CH141, Fall 2016 Practice Exam 1

Department of Education
Division of Tabaco City
San Miguel National High School

Pre-Test in Gen Chemistry 1

First Semester SY 2017-2018
07-Jun 2017

Part I.

1. If a sample of matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by

physical means, it is .
A) a compound

B) either a compound or an element

C) a homogeneous mixture
D) a heterogeneous mixture

E) an element

2. What volume of 10.0 M H2SO4 is required to prepare 4.0 L of 0.50 M H2SO4?

A) 0.20 L
B) 0.40 L
C) 0.50 L
D) 1.0 L
E) 4.0 L

3. A solution of silver nitrate is mixed with a solution of potassium fluoride. If a precipitate forms,
the precipitate is:

A) Silver fluoride

B) Potassium nitrate
C) Potassium fluorate
D) Nitric fluoride

E) No precipitate is formed
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4. If 5.0 mol of both hydrochloric acid and sodium sulfide are mixed and reacted according to the
equation below, how many moles of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are produced?
HCl + Na2S H2S + NaCl
A) 1 mol

B) 1.25 mol
C) 2.5 mol
D) 3 mol

E) 5 mol

5. Which of the following is not a physical process?

A) distillation

B) filtration

C) chromatography
D) evaporation

E) none of the above

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6. Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?

A) PCl5

B) MoCl6
C) RbCl
D) PbCl2

E) NaCl

7. Boron has two naturally occurring isotopes, 10B with an atomic mass of 10.0129370 amu and 11B
with an atomic mass of 11.0093054 amu. The atomic mass of boron is 10.81 (from the periodic table).
The percent abundances of the boron isotopes are % 10B and % 11B.

A) 81.0, 19.0

B) 9.9, 90.1

C) 49.0, 51.0

D) 20.0, 80.0
E) 1.0, 99.0

Part II.

8. Complete the following table (all empty cells):

NAME FORMULA

Calcium chlorate

CBr4

Ammonium phosphate

Fe2O3

9. Complete the following table (all empty cells in both rows):

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# of # of atomic mass
Symbol # of protons neutrons electrons number number
51
V+5

18 18 34
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10. Selenium, an element used in the manufacture of solar energy devices, forms an oxide that contains
only one atom of selenium (per formula unit) and is 37.8% oxygen by mass. What is the molecular
formula of the oxide?

11. A solution with a total volume of 1000.0 mL contains 37.1 g Mg(NO3)2. If you remove 20.0 mL of
this solution and then dilute this 20.0 mL sample with water until the new volume equals 500.0 mL,
what is the concentration of Mg+2 ion in the 500.0 mL of solution? What is the concentration of nitrate
ion?
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Concentration of Mg+2 Concentration of NO3

12. For each question below, equal volumes of two aqueous solutions are mixed. List the species that
are present (ions, compounds, etc.) and their concentrations after mixing if they remain in solution.
Include the phases for the species present. You dont need to list water.

a) Equal volumes of a 1.0 M lead (II) nitrate mixed with 1.0 M sodium chloride

b) Equal volumes of 1.0 M ammonium carbonate mixed with 1.0 M potassium perchlorate
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13. Solid sulfur and oxygen gas react to produce sulfur trioxide as shown below. In a
particular experiment, 5.0 g of O2 are reacted with 6.0 g of S8.

S8 (s) + O2 (g) SO3 (g)

a) If we assume complete consumption of the limiting reactant, what is the mass and identity
of the reactant that still remains at the end of the reaction?

c) What is the % yield of SO3 in this experiment if 7.9 g of SO3 are isolated?
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14. An iron nail is suspended on a thin wire in a sealed jar of moist air. The surface of
the nail becomes red over time.

a) Describe what is happening to the mass of the nail over time.

b) List the chemical changes taking place in the jar.

Name: Section A (Katz) / B (King)

Part I. Circle your answers for multiple choice questions

1. 550 nm electromagnetic radiation is in what region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

A) Ultraviolet

B) Visible

C) Infrared

D) Microwave

E) X-ray
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2. Which of the following choices is false regarding the wave amplitude of electromagnetic radiation?
(Circle all that apply. There may be more than one answer)

A) For visible light, a larger wave amplitude correlates with a brighter light

B) A larger wave amplitude correlates with higher energy photons

C) A larger wave amplitude correlates with a larger number of photons

D) A larger wave amplitude correlates with a longer wavelength

E) A larger wave amplitude correlates with increased wave speed

3. Which of the following compounds will not undergo an acid-base (neutralization) reaction with

HClO4?

A) NaOH
B) Sr(OH)2

C) NH3

D) Na2CO3

E) H2SO4

4. If the H for the reaction, 2 Mg (s) + 2 Cl2 (g) 2 MgCl2 (s), is -1283.6 kJ, what is the standard
enthalpy of formation of magnesium chloride?

A) 0 kJ/mol

B) -320.9 kJ/mol
C) -641.8 kJ/mol
D) 1283.6 kJ/mol
E) -1283.6 kJ/mol

5. Assign the proper oxidation state for the sulfur atom in each of the following species.

a) H2S _________

b) Na2SO4 _________
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6. In one sentence, clearly explain why only some wavelengths of light are absorbed when a white light
source is directed through a sample of He gas.
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Part II. Show All Your Work!

7. You place 2.80 g of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) into 150.0 mL of a 1.00 M sodium hydroxide solution. If
the total volume remains constant, identify the following:

a) The concentration of sodium ion at the completion of the reaction: _______________ M

b) The concentration of phosphate ion at the completion of the reaction: _____________ M
c) The concentration of hydroxide ion at the completion of the reaction: _____________ M

8. According to De Broglies theory, an electron moving at 12.5% the speed of light will display wave
behavior at what waveleng

9. What is the energy of one mole of radio wave photons with a wavelength of 95.6 meters?
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10. Balance the following redox reaction (in either acidic or basic solution your choice).

I (aq) + ClO (aq) I2 (aq) + Cl (aq)

11. You measure 48.0 mL of a solution of sulfuric acid with an unknown concentration, and carefully
titrate this solution using a 1.500 M solution of KOH and a phenolphthalein indicator. You measure that

34.7 mL of the KOH solution is required to reach the equivalence point. What is the concentration of the
sulfuric acid solution?
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12. Complete combustion of 1.00 mol of acetone (C3H6O) liberates 1790. kJ of heat (the reaction is shown
below). Given that Hf (CO2) = 393.5 kJ/mol and Hf (H2O) = 285.8 kJ/mol, calculate the standard
enthalpy of formation of acetone. Make sure to balance the reaction!

C3H6O (l) + O2 (g) H2O (l) + CO2 (g)

1. Which of the following pairs of atoms/ions is isoelectronic?

__ A. O2, S2

__ B. Na, Na+1

__ C. Br1, Kr

__ D. Cu, Zn

__ E. none of these

2. Which of the following quantum number sets describes a 4f orbital?

__ A. n=2, l=0, ml= 0

__ B. n=3, l=1, ml= -1

__ C. n=3, l=2, ml= -1

__ D. n=4, l=2, ml= +1

__ E. n=4, l=3, ml= +2

3. Which element below has the largest atomic radius?

__ A. S

__ B. P

__ C. N

__ D. B

__ E. F
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4. Which element below has the highest electronegativity?

__ A. C

__ B. P

__ C. N

__ D. B

__ E. Be

5. Order the elements S, Cl, and F in terms of increasing atomic radii.

__ A. S, Cl, F

__ B. Cl, F, S

__ C. F, S, Cl

__ D. F, Cl, S

__ E. S, F, Cl

6. Which of the following statements is true?

__ A. Electrons are never found in an antibonding MO.

__ B. All antibonding MOs are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals of which they are composed.

__ C. Antibonding MOs have electron density mainly outside the space between the two nuclei.

__ D. None of the above is true.

__ E. Two of the above statements are true.

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Part II. Short Answers and Calculations To get full credit you must show all your work!

7. Give the electron configuration for the following atoms and ions (condensed notation is OK).

Zr __________________________________________

V+3 __________________________________________

8. Circle the correct answer for each of the following:

a) The lowest (least endothermic) 1st ionization energy: Li, Na, Mg

b) The greatest (most exothermic) electron affinity: As, Se, Br

9. Rank the following orbitals in an atom of hydrogen from lowest to highest energy (list them below in
order using the < symbol and the = symbol if any orbitals are the same energy): 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s

lowest energy highest energy

10. Rank the following orbitals in an atom of sodium from lowest to highest energy (list them below in
order using the < symbol and the = symbol if any orbitals are the same energy): 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s

lowest energy highest energy

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11. How many electrons can be accommodated in the n = 4 quantum shell? ________

12. In one sentence, clearly explain why NO has a small bond dipole (polar compound) and the oxygen
has a partial negative charge. You can draw a picture to support your answer.
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13. In one sentence, clearly explain why CO has a small bond dipole (polar compound) and the oxygen
has a partial positive charge. You can draw a picture to support your answer.

14. In one sentence, clearly explain why MgO has a much higher lattice energy than NaF.

15. For laughing gas, N2O

a) Draw a valid Lewis structure below (connectivity NNO). Assign formal charges to all atoms.
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b) Draw two additional resonance structures of the structure you drew in part (a). Assign formal charges
to all atoms.

c) Circle the single structure above (from the three structures in parts (a) and (b)) that most closely
represents the true structure of N2O and briefly explain your choice.
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16. Phosgene (COCl2) was used as a chemical warfare agent in World War I. It can be synthesized by
reacting carbon monoxide with chlorine as shown below. Use the table of bond enthalpies to estimate
the heat of reaction (Hrxn) for the formation of phosgene.

CO + Cl2 COCl2

Bond type Bond Enthalpy

CO (kJ/mol)
360
C=O 750
CO 1070
CCl 330
ClCl 240
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16. Complete the following Table:

+
Chemical Formula: NO
Chemical Formula: SiF4 2

Lewis Structure: Lewis Structure: (nitrogen is the central atom)

Molecular Geometry: (words only, you do not Molecular Geometry: (words only, you do not
have to draw the molecule in three dimensions) have to draw the molecule in three dimensions)

Molecular Polarity (yes/no): Molecular Polarity (yes/no):

Hybridization of the Si atom: Hybridization of the N atom:

Bond Angle for FSiF Bond Angle for ONO

+
Number of bonds for NO
Number of bonds for SiF4 2

+
Number of bonds for NO
Number of bonds for SiF4 2
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11. Draw a valid Lewis dot structure for the following molecules:

a) NCO-

b) NF3

12. Indicate the shape and bond angles and polarity of each molecule given the following Lewis
structures:
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13. Which of the following molecules are polar (SHOW WORK)?

CCl4 H2O CO2 O3

14. Draw three possible resonance structures for OCS. Indicate and briefly explain
which structure is the most important.

15. Indicate the geometric shape and polarity of the following molecules. Use VSEPR theory;

you must draw diagrams for each

molecule. a) ClO3-

b) ICl2-

16. Using a MO diagram, determine the bond order and magnetic properties of the
following diatomic molecules: BN, BN+, and BN-. Which molecule is most stable?

17. Draw a molecular orbital diagram for the molecule NO, nitrogen oxide. Using the
diagram answer the following questions.

(i) What is the highest energy molecular orbital to which an electron or electrons have
been assigned?

(ii) How many net sigma () bonds are there?

 (iii) How many net pi () bonds?

(iv) What is the N-O bond order?

(v) Is the molecule diamagnetic or paramagnetic?

(vi) If the molecule is oxidized to the nitrosonium ion, NO+, the N-O bond is

(longer )( shorter ) and it is ( stronger)(weaker ) than in NO.

15. Propose a hybridization and bonding scheme that will explain the geometry and bond character
of the NO2- anion given the following lewis structure.