General Chemistry 1(CHEM101) Mid-Term Exam 1 Fall2021

Duration: 1h 30 min
Student Name:______________________________ Student ID: ___________________

Professor’s Name:___________________________ Section: L_____

 The exam contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions (Each question is 2 points,

60 points total)
 Answers should be entered in the “Answers Sheet” (page 4)
 A Simple Periodic Table is provided with the exam copy
 Avogadro number: NA = 6.0221023 atoms/mol
B1. Select the correct increasing order (from small to large) of the following prefixes:
dg, cg, mg, Mg, kg (d: deci, c: centi, m: milli, M: mega, k: kilo)
A) dg, cg, mg, Mg, kg B) cg, dg, Mg, mg, kg C) mg, cg, dg, kg, Mg
D) mg, dg, cg, Mg, kg E) dg, mg, cg, kg, Mg
1dg = 10-1 g
1 cg = 10-2 g
1 mg = 10-3 g
1 Mg = 106 g
1 kg = 103 g
 mg < cg < dg < kg < Mg

B2. The melting point of iron is 1811 K. Convert this melting point to degree Celsius.
A) 1442 oC B) 1120 oC C) 927 oC
D) 1538 oC E) 800 oC
𝑇(°𝐶) = 𝑇(𝐾) − 273 = 1811 − 273 = 1538 °𝐶
B3. The density of iron (Fe) metal is 7.9 g/mL. What is the volume of 356 g of iron?
A) 0.02219 mL B) 45 mL C) 2.2  10–2 mL
D) 45.06 mL E) 2.8  103 mL
𝑚 (𝑔) 356 𝑔
𝑉= 𝑔 = 𝑔 = 45 𝑚𝐿
𝑑 (𝑚𝐿) 7.9 𝑚𝐿

B4. The number 1.0050  109 has how many significant figures?
A) 9 B) 5 C) 2
D) 3 E) 7
For numbers greater than, all the zeros to the right of the decimal point are significant. The
number 1.0050 > 1, all the zeros are to the right of the decimal point, so they are significant.
Then, it contains 5 significant figures.
B5. How many significant figures does the difference 218.7201 – 218.63 contain?
A) 1 significant figure B) 2 significant figures C) 3 significant figures
D) 5 significant figures E) 7 significant figures
218.7201 – 218.63 = 0.0901  0.09: The result should be rounded to 2 digits to the right of the
decimal point (in subtraction the number of digits to the right of the decimal point should not be
greater than the original). The result 0.09 has 1 significant figure.

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B6. Write the following number in scientific notation: 0.000241:
A) 2.41 × 10-2 B) 2.41 × 10+2 C) 2.41 × 10-1
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D) 2.41 × 10 E) 2.41 × 10-3
0.000241 = 2.41 × 10-4 (the decimal point is moved four digits to the right to obtain a correct scientific
notation).
B7. What answer should be reported, with the correct number of significant figures, for the
following calculation? (249.362 + 41.0) / 63.498
A) 4.5733724 B) 4.573372 C) 4.57337
D) 4.5734 E) 4.573
- Start by the operation between parantheses:
249.362 + 41.0 = 290.321  290.3: The result should be rounded to 1 digit to the
right of the decimal point.
- The second operation:
290.3/63.498 = 4.572 (the result should be rounded to the smallest number of
significant figures (3 SF).

B8. How many mg are in 1.48 × 107 μg? (1 μg = 10-6 g and 1 mg = 10-3 g)
A) 1.48 × 104 mg B) 1.48 × 10-4 mg C) 1.48 mg
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D) 1.48 × 10 mg E) 1.48 × 10-3 mg
10−6 𝑔 1 𝑚𝑔
1.48 × 107 𝜇𝑔 × × −3 = 1.48 × 104 𝑚𝑔
1 𝜇𝑔 10 𝑔
B9. How many Na+ ions are there in 6.0 g of Na3N? The molar mass of Na3N is 92.98 g/mol.
A) 3.9 × 1022 atoms B) 4.6 × 1021 atoms C) 1.2 × 1023 atoms
19 20
D) 2.2 × 10 atoms E) 7.2 × 10 atoms
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁𝑎3 𝑁 3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁𝑎+ 6.022 × 1023 𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑁𝑎+
6.0 𝑔 𝑁𝑎3 𝑁 × × × = 1.2 × 1023 𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑁𝑎+
92.98 𝑔 𝑁𝑎3 𝑁 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁𝑎3 𝑁 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁𝑎 +
B10. The chemical symbol for an element that contains 82 electrons, 82 protons, and 126
neutrons is:
A) 126
53I B) 𝟐𝟎𝟖
𝟖𝟐𝐏𝐛 C) 208
83Bi
209 E) None of the above
D) 84Po
B11. The mass number (A) of an element is determined by the number of:
A) Protons B) Electrons C) Neutrons and electrons
D) Neutrons and protons E) Protons and electrons
B12. If you know that, the formula of antimonic acid is H3SbO4. The name of SbO23- oxoanion is:
A) Antimonite B) Antimonide C) Antimonate
D) Perantimonate E) Hypoantimonite
B13. The systematic name for Y2S3 (Y = Yttrium) is:
A) Yttrium(III) sulfate B) Yttrium sulfide C) Yttrium(III) sulfide
D) Yttrium(III) sulfite E) Diyittrium trisulfide
B14. The Name of CuSO4.5H2O is:
A) Copper sulfate pentahydrate B) Copper(I) sulfate pentahydrate C) Copper(I) sulfite pentahydrate
D) Copper(II) sulfite pentahydrate E) Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate

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B15. The formula of aluminum sulfite is:
A) Al3(SO4)2 B) Al3S2 C) Al2(SO3)3
D) Al2(SO4)3 E) Al2S3
B16. The name of P4O6 is:
A) Phosphorus oxide B) Hexoxygen tetraphosphide C) Tetraphosphorus hexoxide
D) Tetraphosphorus dioxide E) Di(diphosphorus trioxide)
B17. Calculate the mass percent composition of hydrogen in C4H10O2 (molar mass: 90.121
g/mol).
A) 0.11 % B) 1.11 % C) 11.1 %
D) 13.3 % E) 17.8 %
B18. Succinic acid (C4H6Ox) contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and its molar mass is
118.1 g/mol. If the mass percent of oxygen is 54.24%, how many oxygen atoms (value of x) in
the formula of succinic acid:
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3
D) 4 E) 5
16 × 𝑥
%𝑂 =
× 100 = 54.24%
118.1
118.1 × 54.24
𝑥= =4
16 × 100
B19. An alcohol is composed only of C, H, and O. The percent composition of the elements is:
60% C, 13.33% H, 26.67% O. The empirical formula of this alcohol is:
A) C3H8O B) C3H7O C) C6H16O2
D) C3H6O E) C2H8O
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂
60 𝑔 𝐶 × 12 𝑔 𝐶
= 5.0 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶 , 13.33 𝑔 𝐻 × 1𝑔𝐻
= 13.33 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻, 26.67 𝑔 𝑂 × 16𝑔 𝑂
=
𝟏. 𝟔𝟕 𝒎𝒐𝒍 𝑶
𝟓.𝟎 𝟏𝟑.𝟑𝟑 𝟏.𝟔𝟕
𝑵𝑪 = 𝟏.𝟔𝟕 = 𝟑, 𝑵𝑯 = 𝟏.𝟔𝟕
= 𝟖, 𝑵𝑶 = 𝟏.𝟔𝟕 = 𝟏
The empirical formula is: C3H8O
B20. When the following equation is balanced using the smallest whole number coefficients, the
stoichiometric coefficient for H2SO4 is:
Pb3(PO4)4 + 6 H2SO4  4 H3PO4 + 3 Pb(SO4)2
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4
D) 5 E) 6
B21. How many moles of water can be made from excess H2 and 2 mol of O2? The reaction is:
2H2 + O2 → 2H2O
A) 2.0 moles B) 4.0 moles C) 2.5 moles
D) 1.5 moles E) 3.0 moles
2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻2 𝑂
2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2 × = 4 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻2 𝑂
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2

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B22. Calculate the mass of hydrogen formed when 27.0 grams of aluminum reacts with excess
hydrochloric acid. (1 mol H2 = 2 g H2 and 1 mol Al = 27.0 g Al)
2Al + 6HCl  Al2Cl6 + 3H2
A) 3.0 g B) 1.2 g C) 4.5 g
D) 1.8 g E) 6.0 g
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐴𝑙 3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻2 2 𝑔 𝐻2
27 𝑔 𝐴𝑙 × × × = 3 𝑔 𝐻2
27 𝑔 𝐴𝑙 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐴𝑙 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐻2
B23. Determine the limiting reactant (LR) and the mass of CaO that can be formed when 9.1 g
of V2O5 are mixed with 10 g of Ca according to the following equation (1mol Ca = 40 g Ca, 1
mol V2O5 = 182 g V2O5, 1 mol CaO = 56 g CaO):
V2O5(s) + 5 Ca(l)  2V(l) + 5 CaO(s)
A) LR V2O5, 14 g CaO B) LR Ca, 14 g CaO C) LR V2O5 2.8 g CaO
D) LR Ca, 56 g CaO E) No LR (stoichiometry), 14 g CaO
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑉2 𝑂5 5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑂 56 𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑂
9.1 𝑔 𝑉2 𝑂5 × × × = 14 𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑂
182 𝑔 𝑉2 𝑂5 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑉2 𝑂5 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑂
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎 5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑂 56 𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑂
10 𝑔 𝐶𝑎 × × × = 14 𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑂
40 𝑔 𝐶𝑎 5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑎𝑂
 V2O5 and Ca have stoichiometric amounts and 14 g CaO can be formed.
B24. The percent yield of a product is calculated by the formula:
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒀𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 C) 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 × 100
A) 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 × 100 B) 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒀𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎
D) 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 × 100 E) 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 − 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑
B25. In a specific experiment, a 3.2 g Cu was heated with excess sulfur to yield 4.2 g CuS
according to the following balanced equation: Cu(s) + S(s)  CuS(s)
Calculate % yield in this experiment. Molar masses (g/mol): Cu: 63.5, CuS: 95.5.
A) 22.3% B) 50.0% C) 75.5%
D) 93.7% E) 87.5%
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑢 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑢𝑆 95.5 𝑔 𝐶𝑢𝑆
3.2 𝑔 𝐶𝑢 × × × = 4.8 𝑔 𝐶𝑢𝑆
63.5 𝑔 𝐶𝑢 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑢 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑢𝑆
𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 4.2
% 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 = × 100 = × 100 = 87.5%
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 4.8
B26. When aqueous solutions of Co(NO3)3(aq) and Na2S(aq) are mixed, a precipitate of Co2S3 is
formed, the balanced net ionic equation for this reaction is:
A) 2Co(NO3)3(aq) + 3Na2S(aq)  Co2S3 (s) + 6NaNO3(aq)
B) 2Co3+(aq) +6NO3-(aq) + 6Na+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)  Co2S3(s) + 6Na+(aq) + 6NO3-(aq)
C) 2Co3+(aq) +6NO3-(aq) + 6Na+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)  Co2S3(s) + 6NaNO3(aq)
D) 2Co3+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)  Co2S3(s)
E) 2Co(NO3)3(aq) + 6Na+(aq) + 3S2-(aq)  Co2S3(s) + 6Na+(aq) + 6NO3-(aq)
B27. Which one of the following compounds is insoluble in water?
A) Al(OH)3 B) NaClO3 C) AgNO3
D) NaHCO3 E) K2SO4

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B28. Which of the following compounds is soluble in water?
A) Na2CO3 B) PbCO3 C) AgCl
D) BaSO4 E) AlPO4
B29. Which of the following is a weak electrolyte?
A) HBr(aq) B) KOH(aq) C) HNO3(aq)
D) H3PO4(aq) E) Ba(OH)2(aq)
B30. Which of the following is a Brønsted acid?
A) NH3(aq) B) NH4+(aq) C) CH3COO–(aq)
–
D) OH (aq) E) Na+(aq)

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 Answers Sheet for Multiple Choice questions (Version B)

Student Name:_________________________ ID No.:_____________

Professor’ s Name:_____________________ Section: L_____

Circle the correct answers to questions 1-30 in this table.

You must use a black/blue pen!

1 A B C D E 16 A B C D E

2 A B C D E 17 A B C D E

3 A B C D E 18 A B C D E

4 A B C D E 19 A B C D E

5 A B C D E 20 A B C D E

6 A B C D E 21 A B C D E

7 A B C D E 22 A B C D E

8 A B C D E 23 A B C D E

9 A B C D E 24 A B C D E

10 A B C D E 25 A B C D E

11 A B C D E 26 A B C D E

12 A B C D E 27 A B C D E

13 A B C D E 28 A B C D E

14 A B C D E 29 A B C D E

15 A B C D E 30 A B C D E

Correct Answers: ___________ Score ________ /60

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