Chemy 101, First Exam First

2019/2020

University of Bahrain, Department of Chemistry

General Chemistry I (Chemy 101)
First semester 2019-2020
First Exam

Examiners:Prof.S.Akhtar,Drs.Layla,Ameera,Ali,Fadheela,Afzal,Ahmed,
Mrs. Rema and Shimna.

Thursday, November 21st, 2019 Time: 90 mins

Name:__ Key B _________ ID #: _______________ Sec: __________

Instructor name:___________________________

Form B

Answer all the questions (1 Mark each)

Q1. The number of electrons, protons and neutrons present in 27Al3+ is respectively:

a) 10,13,27 b) 13,13,14 c) 14,10,13 d) 10,13,14 e) 14,10,13

Q2. Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

a) Kr is a noble gas
b) I is a halogen
c) Sr is an alkaline earth metal
d) Cr is a metalloid
e) Rb is an alkali metal

Q3. The names of the compounds N2O4, PCl3 are respectively:

a) Nitrogen tetroxide, phosphorus trichloride

b) Dinitrogen tetroxide, phosphorus trichloride
c) Dinitrogen pentoxide, phosphorus trichloride
d) Dinitrogen oxide, phosphorus trichlorite
e) Dinitrogen tetroxide, phosphorus chloride

Q4. The formula of chlorous acid is:

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a) HClO3 b) HClO2 c) HClO4 d) HClO e) HCl

Q5. The name of BaCl2.2H2O is:

a) Barium chloride
b) Hydrated barium chloride
c) Barium chloride decahydrate
d) Barium chloride dihydrate
e) Barium dichloride dihydrate

Q6. The formula of chromium(II)phosphate is:

a) Cr3PO4 b) Cr2(PO4)3 c) Cr3(PO4)2 d) CrPO4 e) Cr(PO4)3

Q7. What mass of C12H22O11 has 3.311×1024 atoms of hydrogen?

(Molar mass of C12H22O11 = 342.0 g/mol)
a) 156.8 g b) 85.50 g c) 171.0 g d) 342.0 g e) 258.6 g

Q8. Which one of the following is incorrect?

a) C6H12O6 is a nonelectrolyte
b) HNO2 is a weak acid
c) NH3 is a strong base
d) Ba(OH)2 is a strong base
e) Na2SO4 is a strong electrolyte

Q9. A 0.225 g sample of a compound containing only C, H, and O was burned in pure
oxygen gas, and 0.512g of CO2 and 0.209 g of H2O were obtained. What is the
simplest (empirical) formula of the compound?
a) C4H7O b) C3H5O c) C7H12O2 d) C5H8O2 e) C3H6O

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Q10. Molar mass of the element X is 40.0 g/mol. A sample of 18.0 g of X combines
with 17.1 g of the element Y to form XY2.What is the molar mass of Y?
a) 35.5g/mol b) 16.0 g/mol c) 19.0 g/mol d) 42.2 g/mol e) 32.2 g/mol

Q11. How many molecules of O2 can be produced by heating 21.0 g of KClO3?

(Molar mass of KClO3 = 122.55 g/mol)

a) 2.32 × 1023 molecules b) 7.74 × 1022 molecules c) 8.04 × 1020 molecules

d) 3.32 × 1022 molecules e) 1.55 × 1023 molecules

Q12. What is the mass of H2O(l) produced, when 34.0 g of NH3(g) is treated with
96.0 g of O2(g)?
4NH3 (g) + 5O2 (g)  4NO (g) + 6 H2O (l)

a) 54.0 g b) 98.3 g c) 47.6 g d) 32.4 g e) 63.2 g

Q13. Following Q12, how many grams of excess reagent will remain unreacted?

a) 25.4 g b) 13.6 g c) 16.0 g d) 32.2 g e) 29.8 g

Q14. The balanced net ionic equation for the precipitation reaction between
Pb(NO3)2(aq) and Na2SO4 (aq) is:
a) Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2SO4 (aq) → PbSO4(s)+ 2NaNO3 (aq)
b) Na+ (aq) + NO3- (aq)  NaNO3 (s)
c) Pb2+(aq) + SO4 2- (aq)  PbSO4(s)
d) Na2SO4 (aq) + NO3‒ (aq)  NaNO3 (s) + SO42- (aq)
e) Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + SO4 2- (aq)  PbSO4 (s) + NO3- (aq)

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Q15. Among AgI, (NH4)2S, BaSO4, CaCO3, LiOH, which compounds are insoluble
in water?
a) AgI, (NH4)2S b) BaSO4, CaCO3, AgI c) CaCO3, LiOH
d) BaSO4, CaCO3 e) (NH4)2S, LiOH

Q16. Balance the following redox reaction in acidic medium.

CrO42‒(aq) + SO32‒ (aq)  Cr3+(aq) + SO42‒ (aq)
The coefficient of SO3 2‒ in the balanced equation is:

a) 2 b) 10 c) 3 d) 5 e) 15

Q17. A sample of 8.00 g of an ionic compound containing OH - and unknown metal

identity is treated with excess of FeCl 3(aq). If 3.20 g of Fe(OH)3 precipitate is formed,
what is the percentage of oxygen (O) present in the original compound?
(molar mass of Fe(OH)3= 106.85 g/mol)

a) 42.6% b) 58. 3% c) 35.9% d) 18.0% e) 24.0%

Q18. What mass of C6H12O6 (MM=180.0 g/mol) is needed to make 150.0 mL of

2.500 M aqueous solution of it?

a) 82.52g b) 33.75 g c) 67.50 g d) 47.25 g e) 12.62g

Q19. What volume of 1.00 M HI(aq) is needed to neutralize 250 mL of 1.50 M

Ca(OH)2(aq)?
Ca(OH)2 (aq) + 2HI (aq)  CaI2(aq) + 2H2O (l)
a) 375 mL b) 750 mL c) 300 mL d) 250 mL e) 125 mL

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Q20.Which one of the following statements is wrong with respect to the following
redox reaction?
2MnO4¯ (aq) + 6I ¯ (aq) + 8H+(aq)  3I2(s) + 2MnO2 (s) +4H2O (l)
a) The oxidation state of Mn in MnO2 is +4
b) MnO4¯ is oxidised
c) I ¯ is the reducing agent
d)The oxidation state of H is +1
e) MnO4¯ is the oxidising agent

Q21. Identify the apparatus

a) tong b) clamp c) clamp holder d) test tube holder e) crucible

Q22. Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to lab safety?

a) A student must not work alone in the lab without the instructor.
b) Lab coat must be worn compulsorily while working in a lab.
c) Solid wastes should not be discarded in the sink.
d) A student should not start a new or unfamiliar procedure until its
precautions are discussed by the instructor.
e) Wearing sandals while working in the lab.

Q23. Express the result in proper significant figure 5.11×72.134 =

a) 368.6 b) 369 c) 367 d) 368 e) 369.0

Q24. When CO2 is passed through limewater, it turns _______ colour

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due to the formation of ____________

a) white, CaCO3
b) white, Ca(NO3)2
c) colourless, Ca(OH)2
d) white, Ca(OH)2
e) colourless, CaCO3

Q25. The product of a chemical reaction is potassium chloride (KCl). What

chemical will you use to confirm the presence of chloride ion?
a) NaCl b) Ca(OH)2 c) AgCl d) KNO3 e) AgClO3

Q26. A student wants to separate an insoluble solid compound from an aqueous

solution by a known laboratory technique. Which is the correct set of materials
required for this task?

(a) evaporating dish, hot plate, and watch glass

(b) volumetric flask, filter paper, funnel, and pipette
(c) conical flask, funnel, and filter paper
(d) beaker, filter paper, and watch glass
(e) filter paper, watch glass, oven, and tong

Q27. A student prepared calcium carbonate using calcium nitrate and sodium
carbonate in the lab. The theoretical yield of the product is 0.476 g and the
experimental yield was found to be 0.513 g. The experimental yield is more than the
theoretical yield. What would a possible reason for this be?
a) some of the product was lost during the removal of the watch glass from the oven
b) the reaction was incomplete
c) an amount of the product was left behind in the beaker in which the
reaction was done
d) the filter paper was not folded properly and some of the product was
lost while transferring it onto the watch glass
e) the product was not completely dried in the oven

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Q28. A concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide was diluted to prepare 150 mL

solution with a dilution factor of 20. What was the volume of concentrated sodium
hydroxide solution used to prepare the solution?
a) 7.5 mL b) 75.5 mL c) 13.3 mL d) 8.0 mL e) 0.8 mL

Q29. Consider the results of two experiments to find the percentage of

Fe in FeCl3.

Experiment 1 Experiment 2
34.1 % 37.3 %
34.5 % 37.5 %
34.8 % 37.6 %

Which one of the following is correct?

a) Experiment 1 is more accurate and more precise
b) Experiment 1 is more accurate, but less precise
c) Experiment 2 is more accurate, and more precise
d) Experiment 2 is less accurate, and less precise
e) Experiment 1 and 2 are equally precise but differ in accuracy

Q30. For the precipitation of elemental Cu from an aqueous Cu2+ solution

using Zn, consider the statements:
(I) Zn must be added in slight excess to precipitate all Cu2+ in solution as Cu
(II) Zn must be added in large excess to precipitate all Cu2+ in solution as Cu
(III) Dilute HCl (aq) must be added to remove unreacted Zn.
(IV) It is not necessary to add HCl (aq).

The correct statement(s) is/are:

a) I & III b) II & IV c) I & IV d) III only e) I only

End of questions

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