All of the above
80.The fluid exiting a chromatographic column is called the
A. eluent. B. eluate. C. stationary phase. D. mobile phase.

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