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CHEMISTRY 16 FIRST REVIEW EXAM

MULTIPLE CHOICE (3 pts each). Answer the following by writing the best answer from
the choices on the right hand page of your bluebook. You may use the left side for
scratch work.
1. All of these statements describe properties of tin. Which one describes a chemical
property of tin?
• Tin can be hammered into thin sheets.
• At -400C a sheet of tin crumbles to a gray powder.
• Tin melts at 231.90C.
• When a bar of tin is bent, it emits an audible “cry”.
• Tin dissolves slowly in cold, dilute HCl and readily in concentrated HCl.
2. Which of these does not represent a chemical change?
• A freshly cut apple turns brown.
• Milk turns sour on standing at room temperature.
• When cooled, liquid water becomes ice.
• Bread rises when baked.
• Sugars ferment to alcohol.
3. A piece of metal with a mass of 114 g was placed into a graduated cylinder that
contained 25.00 mL of water, raising the water level to 42.50 mL. What is the density
of the metal?
• 0.154 g/cm3 • 2.68 g/cm3 • 7.25 g/cm3
• 0.592 g/cm3 • 6.51 g/cm3
4. Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?
• iron • gravel • tin can
• brass • uranium
5. How many cubic centimeters of ore containing 0.22% by mass gold must be
processed to obtain $100 worth of gold? The density of the ore is 8.0 g/cm 3 and the
price of gold is $418 per troy ounce. (14.6 troy oz = 1.0 ordinary pound, called an
avoirdupois pound; 1 lb = 454 g)
• 42 cm3 • 4.2 × 102 cm3 • 9.3 × 10-1 cm3
• 2.7 × 104 cm3 • 6 200 cm3
6. Which of these elements is most likely to be a good conductor of electricity?
• N • He • Fe
• S • Cl
7. When JJ Thomson discovered the electron, what physical property of the electron did
he measure?
• charge, e • mass, m
• charge-to-mass ratio, e/m • atomic number, Z
• temperature, T
8. How many protons and electrons are present in one Br- ion?
• 35 p, 35 e • 35 p, 34 e • 80 p, 34 e
• 80 p, 81 e • 35 p, 36 e

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9. Suppose the isotopic ratio of two boron isotopes B-10 (10.013 amu) and B-11 (11.009
amu) in a sample has been altered from the ratio found in nature and now contains
58.73% B-10 in the sample. Determine the atomic weight of this sample of boron.
• 10.511 amu • 11.009 amu • 10.498 amu
• 10.013 amu • 10.424 amu
10. Which of the following statements demonstrate the law of conservation of mass?
• Hydrogen has three well-known isotopes: 1H (protium), 2H (deuterium), and 3H
(tritium).
• The reaction of 0.2431 grams Mg ribbon with 0.1600 grams pure O 2 produces
0.4031grams MgO.
• Ferric chloride is composed of 34.43% of Fe and 65.57% of Cl by weight.
• Copper has two existing oxides: Cu2O and CuO from Cu+ and Cu2+ species,
respectively.
11. The four quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) of the last entering electron of Cr is most
likely:
• (4, 0, 0, +1/2) • (3, 2, +1, +1/2)
• (3, 1, 0, +1/2) • (4, 3, 2, +1/2)
12. Which of the following has the greatest number of unpaired electrons?
• I • Al
• Sc • S
13. Which of the following pairs is isoelectronic?
• Al3+ and Ga3+ • P3- and Ca2+
• K+ and Se2- • Mg2+ and S2-
14. For which of the following transitions does the light emitted have the longest
wavelength?

• n=4 to n=3
• n=4 to n=2
• n=4 to n=1
• n=3 to n=2
• n=2 to n=1

15. Given an element with an electron configuration of [Kr]5s24d105p2, which of the

following statements is true?
• It readily forms a cation • It is inert.
with +4 charge. • It forms an anion with a -1
• It is a metal. charge.
16. A ground state of iron has ____ unpaired electrons and is _______________.
• 0, diamagnetic • 4, paramagnetic
• 4, diamagnetic • 5, paramagnetic

17. Which of the following equations correctly represent the process involved in the
determination of electron affinity of Cl?
• Cl (g) → Cl+ (g) + e- • Cl (g) + e- → Cl- (g)
+ +
• Cl (g) → Cl (aq) • Cl+ (g) + e- → Cl (g)

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18. Which of these elements has the highest first ionization energy?
• C • Sn
• Si • Pb
19. What is the correct order of decreasing size of the following ions?
• P3- > Cl- > K+ > Ca2+ • K+ > Cl- > Ca2+ > P3-
• Ca2+ > K+ > Cl- > P3- • K+ > Cl- > P3- > Ca2+
20. Arrange aluminum, nitrogen, phosphorus and indium in order of increasing
electronegativity.
• Al < In < N < P • In < Al < P < N
• Al < In < P < N • In < P < Al < N
21. The oxide of arsenic is expected to be ____________.
• acidic • neutral
• basic • amphoteric
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22. In the Lewis structure of the iodate ion, IO3 , that satisfies the octet rule, the formal
charge on the central iodine atom is
• +2 • +1 • 0 • -1 • -2
23. The number of resonance structures for the sulfur dioxide molecule that satisfy the
octet rule is
• 0 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4
24. The total number of lone pairs in NCl3 is
• 6 • 8 • 10 • 20
25. In which of these pairs of atoms would the bond have the greatest percent ionic
character?
• C−O • Na−I
• S−O • Na−Br
26. Which of these solids would have the lowest melting point?
• KI • KCl
• KBr • KF
For questions 27, 28 and 29, consider the structure of loliolide as shown below.

27. The molecule has ________ sigma bonds and _________ π bonds.
• 30, 2 • 15, 2 • 31, 4
• 31, 2 • 16, 4 • 14, 2
28. What orbitals overlapped to form the C5-C6 sigma bond?
• sp – sp • sp2 – sp
• sp2 – sp3 • s – sp2

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29. What is the bond angle between C4 – C5 – C3?

• 1200 • 900
• 109.50 • 1800
30. Predict the molecular group geometry around the central atom in PO43-.
• trigonal planar • tetrahedral
• trigonal pyramidal • trigonal bipyramidal
31. The bond order in the carbon monoxide molecule, CO, is
• 0 • 1 • 2 • 3

32. According to VSEPR, SF4 has an electron group geometry of ___________ and a
molecular group of geometry of _____________.
• tetrahedral, tetrahedral
• octahedral, square planar
• trigonal bipyramidal, seesaw
• octahedral, square pyramidal
33. Which of the following molecules is polar?
• XeO4 • XeO2
• XeF4 • XeF2
34. Which of the following molecule has the longest bond?
• F22+ • F2-
• F2+ • F22-

I. PROBLEM SOLVING (27 pts): Solve the following problems. Show complete solutions.
1. A. Draw the correct Lewis structures of possible ICl5 (4 pts)
B. What is the electron group geometry of this compound? (2 pts.)
C. What is its molecular group geometry? (2 pts.)
D. Is the molecule polar? (2 pts.)
2. Consider the following: O2-, O2, O2+
A. Draw the molecular orbital diagrams of all the species. (9pts)
B. Calculate the bond order for each species. (3 pts)
C. Identify the species which will be attracted by a magnetic field. (3 pts)
D. Write the molecular orbital configuration for O2-. (2 pts)