UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY General Chemistry I (Chem 1113)

Final examination
Spring 2007
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Gas Constant, R = 0.08206 Latm/molK = 8.314 J/molK Avogadros number, NA = 6.022 x 1023/mol 1 atm = 760 mmHg = 760 torr

Part I ( /12)

Part II ( /28)

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PART I - 12 points (Each MCQ is worth 0.5 pts)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Circle the best answer 1) What is the physical state in which matter has no specific shape but does have a specific volume? A) salt B) ice C) solid D) liquid E) gas 2) A combination of helium and neon gases is an example of a __________. A) pure substance B) homogeneous mixture C) heterogeneous mixture D) compound E) solid 3) Of the following, only __________ is a chemical reaction. A) dissolving sugar in water B) melting of ice C) burning of hydrogen gas D) breaking of stone into small pieces E) melting of lead 4) How many liters of water can be held in a container whose capacity is 26.0 gal? 1 gal = 4 qt = 3.7854 L. A) 1.46 10-4 B) 6.87 C) 98.4 D) 6.87 103 E) 0.146 5) 82Pb is a __________ and 72Hf is a __________. A) metal, nonmetal B) nonmetal, metal C) metal, metal D) metal, metalloid E) metalloid, nonmetal

6) Acceleration due to gravity of a free-falling object is 9.8 m/s 2 . Express this in millimeters/millisecond2 . A) 9.8 103 B) 9.8 10-6 C) 9.8 106 D) 9.8 10-3 E) 9.8 10-9 7) Which one of the following is a pure substance? A) elemental copper B) wood C) milk D) salt water E) concrete 8) The empirical formula of a compound with molecules containing 12 carbon atoms, 14 hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms is __________. A) CH2 O B) C2 H4O C) C6 H7O3 D) CHO E) C12H14O6 9) Which set of three quantum numbers (n, l, m l) corresponds to a 3d orbital? A) 3, 3, 2 B) 2, 3, 3 C) 3, 2, 3 D) 2, 1, 0 E) 3, 2, 2 10) Which element would be expected to have chemical and physical properties closest to that of fluorine? A) Fe B) Cl C) Ne D) S E) O

11) Which one of the following atoms has the largest radius? A) I B) Co C) Ca D) Sr E) Ba 12) Which of the following correctly represents the second ionization of aluminum? A) Al- (g) + e- Al2- (g) B) Al+ (g) + e- Al2+ (g) C) Al (g) Al+ (g) + eD) Al+ (g) Al2+ (g) + eE) Al+ (g) + e- Al (g) 13) The electron configuration of the phosphide ion (P3- ) is __________. A) [Ne]3s 2 3p6 B) [Ne]3s 2 3p1 C) [Ne]3s 2 D) [Ne]3s 2 3p3 E) [Ne]3p2 14) In the resonance form of ozone shown below, the formal charge on the central oxygen atom is __________.

A) +1 B) 0 C) -1 D) -2 E) +2 15) When NaCl is dissolved in water, the major attractive force that is responsible for dissolving NaCl in water is.... A) ion-dipole interactions B) dipole-dipole attractions C) dipole-dipole rejections D) covalent-ionic interactions E) London dispersion forces

16) Of the following elements, __________ has the most negative electron affinity. A) Br B) S C) Cl D) I E) Se 17) Which of the following would have to lose two electrons in order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration? O A) Sr B) Na C) O, Se D) Sr, O, Se E) Br 18) In which of the molecules below is the carbon-carbon bond distance the shortest? A) H3C-CH3 B) H-CC-H C) H3C-CH2 -CH3 D) H2C CH2 E) H2C C CH2 19) The root-mean-square speed of CO at 113 C is __________ m/s. A) 58.3 B) 586 C) 31.5 D) 317 E) 993 Sr Na Se Br

20) A sample of He gas (2.0 mmol) effused through a pinhole in 53 s. The same amount of an unknown gas, under the same conditions, effused through the pinhole in 248 s. The molecular mass of the unknown gas is __________ g/mol. A) 5.5 B) 88 C) 19 D) 0.19 E) 350 21) Which one of the following substances will not have hydrogen bonding as one of its intermolecular forces? A)

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22) Of the molecules below, the bond in __________ is the most polar. A) H2 B) HBr C) HCl D) HI E) HAt 23) Arrange the following gases in order of increasing (from low to high) average molecular speed at 25 C. He, O2 , CO2 , N2 A) He < N2 < O2 < CO2 B) CO2 < He < N2 < O2 C) He < O2 < N2 < CO2 D) CO2 < N2 < O2 < He E) CO2 < O2 < N2 < He 24) Which of the following substances is more likely to dissolve in water? A) CH3 (CH2)8 CH3 B) O CH3 (CH2)9 CH C) CHCl3 D) HOCH2 CH2 OH E) CCl4

PART II (28 pts)

1. (2.5 pts) The combustion of 3.95 grams of a compound which contains only C, H and S yields 8.17 grams of CO2 and 2.09 grams of H2O. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

2. a) (1.5 point) How many grams of NaCl would you need to add to 500 mL of water to make a 0.05 M solution of NaCl. (Assume that the volume of the water does not change when NaCl and water are mixed).

b) (1 pt) What is the molality of a solution if 18 grams of C6H12O6 is added to 100 grams of water.

3. A 10 L container contains a mixture of 0.8 g of He and 8 g of Ar at 0 oC. a) (1 pt) Calculate the total pressure of the gas mixture.

b) (1 pt) Calculate the partial pressure of each gas in the gas mixture.

c) (1 pt) If the initial total pressure of the container was 1.5 atm (at 0 oC), what will be the new pressure if the container is heated to 100 oC (Volume is kept constant)?

d) (1 pt) If the initial total pressure of the container was 1.5 atm (with 0.8 g He + 8 g Ar), what will be the new pressure in the container if 1 mol of Ne is added to this gas mixture (Volume is kept constant).

4. (2 pts) Consider the following reaction: Zn (s) + 2HCl (aq) ZnCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)

How many grams of Zn will be needed to produce 22.4L of H2 at 0 oC and 1 atm.

5. Explain the following: a) (1 pt) Why the third ionization energy (I3) for Mg is much higher than that of Al?

b) (1 pt) Why the boiling point of HF is 20 oC, whereas HCl boils at -85 oC?

c) (1 pt) Why the meniscus of mercury (Hg) is inverted (n-shaped).

d) (1 pt) What is the octet rule.

6. (3 pts) Complete the following table (0.75 each): Name Chemical Formula FeCO3 BrF5 Mg3(PO4)2 Potassium nitrite Aluminum sulfide Copper (II) Hydrogensulfate 7. (2.5 pts) Consider the Lewis structure of glycine:

a) How many sigma bonds are there in this molecule? _________________ b) How many pi bonds are there in glycine? __________________ c) What is the approximate bond angle indicated by 2? _______________ d) What is the hybridization state of the O atom indication by 3? _________ e) State whether glycine is polar or non-polar? ___________________

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8. (6 pts) Complete the following table: Species Draw the a reasonable Lewis structure (1 pt) What is the molecular geometry? (0.25 pt) Is the molecule polar? (0.25 pt)

BF3

SO2

SF4

PI5 9. (1.5 pt) Calculate the number of C atoms in 18 grams of C6H12O6.

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