IB Chemistry HL

Quantitative-Atomic Structure-Periodicity

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1. What mass, in g, of hydrogen is formed when 3 mol of aluminium react with excess hydrochloric acid
according to the following equation?
2Al(s) + 6HCl(aq) → 2AlCl3(aq) + 3H2(g)
A. 3.0 C. 6.0
B. 4.5 D. 9.0

2. 6.0 mol of aluminium reacts with oxygen to form aluminium oxide. What is the amount of oxygen, in
mol, needed for complete reaction?
4Al(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Al2O3(s)
A. 1.5 C. 4.5
B. 3.0 D. 6.0

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3. 300 cm of water is added to a solution of 200 cm of 0.5 mol dm sodium chloride. What is the
concentration of sodium chloride in the new solution?
–3 –3
A. 0.05 mol dm C. 0.2 mol dm
–3 –3
B. 0.1 mol dm D. 0.3 mol dm

4. Which coefficients would balance this equation?

__ MnO2 + __ HCl → __ MnCl2 + __ Cl2 + __ H2O

MnO2 HCl MnCl2 Cl2 H2O

A. 1 2 1 1 1
B. 1 3 1 1 1
C. 1 4 1 1 2
D. 1 4 1 2 2

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5. What volume of carbon dioxide, in dm under standard conditions, is formed when 7.00 g of ethene
(C2H4, Mr = 28.1) undergoes complete combustion?
22.4  28.1 2  22.4  28.1
A. C.
7.00 7.00
22.4  7.00 2  22.4  7.00
B. D.
28.1 28.1

6. What is the coefficient for H2SO4(aq) when the following equation is balanced, using the smallest
possible integers?
__Mg3N2(s) + __H2SO4(aq) → __MgSO4(aq) + __(NH4)2SO4(aq)
A. 1 C. 4
B. 3 D. 7

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7. What is the electron configuration of vanadium?
2 2 6 2 6 2 3 2 2 6 2 6 4 1
A. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s C. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s
2 2 6 2 6 3 2 2 2 6 2 6 5
B. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s D. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d

8. Which quantities are the same for all atoms of chlorine?

I. Number of protons
II. Number of neutrons
III. Number of electrons
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and III

9. Consider the relative abundance of the isotopes of element X.

Isotope Relative abundance (%)

24 80
X
25 10
X
26 10
X
What is the relative atomic mass of X?
A. 24 C. Between 24 and 25
B. 25 D. Between 25 and 26

10. Values for the successive ionization energies for an unknown element are given in the table below.

First ionization Second ionization Third ionization Fourth ionization

–1 –1 –1 –1
energy / kJ mol energy / kJ mol energy / kJ mol energy / kJ mol
420 3600 4400 5900
In which group of the periodic table would the unknown element be found?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

11. The graph represents the energy needed to remove nine electrons, one at a time, from an atom of an
element. Not all of the electrons have been removed.

Which element could this be?

A. C C. P
B. Si D. S

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2 2 6 2 6 10
12. An ion has the electron configuration 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d . Which ion could it be?
2+ 2+
A. Ni C. Cu
+ 3+
B. Cu D. Co

13. Which species possesses only two unpaired electrons?

A. Zn 2+
C. Ti
B. Mg 2+
D. Fe

14. The table below shows the number of protons, neutrons and electrons present in five species.

Species Number of protons Number of neutrons Number of electrons

X 6 8 6
Y 7 7 7
Z 7 7 8
W 8 8 8
Q 8 10 8
Which two species are isotopes of the same element?
A. X and W C. Z and W
B. Y and Z D. W and Q

15. What is the order of increasing energy of the orbitals within a single energy level?
A. d<s<f<p C. p<s<f<d
B. s<p<d<f D. f<d<p<s

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16. What is the electron configuration of the Cr ion?
5 1 6 1
A. [Ar] 3d 4s C. [Ar] 3d 4s
3 1 4 0
B. [Ar] 3d 4s D. [Ar] 3d 4s

17. Between which ionization energies of boron will there be the greatest difference?
A. Between 1st and 2nd ionization energies
B. Between 2nd and 3rd ionization energies
C. Between 3rd and 4th ionization energies
D. Between 4th and 5th ionization energies

18. What is the electron configuration for the copper(I) ion, (Z = 29)?
2 9 1 9
A. [Ar]4s 3d C. [Ar]4s 3d
1 10 10
B. [Ar]4s 3d D. [Ar]3d

19. Which statement about the elements in group 7 is correct?

–
A. Br2 will oxidize Cl .
B. F2 has the least tendency to be reduced.
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C. Cl2 will oxidize I .
D. I2 is a stronger oxidizing agent than F2.
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20. Which electron transitions are responsible for the colours of transition metal compounds?
A. Between d orbitals and s orbitals
B. Among the attached ligands
C. From the metal ion to the attached ligands
D. Between d orbitals

21. Ligands can form dative covalent bonds with metal ions to form complex ions. Which of the following
can act as a ligand?
–
I. Cl
II. NH3
III. H2O
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and III

22. Which metal nitrate solution is coloured?

A. Zn (NO3)2(aq) C. Mg (NO3)2(aq)
B. Ni (NO3)2(aq) D. Sc (NO3)3(aq)

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23. Which statements are correct for the complex ion [CuCl 4] ?
I. The oxidation number of Cu in the complex ion is +2.
II. The coordination number of the copper ion is 4.
III. Chloride ions are behaving as ligands.
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and III

24. Which ion has the largest radius?

– –
A. Cl C. Br
+ –
B. K D. F

25. What is the ligand in the complex K3[Fe(CN)6]?

– +
A. CN C. K
3+ 3–
B. Fe D. [Fe(CN)6]

26. The x-axis of the graph below represents the atomic number of the elements in period 3.

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Which variable could represent the y-axis?
A. Melting point C. Ionic radius
B. Electronegativity D. Atomic radius

27. In which complexes does iron have an oxidation number of +3?

3+
I. [Fe(H2O)6]
2+
II. [Fe(H2O)5(CN)]
3–
III. [Fe(CN)6]
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and III

28. Which statements are correct for the reactions of Cl 2, MgCl2 and SiCl4 with water?

Cl2 MgCl2 SiCl4

A. forms a neutral solution forms a neutral solution no reaction
B. forms an acidic solution forms an acidic solution forms an acidic solution
C. forms an acidic solution forms an acidic solution no reaction
D. forms a neutral solution forms a neutral solution forms an acidic solution

29. Which transition element, or compound of a transition element, is used as a catalyst in the Contact
process?
A. Fe C. V2O5
B. MnO2 D. Ni

30. Which equation best represents the first ionization energy of magnesium?
+ – + –
A. Mg(s) → Mg (s) + e C. Mg(g) → Mg (g) + e
2+ – + –
B. Mg(g) → Mg (g) + 2e D. Mg(s) → Mg (g) + e

31. What are the products of the reaction between chlorine and water?
A. O2, H2 and HCl C. HCl and HOCl
B. H2 and OCl2 D. HOCl, H2 and Cl2

32. Which species has the largest radius?

– +
A. Cl C. Na
B. K +
D. K

33. Which process is responsible for the colour of a transition metal complex?
A. The absorption of light when electrons move between s orbitals and d orbitals
B. The emission of light when electrons move between s orbitals and d orbitals
C. The absorption of light when electrons move between different d orbitals
D. The emission of light when electrons move between different d orbitals

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34. Which salts form coloured solutions when dissolved in water?
I. FeCl3
II. NiCl2
III. ZnCl2
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and III

35. Which combination is correct for the complex ion in [Co(NH 3)4(H2O)Cl]Br?
Overall charge of the
Oxidation state of cobalt Shape of the complex ion
complex ion
A. +2 Octahedral +2
B. +3 Octahedral –1
C. +2 Octahedral +1
D. +2 Tetrahedral +1