1.

What is the sum of all coefficients when the following equation is balanced using the
smallest possible whole numbers?

__ C2H2 + __O2 → __CO2 + __H2O

A. 5

B. 7

C. 11

D. 13
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2. 1.7 g of NaNO3 (Mr = 85) is dissolved in water to prepare 0.20 dm3 of solution. What is
the concentration of the resulting solution in mol dm–3?

A. 0.01

B. 0.1

C. 0.2

D. 1.0
(Total 1 mark)

3. How many molecules are present in a drop of ethanol, C2H5OH, of mass 2.3 × 10–3 g?
(L = 6.0 × 1023 mol–1)

A. 3.0 × 10 19

B. 3.0 × 1020

C. 6.0 × 1020

D. 6.0 × 1026
(Total 1 mark)

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4. Which sample has the greatest mass?

A. 1 mol of SO2

B. 2 mol of N2O

C. 2 mol of Ar

D. 4 mol of NH3
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5. The relative molecular mass of a gas is 56 and its empirical formula is CH2. What is the
molecular formula of the gas?

A. CH2

B. C2H4

C. C3H6

D. C4H8
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6. What mass, in g, of hydrogen is formed when 3 mol of aluminium react with excess
hydrochloric acid according to the following equation?

2Al(s) + 6HCl(aq) → 2AlCl3(aq) + 3H2(g)

A. 3.0

B. 4.5

C. 6.0

D. 9.0
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7. What is the total number of hydrogen atoms in 1.0 mol of benzamide, C6H5CONH2?

A. 7

B. 6.0 × 1023

C. 3.0 × 1024

D. 4.2 × 1024
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8. What is the sum of the coefficients for the equation when balanced using the smallest
possible whole numbers?

__N2H4(g) + __O2(g) → __NO2(g) + __H2O(g)

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8
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9. Chloroethene, C2H3Cl, reacts with oxygen according to the equation below.

2C2H3Cl(g) + 5O2(g) → 4CO2(g) + 2H2O(g) + 2HCl(g)

What is the amount, in mol, of H2O produced when 10.0 mol of C2H3Cl and 10.0 mol of
O2 are mixed together, and the above reaction goes to completion?

A. 4.00

B. 8.00

C. 10.0

D. 20.0
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10. A fixed mass of gas has a certain volume at a temperature of 50 °C. What temperature is
required to double its volume while keeping the pressure constant?

A. 100 K

B. 323 K

C. 373 K

D. 646 K
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11. What is the concentration of NaCl, in mol dm–3, when 10.0 cm3 of 0.200 mol dm–3 NaCl
solution is added to 30.0 cm3 of 0.600 mol dm–3 NaCl solution?

A. 0.450

B. 0.300

C. 0.500

D. 0.800
(Total 1 mark)

12. Which amount of the following compounds contains the least number of ions?

A. 2 mol of NaOH

B. 1 mol of NH4Cl

C. 2 mol of CaCl2

D. 1 mol of Al2O3
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13. What is the approximate molar mass, in g mol–1, of MgSO4•7H2O?

A. 120

B. 130

C. 138

D. 246
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14. Which is both an empirical and a molecular formula?

A. C5H12

B. C5H10

C. C4H8

D. C4H10
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15. 12 molecules of hydrogen gas, H2(g), and 5 molecules of oxygen gas, O2(g), were
mixed together under conditions which allowed the reaction to go to completion,
according to the following equation.

2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g)

The following diagram represents the mixture of reactants.

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 Which diagram represents the reaction mixture when the reaction was complete?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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16. What is the coefficient of Fe3O4 when the following equation is balanced using the
lowest whole numbers?

__ Al(s) + __ Fe3O4(s) → __ Al2O3(s) + __ Fe(s)

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5
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17. What is the mass, in g, of one molecule of ethane, C2H6?

A. 3.0 × 10–23

B. 5.0 × 10–23

C. 30

D. 1.8 × 1025
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18. Which molecular formula is also an empirical formula?

A. PCl3

B. C2H4

C. H2O2

D. C6H12O6
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19. Which of the following is consistent with Avogadro’s law?

P
A. T = constant (V, n constant)

V
B. T = constant (P, n constant)

C. Vn = constant (P, T constant)

V
D. n = constant (P, T constant)
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20. 6.0 mol of aluminium reacts with oxygen to form aluminium oxide. What is the amount
of oxygen, in mol, needed for complete reaction?

4Al(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Al2O3(s)

A. 1.5

B. 3.0

C. 4.5

D. 6.0
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21. What is the total number of nitrogen atoms in two mol of NH4NO3?

A. 4

B. 6.02 × 1023

C. 1.20 × 1024

D. 2.41 × 1024
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22. On analysis, a compound with molar mass 60 g mol–1 was found to contain 12 g of
carbon, 2 g of hydrogen and 16 g of oxygen. What is the molecular formula of the
compound?

A. CH2O

B. CH4O

C. C2H4O

D. C2H4O2
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23. Equal masses of the metals Na, Mg, Ca and Ag are added to separate samples of excess
HCl(aq).
Which metal produces the greatest total volume of H2(g)?

A. Na

B. Mg

C. Ca

D. Ag
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24. The graph below represents the relationship between two variables in a fixed amount of
gas.

Which variables could be represented by each axis?

x-axis y-axis
A. pressure temperature
B. volume temperature
C. pressure volume
D. temperature volume
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25. 8.5 g of NH3 are dissolved in H2O to prepare a 500 cm3 solution. Which statements are
correct?

I. NH3 is the solute and H2O is the solution

II. The concentration of the solution is 17 g dm–3

III. [NH3] = 1.0 mol dm–3

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III
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26. 300 cm3 of water is added to a solution of 200 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm–3 sodium chloride.
What is the concentration of sodium chloride in the new solution?

A. 0.05 mol dm–3

B. 0.1 mol dm–3

C. 0.2 mol dm–3

D. 0.3 mol dm–3

(Total 1 mark)

27. The molar mass of a compound is approximately 56 g mol–1. Which formula is possible
for this compound?

A. NaNO3

B. AgOH

C. MgO

D. KOH
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28. Which compound has the empirical formula with the largest mass?

A. C2H6

B. C2H4

C. C2H2

D. C3H6
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29. What is the coefficient for O2(g) when the equation for the combustion of 1 mole of
pentane is balanced?

C5H12(g) + _O2(g) → _CO2(g) + _H2O(g)

A. 5

B. 6

C. 8

D. 16
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30. What is the maximum mass, in g, of magnesium oxide that can be obtained from the
reaction of oxygen with 2.4 g of magnesium?

A. 2.4

B. 3.0

C. 4.0

D. 5.6
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31. 5 dm3 of carbon monoxide, CO(g), and 2 dm3 of oxygen, O2(g), at the same temperature
and pressure are mixed together. Assuming complete reaction according to the equation
given, what is the maximum volume of carbon dioxide, CO2(g), in dm3, that can be
formed?

2CO(g) + O2(g) → 2CO2

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7
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32. Which statement about solutions is correct?

A. When vitamin D dissolves in fat, vitamin D is the solvent and fat is the solute.

B. In a solution of NaCl in water, NaCl is the solute and water is the solvent.

C. An aqueous solution consists of water dissolved in a solute.

D. The concentration of a solution is the amount of solvent dissolved in 1 dm3 of

solution.
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33. What is the number of oxygen atoms in one mole of CuSO4•5H2O?

A. 5

B. 9

C. 6.0 × 1023

D. 5.4 × 1024
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34. Which sample has the greatest mass?

A. 6.0 × 1025 molecules of hydrogen

B. 5.0 mol of neon atoms

C. 1.2 × 1024 atoms of silver

D. 1.7 × 102 g of iron

(Total 1 mark)

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35. What volume of sulfur trioxide, in cm3, can be prepared using 40 cm3 sulfur dioxide and
20 cm3 oxygen gas by the following reaction? Assume all volumes are measured at the
same temperature and pressure.

2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g)

A. 20

B. 40

C. 60

D. 80
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36. Which sample of nitrogen gas, N2, contains the greatest number of nitrogen molecules?

A. 1.4 g N2

B. 1.4 dm3 of N2 at 1.01 × 105 Pa and 273 K

C. 1.4 × 1023 N2 molecules

D. 1.4 mol N2
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37. Which non-metal forms an oxide XO2 with a relative molecular mass of 60?

A. C

B. N

C. Si

D. S
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38. How many oxygen atoms are there in 0.20 mol of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH?

A. 1.2 × 1023

B. 2.4 × 1023

C. 3.0 × 1024

D. 6.0 × 1024
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39. 4.00 mol of a hydrocarbon with an empirical formula of CH2 has a mass of 280 g. What
is the molecular formula of this compound?

A. C2H4

B. C3H6

C. C4H8

D. C5H10
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40. What will be the concentration of sulfate ions in mol dm–3 when 0.20 mol of KAl(SO4)2
is dissolved in water to give 100 cm3 of aqueous solution?

A. 0.2

B. 1.0

C. 2.0

D. 4.0
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41. The volume of an ideal gas at 27.0 °C is increased from 3.00 dm3 to 6.00 dm3. At what
temperature, in °C, will the gas have the original pressure?

A. 13.5

B. 54.0

C. 327

D. 600
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42. Which coefficients would balance this equation?

__ MnO2 + __ HCl → __ MnCl2 + __ Cl2 + __ H2O

MnO2 HCl MnCl2 Cl2 H2O

A. 1 2 1 1 1
B. 1 3 1 1 1
C. 1 4 1 1 2
D. 1 4 1 2 2
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43. What volume of carbon dioxide, in dm3 under standard conditions, is formed when 7.00
g of ethene (C2H4, Mr = 28.1) undergoes complete combustion?

22.4  28.1
A. 7.00

22.4  7.00
B. 28.1

2  22.4  28.1
C. 7.00

2  22.4  7.00
D. 28.1
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44. How many hydrogen atoms are in one mole of ethanol, C2H5OH?

A. 1.00×1023

B. 3.61×1024

C. 5.00

D. 6.00
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45. What is the coefficient for H2SO4(aq) when the following equation is balanced, using
the smallest possible integers?

__Mg3N2(s) + __H2SO4(aq) → __MgSO4(aq) + __(NH4)2SO4(aq)

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. 7
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46. Air bags in cars inflate when sodium azide decomposes to form sodium and nitrogen:

2NaN3(s) → 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)

Calculate the amount, in moles, of nitrogen gas produced by the decomposition of 2.52
mol of NaN3(s).

A. 1.68

B. 2.52

C. 3.78

D. 7.56
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47. What volume, in cm3, of 0.200 mol dm–3 HCl(aq) is required to neutralize 25.0 cm3 of
0.200 mol dm–3 Ba(OH)2(aq)?

A. 12.5

B. 25.0

C. 50.0

D. 75.0
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Ba

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