4th Periodical Test

Science 10
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I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the BEST answer. Write the letter before the number. Write your complete solution for
problem solving items.

1. Convert the pressure 0.840 atm to mm Hg.

a. 365 mm Hg b. 638 mm Hg c. 437 mm Hg d. 780 mm Hg

2. Convert the pressure 1.30 atm to kPa.

a. 2 kPa b. 132 kPa c. 115 kPa d. 245 kPa

3. Standard temperature is exactly

a. 100C. b. 0C. c. 273C. d. 0 K.

4. Three samples of gas each exert 740. mm Hg in separate 2 L containers. What pressure do they exert if they are all placed
in a single 2 L container?
a. 247 mm Hg b. 1.48 103 mm Hg c. 740 mm Hg d. 2.22 103 mm Hg

5. If the temperature remains constant, V and P represent the original volume and pressure, and V' and P' represent the new
volume and pressure, what is the mathematical expression for Boyle's law?
a. P'V = V'P c. VP= V'P'
b. VV' = PP' d.

6. A sample of oxygen occupies 560. mL when the pressure is 800.00 mm Hg. At constant temperature, what volume does the
gas occupy when the pressure decreases to 700.0 mm Hg?
a. 80.0 mL b. 600. mL c. 490. mL d. 640. mL

7. If the temperature of a fixed quantity of gas decreases and the pressure remains unchanged,
a. its volume increases. b. its volume decreases. c. its volume is unchanged. d. its density decreases.

8. The volume of a gas is 5.0 L when the temperature is 5.0C. If the temperature is increased to 10.0C without changing the
pressure, what is the new volume?
a. 2.5 L b. 5.1 L c. 4.8 L d.10.0 L

9. On a cold winter morning when the temperature is –13C, the air pressure in an automobile tire is 1.5 atm. If the volume
does not change, what is the pressure after the tire has warmed to 15C?
a.–1.5 atm b. 3.0 atm c. 1.7 atm d. 19.5 atm

10. If V, P, and T represent the original volume, pressure, and temperature in the correct units, and V', P', and T' represent the
new conditions, what is the combined gas law?
a. c.

b. d.

11. 41. The volume of a gas collected when the temperature is 11.0C and the pressure is 710 mm Hg measures 14.8 mL.
What is the calculated volume of the gas at 20.0C and 740 mm Hg?
a. 7.8 mL b. 14.6 mL c. 13.7 mL d. 15 mL

12. Why does a can collapse when a vacuum pump removes air from the can?
a. The inside and outside forces balance out and crush the can.
b. The unbalanced outside force from atmospheric pressure crushes the can.
c. The atmosphere exerts pressure on the inside of the can and crushes it.
d. The vacuum pump creates a force that crushes the can.

13. Volumes of gaseous reactants and products in a chemical reaction can be expressed as ratios of small whole numbers
a. if all reactants and products are gases. c. if standard temperature and pressure are maintained.
b. if constant temperature and pressure are maintained. d. if each mass equals 1 mol.

14. If the temperature of a container of gas remains constant, how could the pressure of the gas increase?
 a. The mass of the gas molecules increase. c. The diffusion of the gas molecules increases.
b. The size of the container increases. d. The number of gas molecules in the container increases.

15. At constant temperature and pressure, gas volume is directly proportional to the
a. molar mass of the gas. c. density of the gas at STP.
b. number of moles of gas. d. rate of diffusion.

16. When the temperature of a gas is increased within a closed container, pressure increases due to which of the following?
a. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls decreases.
b. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls increases.
c. The spaces between the molecules of gas decrease.
d. The gas turns into a liquid.

17. Which of the following expressions relates the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales?
a. K = 273.15 - °C b. K= 273.15 + °C c. °C - 273.15 K d. K = 273.15°C

18. You collect 552 mL of argon gas at 23.0°C. What volume will the gas occupy at 46.0°C if the pressure remains constant?
a. 276 mL b. 512 mL c. 595 mL d. 1104 mL

19. A sample of nitrogen occupies 5.50 liters under a pressure of 900.0 torr at 25.0°C. At what temperature will it occupy 10.0
liters at the same pressure?
a. 32°C b. -109°C c. 154°C d. 269°C

20. A given mass of gas in a rigid container is heated from 100°C to 500°C. Which of the following responses best describes
what will happen to the pressure of the gas?
a. The pressure will decrease by a factor of five. c. The pressure will increase by a factor of five.
b. Pressure will increase by a factor of about two. d. The pressure will increase by a factor of about eight.