General Chemistry 1

Diagnostic Exam
STEM 12
1) The measurement 0.000 0043 m, expressed correctly using scientific notation, is
A) 4.3 × 10-7 m.
B) 4.3 × 10-6 m.
C) 4.3 × 106 m.
D) 0.43 × 10-5 m.
E) 4.3 m.

2) Which of the following numbers contains the designated CORRECT number of significant figures?
A) 0.04300 5 significant figures
B) 0.00302 2 significant figures
C) 156 000 3 significant figures
D) 1.04 2 significant figures
E) 3.0650 4 significant figures

3) Which of the answers for the following conversions contains the correct number of significant figures?
A) 2.543 m × 39.4 in
= 100.1942 in
1m
B) 2 L × 1.06 qt
= 2.12 qt
1L
C) 24.95 min × 1 hr
= 0.4158 hr

60 min
D) 12.0 ft × 12 in 2.54 cm
= 370 cm
1 ft × 1in
E) 24.0 kg ×
1 lb = 11 lb
2.20 kg

4) Which of the following measurements are NOT equivalent?

A) 25 mg = 0.025 g
B) 183 L = 0.183 kL
C) 150. msec = 0.150 sec
D) 84 cm = 8.4 mm
E) 24 dL = 2.4 L

5) A doctor's order is 0.125 g of ampicillin. The liquid suspension on hand contains 250 mg/5.0 mL.
How many milliliters of the suspension are required?
A) 0.0025 mL
B) 3.0 mL
C) 2.5 mL
D) 6.3 mL
E) 0.0063 mL

6) A nugget of gold with a mass of 521 g is added to 50.0 mL of water. The water level rises to a
volume of 77.0 mL. What is the density of the gold?
A) 10.4 g/mL
B) 6.77 g/mL
 C) 1.00 g/mL
D) 0.0518 g/mL
E) 19.3 g/mL

7) Which one of the following substances will float in gasoline, which has a density of 0.66 g/mL?
A) table salt (density = 2.16 g/mL)
B) balsa wood (density = 0.16 g/mL)
C) sugar (density = 1.59 g/mL)
D) aluminum (density = 2.70 g/mL)
E) mercury (density = 13.6 g/mL)

Match the type of measurement (#9-14 below) to the unit given, options A through E.
A) mass
B) volume
C) distance
D) temperature
E) density

8) milliliter
9) mm
10) gram
12) 125 K
13) kilometer
14) milligram

For #15-22, select the correct prefix to complete the equality.

A) 1000
B) 10
C) 1
D) 0.01
E) 1 × 10 12
F) 100
G) 0.001
H) 1 × 1012
I) 1 × 10-12
J) 0.1

15) 1 g = kg
16) 1 m = mm
17) 1 cm = mm
18) 1 dL = mL
19) 1 kg = g
20) 1 pg = g
21) 1 g = pg
22) 1 mL = cc

23) When a solid is converted directly to a gas, the change of state is called
A) freezing.
B) melting.
C) boiling.
D) condensation.
E) sublimation.
24) In a gas, the distance between the particles is
A) very close relative to the size of the molecules.
B) close relative to the size of the molecules.
C) fixed relative to the size of the molecules.
D) small relative to the size of the molecules.
E) very large relative to the size of the molecules.

25) Helium is a(n)

A) compound.
B) heterogeneous mixture.
C) element.
D) homogeneous mixture.
E) electron.

26) Air is a(n)

A) compound.
B) heterogeneous mixture.
C) element.
D) homogeneous mixture.
E) None of the above.

27) Which of the following is a chemical change?

A) cutting a rope
B) bending a steel rod
C) making a snowman
D) burning sugar
E) melting gold

28) Which of the following is a physical change?

A) baking a cake
B) dry ice subliming
C) fermenting grapes to produce wine
D) digesting a meal
E) a tomato ripening

29) How many calories are required to raise the temperature of a 150. g sample of gold from 25
°C to 175 °C? The specific heat of gold is 0.0308 cal/g °C.
A) 4.62 cal
B) 116 cal
C) 22500 cal
D) 693 cal
E) 130 cal

For #30-38 below, identify each of the following transformations as a physical (A) or chemical
(B) change

A) physical
B) chemical

30) water evaporating

31) silver tarnishing
32) cutting the grass
33) a nail rusting
34) baking a cake
35) placing photographs in a scrapbook
36) formation of green leaves on a plant
37) burning leaves
38) melting ice

39) Which of the following elements is a metal?

A) nitrogen
B) fluorine
C) argon
D) strontium
E) phosphorus

F) oxygen
G) chlorine
H) bromine
I) argon
J) nitrogen

40) The element in this list with chemical properties similar to magnesium is
A) sodium.
B) boron.
C) carbon.
D) strontium.
E) chlorine.

41) Which of the following descriptions of a subatomic particle is correct?

A) A proton has a positive charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.
B) An electron has a negative charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.
C) A neutron has no charge and its mass is negligible.
D) A proton has a positive charge and a negligible mass.
E) A neutron has a positive charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.

42) The mass number of an atom can be calculated from

A) the number of electrons.
B) the number of protons plus neutrons.
C) the number of protons.
D) the number of electrons plus protons.
E) the number of neutrons.

43) The correct symbol for the isotope of potassium with 22 neutrons is

A) K.

B) K.

C) P.

D) P.

E) K.

44) Which of the following gives the correct numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a
neutral atom of Sn?
A) 118 protons, 50 neutrons, 118 electrons
B) 118 protons, 118 neutrons, 50 electrons
C) 50 protons, 68 neutrons, 50 electrons
D) 68 protons, 68 neutrons, 50 electrons
E) 50 protons, 50 neutrons, 50 electrons

45) Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have

A) different atomic numbers.
B) the same atomic numbers but different numbers of protons.
C) the same atomic numbers but different numbers of electrons.
D) the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons.
E) the same atomic mass but different numbers of protons.

46) A sample of chlorine has two naturally occurring isotopes. The isotope Cl-35 (mass 35.0 amu)
makes up 75.8% of the sample, and the isotope Cl-37 (mass = 37.0 amu) makes up 24.3% of the
sample. What is the average atomic mass for chlorine?
A) 36.0 amu
B) 35 amu
C) 36.6 amu
D) 35.5 amu
E) 35.521 amu

47) A sample of silicon has three naturally occurring isotopes: Si-28 (mass 28.0 amu); Si-29 (mass
29.0 amu) and Si-30 (mass = 30.0 amu). If the average atomic mass of silicon is 28.1 amu, which
isotope is the most abundant?
A) Si-28
B) Si-29
C) Si-30
D) All isotopes have the same natural abundance.

48) The number of electrons in the outer energy level of a neutral atom of boron (atomic number 5) is
A) 2.
B) 3.
C) 5.
D) 8.
E) 10.

49) What is the electron configuration for potassium (atomic number 19)?
A) 1s22s22p63s23p7
B) 1s22s22p63s23p53d2
C) 1s22s22p83s23p5
D) 1s22s22p63s23p64s1
E) 1s22s22p63s23p54s1

50) The number of dots in the electron dot structure of carbon is

A) one.
B) two.
C) three.
D) four.
E) five.
 Classify the following elements (#52-57 below) with options A through F.

A) noble gas
B) alkali metal
C) nonmetal
D) alkaline earth metal
E) transition element
F) halogen

51) sodium
52) argon
53) bromine
54) copper
55) magnesium
56) phosphorus

58) What is the nuclear symbol for a radioactive isotope of copper with a mass number of 60?

A) Cu

B) Cu
C) 29Cu

D) Cu

E) Cu

57) The nuclear symbol of helium, He, is also the symbol for designating a(n)
A) proton.
B) neutron.
C) gamma ray.
D) beta particle.
E) alpha particle.

58) The symbol e is a symbol used for a(n)

A) proton.
B) neutron.
C) gamma ray.
D) beta particle.
E) alpha particle.
59) What is missing in the nuclear reaction shown below?

B+ He → N+

A) gamma radiation
B) a positron
C) a neutron
D) an alpha particle
E) a beta particle

60) What is the radioactive particle released in the following nuclear equation? W

→ Hf + ?

A) alpha particle
B) beta particle
C) gamma ray
D) proton
E) neutron

61) A sample of cerium-141 for a diagnostic test was dissolved in saline solution to an activity of
4.5 millicuries/mL. If the patient undergoing the test needs a dose of 10. millicuries, how much of the
solution should be injected into the patient?
A) 45 mL
B) .45 mL
C) 2.2 mL
D) 22 mL
E) 4.5 mL

62) The half-life of a radioisotope is

A) one-half of the time it takes for the radioisotope to completely decay to a nonradioactive
isotope.
B) the time it takes for the radioisotope to become an isotope with one-half of the atomic weight of the
original radioisotope.
C) the time it takes for the radioisotope to become an isotope with one-half the atomic number of the
original radioisotope.
D) the time it takes for the radioisotope to lose one-half of its neutrons.
E) the time it takes for one-half of the sample to decay.

63) Krypton-79 has a half-life of 35 hours. How many half-lives have passed after 105 hours?
A) 1 half-life
B) 2 half-lives
C) 3 half-lives
D) 4 half-lives
E) 5 half-lives
64) The half-life of bromine-74 is 25 min. How much of a 4.0 mg sample is still active after 75 min?
A) 0.50 mg
B) 1.0 mg
C) 2.0 mg
D) 0.25 mg
E) 4.0 mg

65) How many electrons will aluminum gain or lose when it forms an ion?
A) lose 1
B) gain 5
C) lose 2
D) lose 3
E) gain 1

66) What is the symbol for the ion with 19 protons and 18 electrons?
A) F+
B) F-
C) Ar+
D) K-
E) K+

67) The correct formula for a compound formed from the elements Al and O is
A) AlO.
B) Al2O.
C) Al3O2.
D) AlO3 .
E) Al2O3 .

68) The compound MgCl2 is named

A) magnesium chlorine.
B) magnesium dichloride.
C) magnesium (II) chloride.
D) magnesium chloride.
E) dimagnesium chloride.

69) Fe2(SO4)3 is called

A) iron sulfate.
B) iron (II) sulfate.
C) iron (III) sulfate.
D) diiron trisulfate.
E) iron trisulfate.
70) Which of the following elements does NOT exist as a diatomic molecule?
A) hydrogen
B) nitrogen
C) chlorine
D) oxygen
E) carbon

71) Choose the best electron-dot structure for OCl2. A)

B)
C)
D)
E)

72) The correct name of the compound NCl3 is

A) nitrogen chloride.
B) trinitrogen chloride
C) nitrogen(III) chloride.
D) nickel chloride.
E) nitrogen trichloride.

73) Which of the following substances contains a nonpolar covalent bond?

A) H2O
B) NaCl
C) NH3
D) MgF2
E) N2

74) Which of the following compounds contains a polar covalent bond?

A) NaF
B) HCl
C) Br2
D) MgO
E) O2

75) Which of the following compounds contains an ionic bond?

A) NH3
B) H2O
C) CaO
D) H2
E) CH4

76) If the electronegativity difference between elements X and Y is 2.1, the bond between the
elements X-Y is
A) ionic.
B) nonpolar ionic.
C) nonpolar covalent.
D) polar covalent.
E) impossible.

77) The shape of the ammonia molecule (NH3) is

A) linear.
B) square.
C) pyramidal.
D) hexagonal.
E) octagonal.

78) The shape of the carbon dioxide (CO2) is

A) linear.
B) square.
C) pyramidal.
D) hexagonal.
E) bent.

79) The strongest interactions between molecules of ammonia ( NH3 ) are

A) ionic bonds.
B) hydrogen bonds.
C) polar covalent.
D) dipole-dipole.
E) dispersion forces.

Match the chemical name (#82-86) with the correct formula A through E.

A) MgSO4
B) Mg(HSO4)2
C) MgS
D) MgSO3
E) Mg(HSO3)2

80) magnesium sulfate

81) magnesium hydrogen sulfate
82) magnesium sulfide
83) magnesium sulfite
84) magnesium hydrogen sulfite

Identify each of the following molecules (#87-92) as polar (A) or nonpolar (B).

85) carbon tetrachloride

86) water
87) carbon dioxide
88) hydrogen sulfide
89) hydrogen fluoride
90) carbon monoxide