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Chemistry 151 Final Exam Review Questions
Chemistry 151 Final Exam Review Questions
6. How many 100-mg salt tablets can be made from 1000 kg of salt?
a) 1000 b) 10,000 c) 100,000 d) 1,000,000 e) 10,000,000
8. What volume of alcohol (density 0.800 g/mL) is needed to obtain 320. g of alcohol?
a) 80.0 mL b) 100. mL c) 256 mL d) 320. mL e) 400. mL
10. All of the following are characteristic properties of phosphorus. Which one is a chemical
property?
a) Red phosphorus and white phosphorus are solid allotropic forms.
b) The red form melts at about 600 OC and the white form melts at 44 OC)
c) The white form is soluble in liquid carbon disulfide, but is insoluble in water.
d) When exposed to air, white phosphorus will burn spontaneously, but red phosphorus will
not.
e) The red form of phosphorus is insoluble in both water and carbon disulfide)
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12. The number of neutrons in a given nucleus determines the
a) Number of neutrons. b) Atomic number. c) Mass number.
d) Number of protons. e) Number of isotopes.
13. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the tin (II) ion, (Sn2+)?
a) 119p, 50n, 119e b) 50p, 69n, 50e c) 50p, 69n,48e
d) 69p, 50n, 69e e) 50p, 119n, 52e
15. The neutral atoms of all of the isotopes of the same element have
a) Different numbers of protons. b) Equal numbers of neutrons.
c) The same number of electrons. d) The same mass numbers.
e) The same masses.
17. Which one of the following lists gives the symbols for the elements phosphorus, potassium,
silver, chlorine, and sulfur in that order?
a) K, Ag, Po, Cl, S b) P, Po, Ag, Cl, S c) Ph, K, Ag, S, Cl
d) P, K, Ag, Cl, S e) Ph, Po, Ag, Cl, S
18. The formulas of the nitrite, nitride, and nitrate ions are represented respectively as
a) NO2-, NO3-, NO4-,. b) N3-, NO2-, NO3-,
c) NO-, NO2-, NO3-, d) NO2-, N3-, NO3-,
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e) NO3 , NO2 , N
20. Choose the pair of name and formula that do not match.
a) Sodium sulfite Na2S b) Calcium fluoride CaF2
c) Potassium permanganate KMnO4
d) Aluminum bromide AlBr3 e) Iron(III) oxide Fe2O3
22. Which of the following oxoacids and names sets is (are) correct?
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23. Which one of the following equations is properly balanced?
a) NH4NO3 2H2O + N2
b) CH3CHO + 3O2 2CO2 + 2H2O
c) Sn + 4 HNO3 SnO2 + 4NO2 + 2 H2O
d) 2Na2SO4 + 3Bi(NO3) 3 Bi2 (SO4) 3 + 9NaNO3
e) Na2CO3 + 2H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2H2O + CO2
25. All of the following reactions can be described as displacement reactions except
a) Zn(s) + FeCl2 (aq) ZnCl2 (aq) + Fe(s).
b) CuSO4 (aq) + Fe(s) Cu(s) + FeSO4 (aq).
c) 2Na(s) + 2H2O (l) 2NaOH (aq) + H2 (g).
d) C6H6 (l) + Cl2 (g) C6H5Cl(l) + HCl(g).
e) Cu(s) + 2AgNO3 (aq) Cu (NO3) 2 (aq) + 2Ag(s).
27. All of the following are strong electrolytes in aqueous solution except
a) HBr b) C2H3O2H c) NaC2H3O2
d) NaCl. e) NH4C2H3O2
28. A precipitate is expected when an aqueous solution of potassium iodide is added to an aqueous
solution of
a) sodium sulfate b) iron(II) chloride c) calcium perchlorate
d) Barium hydroxide e) lead nitrate
30. What products result from the addition of aqueous solutions of Cu(NO3) 2 and (NH4) 2S?
a) CuS(aq) and NH4NO3 (s) b) CuS(s) and NH4NO3 (s)
c) CuS(s) and NH4NO3 (aq) d) Cu2S(s) and NH4NO3 (aq)
e) CuS(s), NH3 (g), and H2S (g)
31. Which of the following best represents the equation for the reaction of aqueous ammonia with
sulfuric acid?
a) NH4OH (aq) + H2SO4(aq) NH4SO4(aq) + H2O(l)
b) NH3 (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) NH4SO4 (aq)
c) 2NH3 (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) (NH4)2SO4
d) 2NH3 (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) (NH4)2SO4 (aq) + H2 (g)
e) 2NH3 (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) (NH4)2SO4 (aq) + 2H+(aq)
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32. The net ionic equation for the reaction of nitric acid with lithium hydroxide is
a) HNO3(aq) + LiOH(aq) LiNO3(aq) + H2O(l).
b) HNO3(aq) + LiOH(aq) Li+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + H2O(l).
c) HNO2(aq) + Li+ (aq) + OH-(aq) Li+ (aq) + NO2- (aq) + H2O(l).
d) H+(aq) + NO2- (aq) + Li+ (aq) + OH-(aq) Li+(aq) + NO2-(aq) + H2O(l).
e) H+(aq) + OH-(aq) H2O(l).
36. In the reaction Br2 + 2OH- OBr- + Br- + H2O, the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent
are, respectively,
a) Br2 and OH-. b) OH- and Br2. c) Br2 and OBr-.
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d) Br2 and Br . e) Br2 and Br2.
38. The total number of atoms in 1.00 g of CaCO3 (MM = 100.0 g/mol) is
a) 1.81 x 1022. b) 2.41 x 1022 c) 3.01 x 1022.
d) 2.41 x 1023. e) 3.01 x 1023.
42. Fumaric acid, which occurs in many plants, contains, by mass, 41.4% carbon, 3.47%
hydrogen, and 55.1% oxygen. A 0.050-mole sample of this compound weighs 5.80 g. The
molecular formula of this compound is
How many moles of carbon dioxide will be produced if 100.0 g of potassium hydrogen
carbonate are heated?
a) 0.250 b) 0.500 c) 1.00 d) 2.00
e) 25.0
44. What volume of 0.200-molar Na2CO3 (FW = 106) solution contains 53.0 g of Na2CO3?
a) 0.200 L b) 0.400 L c) 0.500 L
d) 1.60 L e) 2.50 L
47. What is the energy of one mole of photons with a wavelength of 285 nm?
(h - 6.63 x 10-34… J.s, Avogadro’s number = 6.02 x 1023)
a) 6.98 x 10-19J b) 3.50 x 10-18 J c) 3.15 x 105 J
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d) 4.20 x 10 J e) 2.11 x 10 J
48. What is the wavelength of light emitted when the hydrogen atom undergoes a transition from
level n = 5 to level n = 2? hcRH = 2.180 x 10-18 J
50. Which of the following quantum numbers is often designated by the letters s, p, d, f, and g
instead of numbers?
a) n b) l c) m d) s e) g
51. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is not permissible?
a. n = 1, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = +1/2
b. n = 4, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = +1/2
c. n = 3, l = 3, ml = -3, ms = -1/2
d. n = 2, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = -1/2
e. n = 2, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = +1/2
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52. It has been shown experimentally that a beam of electrons can be diffracted, this is evidence
that electrons
a) Have wave properties. b) Are negative
c) Are lighter than protons. d) Are lost by atoms.
e) Have magnetic properties.
55. Moseley's measurements of the frequency of the radiation emitted by elements bombarded
with high energy electrons provided
a) the basis for the concept of the atomic number.
b) the discovery of isotopes.
c) the measurement of the charge/mass ratio of an electron.
d) the measurement of the charge/mass ratio of a proton.
e) discovery of x-rays.
57. From a consideration of electronic configurations, which of the elements indicated below
would be classified as a transition element?
60. All the following ground-state electronic configurations are correct except:
a. 20Ca [Ar] 4s2
b. 25Mn [Ar] 4s2 4d5
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c. 29Cu [Ar] 3d 10 4s1
d. 50Sn [Kr] 3d 10 5s2 5p2
e. 54Xe [Kr] 3d 10 5s2 5p6
61. The ground-state configuration of a Co2+ ion is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d7. Therefore Co2+ is
a. diamagnetic
b. paramagnetic with one unpaired electron
c. paramagnetic with one unpaired electron
d. paramagnetic with three unpaired electron
e. paramagnetic with four unpaired electron
62. All the following statements concerning the periodic table are correct except
a) Mendeleev received most of the credit for the early development of the periodic table)
b) The elements in a given group or family have similar chemical properties.
c) Mendeleev left spaces in his periodic table for undiscovered elements.
d) All of the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic weights.
e) The chemical characteristics of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic
numbers.
63. Which of the following elements has the smallest ionization energy?
a) F b) Be c) B d) Mg e) H
64. Which one of the following elements would be expected to have the largest atomic radius?
a) Li b) Cs c) F d) Br e) I
65. When arranged in order of increasing atomic number, the elements exhibit periodicity for all
of the following properties except
a) ionization energy. b) atomic radii. c) electron configurations.
d) electron affinity. e) atomic masses.
69. Which of the following is not in the order of increasing atomic radius?
a. Ca2+ < Sr2+ < Ba2+
b. Al3+ < Mg2+ < Na+
c. K+ < Cl- < S2-
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d. O2- < F- < Na+
e Cl- < Br- < I-
71. The measure of the attraction that an atom has for the electrons in a chemical bond is called
a) electron affinity. b) ionization energy. c) electronegativity.
d) hybridization. e) London forces.
72. Which of the following compounds violates the octet rule for electron distribution around the
central atom?
a) CS2 b) SF4 c) CF4 d) N2O4 e) CO2
a) four bonding pairs. b) two bonding pairs and two lone pairs.
c) three bonding pairs and one lone pair.
d) one bonding pair and three lone pairs. e) four lone pairs.
75. Which of the following compounds has the most ionic bonding (has the highest percentage of
ionic character)?
a) LiI b) CaF2 c) CsF d) LiF e) OF2
77. The Lewis structure for each of the following species contains a either double bond , triple
bond or both except
a) HCCH. b) N2 c) NO-
d) N3- e) O22-
78. Which of the following diatomic molecules has the greatest bond strength?
a) Cl2 b) HCl c) CO d) H2 e) HF
79. The formal charges on the sulfur and oxygen atoms in the sulfite ion, SO32- are, respectively,
a) +6 and -2. b) +4 and -2. c) +2 and -2.
d) +1 and -1. e) +1 and -2.
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d) electron pairs in the valence shell of an atom will arrange themselves so as to minimize
repulsions
e) hybrid orbitals will form as necessary to, as closely as possible, achieve spherical
symmetry
81. According to VSEPR theory, if there are 5 pairs of electrons in the valence shell of an atom,
they will be arranged in a(n) _________ geometry.
a) octahedral b) linear c) tetrahedral
d) trigonal planar e) trigonal bipyramidal
OH
H3C C1
O
a) Trigonal planar
b) Trigonal bipyramidal
c) Tetrahedral
d) octahedral
89. The molecular geometry of the CHF3 is __________, and the molecule is ___________.
a) trigonal pyramidal, polar b) tetrahedral, nonpolar
c) Seesaw, nonpolar d) tetrahedral, polar e) seesaw, polar
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90. The electron-domain geometry of a carbon-centered compound is tetrahedral. The
hybridization of the central carbon atom is _____.
a) sp b) sp2 c) sp3 d) sp3d e) sp3d2‚
91. Generally, a molecule in which the central atom is sp2‚ hybridized will have a/an ______
electron-domain geometry.
a) Octahedral b) linear c) trigonal planar
d) trigonal bipyramidal e) tetrahedral
92. The hybrid orbitals used for bonding by Xe in the unstable XeF2 molecule are _____ orbitals.
a) sp b) sp2 c) sp3 d d) sp3 e) sp3d2‚
93. A typical double bond ____________.
a) is stronger and shorter than a single bond
b) consists of one sigma bond and one pi bond
c) imparts rigidity to a molecule
d) consists of two shared electron pairs
e) all of these answers are correct
94. Sideways overlap of two p-orbitals resulting in two regions of electron density in common to
the two nuclei defines a/an _____ bond.
a) pi b) sigma c) delta d) double e) ionic
96. The bond order of any molecule containing equal numbers of bonding and antibonding
electrons is ____________.
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) 1/2
97. Of the following, only _____ has unpaired electron(s). (Hint:think of paramagnetic or
diamagnetic molecules)
a) C2 b) N2 c) F2 d) O2 e) Li2
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If the same amount of heat is added to 100-g samples of each of the metals, which are all at
the same temperature, which metal will reach the lowest temperature?
a) copper b) cobalt c) chromium d) gold e) silver
102. ΔHfus for sulfur is 17.7 kJ/mol. How many grams of sulfur can be melted by 29.0 kJ?
a) 9.8 g b) 19.5 g c) 26.2 g d) 40.7 g e) 52.5 g
103. When 0.0500 mol of HCl is reacted with 0.0500 mol of NaOH in 50.0 mL of water solution,
the temperature of the water solution increases by 13.7oC. Calculate the heat of the reaction for the
following thermochemical equation: (heat capacity of the system is 209.2 J/oC)
104. Which statement concerning the following is correct? 2NO2 (g) + 114 kJ 2NO (g) + O2 (g)
a) The reaction is exothermic
b) The products have an enthalpy loss.
c) The sign of ΔH for the reaction is negative
d) The products have less enthalpy than the reactants.
e) The enthalpy of the products exceeds that of the reactants.
105. All of the following have a standard enthalpy of formation value of zero at 25oC and 1.00 atm
except
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ANSWER KEY
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. e
7. c 8. e 9. d 10. d 11. d 12. c
13. c 14. d 15. c 16. a 17. d 18. d
19. a 20. a 21. b 22. e 23. c 24. d
25. d 26. e 27. b 28. e 29. a 30. c
31. c 32. e 33. a 34. e 35. a 36. e
37. b 38. c 39. b 40. c 41. d 42. d
43. b 44. e 45. d 46. e 47. d 48. e
49. c 50. b 51. c 52. a 53. d 54. d
55. a 56. d 57. d 58. c 59. a 60. b
61. d 62. d 63. d 64. b 65. e 66. a
67. a 68. d 69. d 70. e 71. c 72. b
73. c 75. c 76. b 77. e 78. c 79. d
80. d 81.e 82. d 83. b 84. a 85. a
86. b 87. b 88. a 89. d 90. c 91. c
92. c 93. e 94. a 95. e 96. a 97. d
99. b 100. a 101. c 102. e 103. a 104. e
105. a
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