2023 LA CHIMIE ELIMINATION ROUND

QUESTIONS
This PDF Document will serve as your questionnaire while the accompanying google form will
serve as the official answer sheet for the elimination round of the 2023 La Chimie quiz bee. A
total of 45 minutes will be given to you to answer the quiz. Once 45 minutes have passed, the
form will close and no responses shall be accepted beyond that point.

Please practice academic integrity and honesty as you answer this quiz. May you be blessed
with the magic of chemistry!

Elimination Round Questionnaire (15 Questions, 1 Point Each):

1. A reaction was predicted to produce 29.68 grams of a compound. When the product was
measured, there were only 20.23 grams made. What is the percent yield?
a. 60.16%
b. 68.61%
c. 60.61%
d. 68.16%

2. If the combination of two iodine atoms (I) has a rate constant of 7.0 x 109/M・s at
296.15K and follows second-order kinetics, what would be the concentration of I after
4.70 minutes considering that its initial concentration is 0.709 M?
𝐼(𝑔) + 𝐼(𝑔) → 𝐼2 (𝑔)
a. 5.07 x 10-13 M
b. 5.70 x 10-13 M
c. 6.08 x 10-13 M
d. 6.80 x 10-13 M

3. Which of the following letters does not appear in the periodic table?
a. J
b. K
c. V
d. W

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 4. A sparingly soluble silver salt, Ag3Y, was dissolved, and 100mL of the solution was
filtered to remove the excess solid. It is known that Ag2S (MW = 247.8 g/mol) is far less
soluble than the salt AgY; thus, the remaining Ag+ in solution was selectively precipitated
by the addition of KI and filtered. The filtrate and standard solutions of the anion Y3- were
then subjected to voltammetry on a dropping mercury electrode. Given that a diffusion
current (id) of 2.20 nA was obtained for the filtrate and the table below provides data on
the standards, determine the Ksp of the salt Ag 3Y. Assume ideality.

[Y3-], 𝜇M 0.25 0.5 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75

id, nA 0.26 0.74 1.24 1.76 2.28 2.70 3.30

a. 6.01 x 10-23
b. 5.01 x 10-23
c. 7.01 x 10-23
d. 4.01 x 10-23

5. If a chemical compound's name ends in '-ate' as in 'calcium carbonate', which element

does it contain?
a. Carbon
b. Hydrogen
c. Nitrogen
d. Oxygen

6. A 19.8 gram sample of gold is heated, then placed in a calorimeter containing 60.0
grams of water. The temperature of the water increased from 19° C to 20° C. The
specific heat of gold is 0.130J/g°C. What was the initial temperature of the gold metal
sample?
a. -117.53°C
b. 117.53°C
c. -163.04°C
d. 163.04°C

7. Determine the formal charge of each element in SnCl3– ?

a. Sn = +2; Cl = -1
b. Sn = 0; Cl = -1
c. Sn = -1; Cl = 0
d. Sn = 1; Cl = 0

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 8. Which of the following Filipino scientists is known for the creation of the popular
condiment banana ketchup?
a. Julian Banzon
b. Maria Orosa
c. Clara Lim-Sylianco
d. Jose Juliano

9. Given the bond enthalpies, estimate the enthalpy change of the combustion of 1 mole of
propane to form liquid water and carbon dioxide gas.

C-H 414 kJ/mol

C=O 736 kJ/mol

O=O 498 kJ/mol

O-H 464 kJ/mol

C-C 347 kJ/mol

a. 2779 kJ
b. -1285 kJ
c. -2432 kJ
d. -1632 kJ

10. Nelson placed 1 g of each of three compounds A, B, and C in a container and found that
after 1 week no change had occurred. Why did no reaction take place? Assume that all
compounds are miscible liquids
a. The reactions are not spontaneous
b. The reactions are spontaneous but have large activation energy
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

11. What is the approximate density of water vapor at 12°C and 6.23 atm?
a. 3.95 g/L
b. 4.23 g/L
c. 4.79 g/L
d. 5.41 g/L

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12. Nelson stated that the second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of a
system either increases or remains constant in any spontaneous process. What is the
unit for entropy?
a. J/K
b. E
c. JK
d. K/J

13. Using the following mean bond enthalpy data, calculate the heat of combustion of
propene

a. -2047 kJmol^-1
b. 2047 kJmol^-1
c. -1572 kJmol^-1
d. 1572 kJmol^-1

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14. Between the two options, which is the valid lewis dot structure for nitrogen triiodide?

a.

b.

15. What is produced in the Haber-Bosch process?

a. Uranium
b. Synthetic diamond
c. Ammonia
d. Steel

- END OF 2023 LA CHIMIE ELIMINATION ROUND QUESTIONNAIRE -