School of Arts, Science, and Education

Midterm Examination in
Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Prepared by: Dr. Nelson R. Villarante
First Semester, AY 2020-2021

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11. A solution that cannot hold any more solute at room temperature is ___
a) A weak solution
b) A concentrated solution
c) A saturated solution
d) A supersaturated solution

12. An example of a colloid which is an emulsion is ___

a) Wipped cream
b) Mayonnaise
c) Fog
d) Gelatin

13. An example of a solution is ___

a) Sugar and water
b) Sand and water
c) Milk
d) Whipped Cream

14. Oil floats on water. The most accurate reason for this is
a) oil is less dense than water
b) oil is immiscible (does not dissolve) in water
c) oil is both less dense and immiscible with water
d) water is heavier than oil

15. What makes water such a good solvent?

a) Water is a good solvent because it is a negatively charged ion.
b) Water is such a good solvent because it repels most molecules
b) Water is such a good solvent because it is such a small molecule
d) Water is a good solvent due to its polarity and small molecular size

16. Each mixture below has particles dispersed in water. Which list has the particles increasing in size?

A.colloid, solution, suspension

B.solution, colloid, suspension
C.solution, suspension, colloid
D.suspension, colloid, solution

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17. Which of the following descriptions is correct?

A.a solution consists of a solvent dissolved in a solute

B.a suspension contains particles which will not settle out if the suspension is left standing
C.a colloid is a 'cloudy' mixture containing particles which will not easily settle out when the
colloid is left standing
D. a mixture consists of two or more pure substances which can only be separated by chemical
methods

18. Which type of colloid is described as a liquid dissolved in solid?

A. Emulsion B. Gel C. foam D. aerosol

19. Which method of separation is used to separate colors in food dyes.

A. Chromatography B. Distillation C. Sieving D. Decantation

20. The scattering of light by coarse and colloidal dispersed systems is known as?

a) Contrast matching
b) DLVO theory
c) Tyndall effect
d) Creaming

21. Consider the three statements below. Which statement(s) is(are) true?
1. Hydration is a special case of solvation in which the solvent is water.
2. The oxygen end of water molecules is attracted toward Ca2+ ions.
3. The hydrogen end of water molecules is attracted toward Cl- ions.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
(e) 1, 2, and 3

22.Consider the following pairs of liquids. Which pairs are miscible?

1. benzene, C6H6, and hexane, C6H12
2. water and methanol, CH3OH
3. water and hexane
(a) 1, 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2, 3
(e) 2, 3 only

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23. What is the molality of a solution labeled "8.6% glucose (C6H12O6) by weight?" (Note: If the
question does not give the solvent, assume it is water.)
(a) 0.26 m
(b) 0.34 m
(c) 0.44 m
(d) 0.52 m
(e) 0.67 m

24. Calculate the mole fraction of C2H5OH in a solution that contains 46 grams of ethanol, C2H5OH, and
64 grams of methanol, CH3OH.
(a) 1/3
(b) 0.42
(c) 1/2
(d) 2/3
(e) none of these

25. Which observation(s) reflect(s) colligative properties?

(I) A 0.5 m NaBr solution has a higher vapor pressure than a 0.5 m BaCl2 solution.
(II) A 0.5 m NaOH solution freezes at a lower temperature than pure water.
(III) Pure water freezes at a higher temperature than pure methanol.
(a) only I
(b) only II
(c) only III
(d) I and II
(e) I and III

26. The following are thermodynamic functions EXCEPT:

A. ∆G B. ∆S C. ∆H D. w

27. Which of the following is classified as strong electrolyte?

A. NaOH B. HCl C. NH4OH D. A and B

28. Which of the following is the most reactive metal?

A. Zn B. Na C. Ag D. Au

29. Which of the following is the most concentrated solution?

A. 0.01 M CaCl2
B. 0.02 N CaCl2
C. 0.02 M CaCl2
D. 0.03 N CaCl2

30. You are given the following data:

H2 (g) ------ > 2H (g) ∆H = 436.4kJ
Br2 (g) ------ > 2Br (g) ∆H = 192.5kJ
H2 (g) + Br2 (g) ------ > 2HBr (g) ∆H = -104 kJ

Calculate ∆H for the reaction:

H(g) + Br (g) ------ > HBr(g)

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A. 120 kJ B -120 kJ C. -366.4 kJ D. + 366.4 kJ

31. A 466-g sample of water is heated from 8.50 oC to 74.60 oC. Calculate the amount of heat absorbed
by the water. (Given specific heat = 4.184 J/g. oC).
A. 84 kJ B. 100 kJ C. 129 kJ D. 230 kJ.

32. In which of the following pairs of ionic compounds are both members of the pair soluble in water?
a) AgNO3 and AgCl
b) NaOH and K2SO4
c) CaSO4 and PbCO3
d) NH4Br and Mg3(PO4)2

33. Calculate the concentration in % (m/m) of a solution containing 20.0 g of NaCl dissolved in 250.0 g
of H2O.
a) 6.76% (m/m)
b) 7.41% (m/m)
c) 8.00% (m/m)
d) 8.25% (m/m)

34. Calculate the grams of NaOH present in 5.0 mL of a 1.0% (m/v) NaOH solution.
a) 0.050 g
b) 0.10 g
c) 0.50 g
d) 1.0 g

35. The defining expression for the molarity concentration unit is

a) moles of solute/liters of solution.
b) moles of solute/liters of solvent.
c) grams of solute/liters of solution.
d) grams of solute/liters of solvent.

36. A solution is made by dissolving 0.40 mole of NaCl in enough water to give a final volume of 250.0
mL. What is the molarity of the solution?
a) 0.10 M
b) 0.80 M
c) 1.6 M
d) 2.5 M

37. What is the molarity of a solution containing 17.0 grams of NH3 in 1.20 liters of solution?
a) 0.0833 M
b) 0.833 M
c) 1.42 M
d) 14.2 M

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38. A 0.200 M solution of NaOH, which contains 0.250 mole of solute, would have a volume, in
milliliters, of
a) 20.0 mL.
b) 50.0 mL.
c) 725 mL.
d) 1250 mL.

39. What volume, in milliliters, of 6.0 M NaOH is needed to prepare 175 mL of 0.20 M NaOH by dilution?
a) 5.3 mL
b) 5.8 mL
c) 6.2 mL
d) 7.1 mL

40. If 125 mL of 1.00 M NaOH is diluted to 1.00 L, the resulting solution contains
a) 0.125 mole of NaOH.
b) 1.00 mole of NaOH.
c) 1.25 moles of NaOH.
d) 10.0 moles of NaOH.

41. Compared to pure water, a 1 M sugar-water solution will have a

a) lower vapor pressure, lower boiling point and lower freezing point.
b) higher vapor pressure, higher boiling point and higher freezing point.
c) lower vapor pressure, higher boiling point and lower freezing point.
d) lower vapor pressure, lower boiling point and higher freezing point.

42. If two solutions with concentrations of 0.2 M sugar and 0.4 M sugar respectively are separated by a
semipermeable membrane, during osmosis there is a net flow of
a) sugar molecules from the concentrated to the dilute solution.
b) sugar molecules from the dilute to the concentrated solution.
c) water molecules from the concentrated to the dilute solution.
d) water molecules from the dilute to the concentrated solution.

43. Crenation or shrinking of red blood cells occurs when the cells are placed in a(n)
a) hypotonic solution.
b) isotonic solution.
c) hypertonic solution.
d) physiological saline solution.

44. Which of the following solutions is hypertonic with respect to blood?

a) 0.5% (m/v) NaCl
b) 0.8% (m/v) NaCl
c) 4.0% (m/v) glucose
d) 6.0% (m/v) glucose

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45. Consider the following substances and their polarities: A – polar, B – polar, C – nonpolar, D –
nonpolar. It is true that
a) A is more soluble in C than in B.
b) C is more soluble in D than in A.
c) D is more soluble in B than in C.
d. No statement is correct

46. In which of the following sets of ionic compounds are all members of the set insoluble in water?
a) AgCl, PbCl2, NH4Cl
b) CuCO3, Na2CO3, MgCO3
c) PbSO4, AgCl, BaSO4
d) b and c

47. Which of the following amounts of solution contain 20.0 g of solute?

a) 100.0 g of 20.0% (m/m) NaCl solution
b) 500.0 g of 4.00% (m/m) NaCl solution
c) 200.0 g of 10.0% (m/m) NaCl solution
d) a, b, and c

48. Which of the following is the conjugate base of HSO4-1

A. H2SO4 B. SO4-2 C. SO3-2 D. SO4-2

49. What volume of 12.6 M HCl must be added to enough water to prepare 5.00 liters of 3.00 M HCl?
(a) 1.19 L
(b) 21.0 L
(c) 0.840 L
(d) 7.56 L
(e) 2.14 L

50. What volume of 0.50 M KOH would be required to neutralize completely 500 mL of 0.25 M
H3PO4 solution?
(a) 2.5 x 102 mL
(b) 1.4 x 103 mL
(c) 83 mL
(d) 7.5 x 102 mL
(e) 5.2 x 102 mL

51. A 0.6745 gram sample of KHP reacts with 41.75 mL of KOH solution for complete neutralization.
What is the molarity of the KOH solution? (Molecular weight of KHP = 204 g/mol. KHP has one acidic
hydrogen.)
(a) 0.158 M
(b) 0.099 M
(c) 0.139 M
(d) 0.079 M
(e) 0.061 M

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52. Calculate the normality of a solution that contains 4.5 g of H2C2O4 in 3000 mL of solution? (Assume
the (COOH)2 is to be completely neutralized in an acid-base reaction.)
(a) 0.33 N
(b) 0.45 N
(c) 0.66 N
(d) 0.90 N
(e) 0.12 N

53. What volume of 0.100 N HNO3 is required to neutralize 50.0 mL of a 0.150 N solution of Ba(OH)2?
(a) 50.0 mL
(b) 75.0 mL
(c) 100. mL
(d) 125 mL
(e) 150. mL

54. How many grams of NaOH would be required to neutralize all the acid in 75.0 mL of 0.0900 N H2SO4?
(a) 0.540 g
(b) 0.270 g
(c) 1.32 g
(d) 0.660 g
(e) 0.859 g

55 . Which of the following groups, A–D, consist of salts that all form basic solutions in water? (Ac =
acetate)
a. NaNO3, NH4CN, NaAc, NH4Cl d. NaHCO3, NaF, NH4Cl, Na2SO3
b. Na2CO3, KCl, NaOOCCH3, NH4Cl e. None or all of the above.
c. Na2CO3, NaF, NaAc, NaCN

56. Which one of the following salts forms aqueous solutions with pH = 7?
a. Na2S b. NaNO2 c. NaBr d. Na2CO3 e. NaClO2

57. Which equilibrium is most important in determining the pH of a solution of sodium phosphate?

58. Three acids found in foods are lactic acid (in milk products), oxalic acid (in rhubarb), and malic acid
(in apples). The pKa values are LA = 3.88, OA = 1.23, and MA = 3.40. Which list has the conjugate bases
of these acids in order of decreasing strength?

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60. In order to prepare a buffer with pH = 10.00, what ratio of [A-]/[HA] is needed for an acid (HA) whose
pKa is 10.32?
A. 0.48 B. 2.09 C. 1.0 D. 0.15 E. 10.32

61. Which one of the following is a conjugate acid–base pair?

63. A buffer is prepared by mixing equal volumes of 0.25 M HOAc and 0.25 M NaOAc solutions. What is
the pH of the resulting solution?
HOAc has pKa = 4.759.

A. 4.76 B. 7.00 C. 2.68 D. 9.24 E. 1.12

64. A buffer made by dissolving 0.43 moles of HF and 0.76 moles of KF in enough water to form 10 L of
solution, Ka of HF is 6.7 x10-4.
Calculate the approximate pH of this buffer solution.
A. 0.37 B. 1.54 C. 2.93 D. 3.17 E. 3.42

65. Consider the reaction below:

A + 2B ----- > C

When the concentration of A was doubled, the rate of the reaction was also doubled; however,
when the concentration of B was doubled, the rate of the reaction was quadrupled. Which of
the following expresses the rate law equation of the reaction?

A. R = k[A][B]
B. R = k[A]2[B]2
C. R = k[A]2[B]
D. R = k[A][B]2

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66.Which change would most likely increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

A. decreasing a reactant’s concentration

B. decreasing a reactant’s surface
C. cooling the reaction mixture
D. adding a catalyst to the reaction mixture

67. Which unit of rate constant indicates a zero order kinetics?

A. k = 1/s
B. k = M/s
C. k = 1/M.s
D. k = 1/M2.s

68-71. Consider the reaction and the kinetic data below.

CO (g) + Cl2 (g) ---- > COCl2 (g)

68. Which of the following is the order of CO?

A. zero order B. first order C. second order D. third order

69. Which of the following is the order of Cl2?

A. zero B. first order C. second order D. third order

70. What is the overall order of the reaction?

A. zero B. first order C. second order D. third order

71. Which of the following expresses the rate law equation of the reaction?

A. R = k[CO][Cl2]
B. R = k[CO][Cl2]2
C. R=k[CO]2[Cl2]
D. R = k[CO]2[Cl2]2

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72. Consider the energy diagram below and choose the correct option.

A. activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is less stable than reactant
B. activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is more stable than reactant
C. Activation energy of both forward and backward reaction is E1+E2 and reactant is more stable
than product
D. Activation energy of backward reaction is E1 and product is more stable than reactant

73. Which of the following statements is correct?

A.The rate of a reaction decreases with passage of time as the concentration
of reactants decreases.
B. The rate of a reaction is same at any time during the reaction.
C.The rate of a reaction is independent of temperature change.
D. The rate of a reaction decreases with increase in concentration of
reactant(s).

74. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the collision theory of
chemical reaction?
A. It considers reacting molecules or atoms to be hard spheres and ignores
their structural features.
B. Number of effective collisions determines the rate of reaction.
C. Collision of atoms or molecules possessing sufficient threshold energy
results into the product formation.
D.Molecules should collide with sufficient threshold energy and proper
orientation for the collision to be effective.

75. Consider the following reversible reaction. In a 3.00 liter container, the following amounts
are found in equilibrium at 400 oC: 0.0420 mole N2, 0.516 mole H2 and 0.0357 mole NH3.
Evaluate Kc.

(A) 0.202
(B) 1.99
(C) 16.0
(D) 4.94
(E) 0.503

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76. Consider the equilibrium system:

Which of the following changes will increase the total amount of Cl2 that can be
produced?
(a) removing some of the I2(g)
(b) adding more ICl(g)
(c) removing the Cl2 as it is formed
(d) all of the given choices

77.Consider the following equilibrium: H2 (g) + I2 (g) ¸<===== > 2HI (g) The volume of the
equilibrium system is increased and a new equilibrium is established. Compared to the rates in
the original equilibrium, which of the following describes the rates of the forward and reverse
reactions as a new equilibrium is being established?

78. Write the appropriate equilibrium constant expression Kc for the following reaction:
2 CO(g) + O2(g) <==> 2 CO2(g)

79. Consider the following equilibrium: 2SO2(g) + O2(g) < === >2SO3(g) + energy
Which of the following will cause this equilibrium to shift to the left?
A. adding a catalyst
B. adding some SO2
C. decreasing the volume
D. increasing the temperature

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 80. Which of the following pair of solutions is not a buffer?
A. HNO3, NaNO3
B. Na2CO3, NaHCO3
C. K2HPO4, KH2PO4
D. NaCH3COO, CH3COOH

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