Reviewer: GEN CHEM 2

1. It refers to the homogeneous mixture of two or more substances which may be solids,
liquid, or gases.
a. Solution b. Suspension c. Colloid d. Mixture
2. Which of the following would be a best way to express the concentrations of toxic
mercury in seawater?
a. molarity b.molality c. ppm d. proof number
3. The number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 kilogram of solvent is called ____
a. molarity b.molality c. ppm d. proof number
4. Which of following is the best example of solid-solid solution?
a. glass window b. candy c. cheese d. 18K gold ring
5. A relatively strong dipole-dipole interaction between a polar bond containing hydrogen
and electronegative atom.
a. Ion-dipole b. Dipole-dipole c. Ion induced dipole d. Hydrogen bonding
6. All of the following are evidences that allow atoms and molecules exert attractive forces
to one another EXCEPT
a. miscible b. insoluble c. compound d. homogeneous
7. Which of the following species are capable of forming a hydrogen bond among
themselves?
a. C2H6 b. HI c. KF d. CH3COOH
8. If you live in Alaska, which of the following natural gases would you keep in an outdoor
storage tank in winter?
a. methane, CH4 c. butane, C4H10
b. propane, C3H8 d. pentane, C5H12
9. Which of the following substances you expect to have a higher boiling point?
a. Cl2 b. HF c. CO2 d. SO2
10.A triple point is a condition which all three phases can be in equilibrium with one
another. What is the temperature and pressure to reach the triple point of water?
a. 0oC and 1atm c. 0.01oC and 0.06 atm
b. 25oC and 1atm d. 0.01oC and 0.006 atm
11.The following elements can take part in hydrogen bonding EXCEPT
a. N b. O c. F d. Cl

For items 12-16, identify the types of intermolecular forces form in the following species
12. H O ------- O2

13. F Br ------- F Br

14. Fe+2 ------- O2

15. Br Br -------- Br Br

16. NaCl and H2O

a.Ion-dipole
b. Dipole-dipole
c.Hydrogen bonding
d. Dispersion
17.What kind of attractive forces must be overcome e. Ion-induced dipole in order to
melt ice? f. Dipole-induced dipole
a. Ion-dipole c. Dipole-induced dipole
b. b. Hydrogen bond d. Ion-induced dipole
18. Why steam at 100 C causes more serious burns than water at 100oC?
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a. Steam condenses at 100oC releases heat equal to heat of vaporization.

 b. Steam condenses at 100oC releases heat which is greater than heat of vaporization.
c. Water at 100oC decreases heat of vaporization.
d. Water at 100oC releases heat equal to the heat of vaporization.

19.Which of the following properties indicates very strong intermolecular forces in a liquid?
a. Very low surface tension c. Very low boiling point
b. Very low critical temperature d. Very low vapor pressure
20.Which of the following has the highest surface tension at a given temperature?
a. CH3CH2CH 3 c. HOCH2CH2OH
b. CH3CH2CH2OH d. HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH

For items 21-23, refer on the phase diagram of water.

Phase Diagram of Water
21. A phase diagram of water is a graphical representation of solid, liquid and
gas state of water at normal condition. In this diagram, point D represents the

22. What happen when we start to raise the temperature on point A at constant
pressure?
D
23. Starting at B, what happen when we lower the pressure at constant temperature.

24.All of the following are unique property of water EXCEPT

a. Great specific heat capacity, ideal for its ecological role.
b. High heat of vaporization, resulting a minimal loss of body fluid in human.
c. Capillarity action helps plants to absorb deep ground water.
d. Low surface tension which is vital for surface aquatic life by providing shelter
25.A solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute is a ___
a. saturated b. unsaturated c. concentrated d. supersaturated
26.When there is less solute in relation to the solvent, the solution is said to be:
a. dilute b. unsaturated c. saturated d. supersaturated
27.Water in a creek was analyzed for salt content and found to contain 0.0276g NaCl per
100 mL solution. What is the concentration of the NaCl expressed in ppm?
a. 0.276 ppm b. 2.76 ppm c. 27.6ppm d. 276ppm
28.All of the following affect the solubility of a solid and liquid EXCEPT
a. stirring b. pressure c. nature of solute d. temperature
29.When alcohol is mixed with water, the mixture is said to be __________
a. soluble b. insoluble c. miscible d. immiscible
30.Which factor will increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in a body of water?
a. Onset cooler season c. Warm environment
b. Presence of more fishes d. Increased volume of oxygen in the atmosphere
31.Sterling silver contains 95% silver. If a necklace made of sterling silver weighs 15.0
grams, what is the mass of silver dissolved in the necklace?
32.Which of the following is the most concentrated solution?
a. 2M NaCl c. 2M Na2SO4
b. b. 3m NaCl solution d. 2 g of NaCl in 100 mL solution

33.How much salt is present in 1liter of 5M salt solution (MW= 58 g/ mol)?

34.What type of intermolecular forces gives rise to hydration shells in aqueous solution of
sodium chloride?
a. Ion-induced dipole b. Ion-dipole c. Dispersion d. Hydrogen bonding
35.Which of the following gives more concentrated solution?
a. KNO3 and H2O c. NaCl in CCl4
b. b. O2 and H2O d. KNO3 and CCl4

36.Gluconic acid is derivatives of glucose used in cleaner, dairy and brewing industries.
Caproic is a carboxylic acid used in the flavoring industry. Although both are six-carbon
acids, gluconic is soluble in water and nearly insoluble in hexane, whereas caproic has
opposite behavior, why?
 OH OH OH OH OH

CH2 CH CH CH CH COOH CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 COOH

gluconic acid caproic acid

a. Gluconic acid is soluble in water due to extensive hydrogen bonding from its OH
attached to five of its carbon and caproic is more similar to the dispersion forces in
hexane.
b. Gluconic acid is soluble in water due to similar dipole from its OH attached to five
of its carbon and caproic is dipole-induced dipole in hexane.
c. Gluconic acid is soluble in water due to dipole-dipole forces of attraction.
d. Gluconic acid is insoluble in hexane due to the dipole-induced dipole attraction, and
caproic is more similar to the dispersion forces in hexane.

37.For saturated aqueous solution of O2 at 20oC and 1atm, the solubility increases when
pressure is _____
a. increases b. decreases c. constant d. increases or decreases

38. A solution is prepared by dissolving 25.0 g of sucrose (MW of C12H22O11 = 342 g/mol) in
300g of water
(MW of H2O = 18.0g/mol) . What is the mole fraction of solute?
39.How many grams of table salt are dissolved in 500.0g of 18.0% aqueous solution of
NaCl?
40.A solution is made by dissolving 35.0 mL of ethyl alcohol in 75.0 mL of water. What is
the proof number of the solution?
41.How many grams of magnesium nitrate, Mg(NO3)2 are dissolved in 250.0mL of 0.125 M
aqueous solution of magnesium nitrates?
42.What is the molality of a solution made by dissolving 12.0g of sodium sulfate, Na 2SO4 in
700.0g of water?
43.Which of the following statements will give a correct description for intermolecular
force?
a. Intermolecular forces are much weaker than a bonding force.
b. Intermolecular forces are stronger than bonding forces.
c. Intermolecular force is an attraction between two atoms.
d. Intermolecular force can affect the chemical properties of compound.
44.The following examples exhibit intermolecular attraction EXCEPT
a. preventing oil from evaporating at room temperature.
b. preventing butter from melting in refrigerator.
c. those responsible for low boiling point of hexane.
d. those allowing silver to tarnish.
45.What type of solid has an irregular internal structure?
46.A form of matter that has a definite shape, volume, and density is called?
47.Which of the following has the highest boiling and melting point?
a. Li b. MgO c. Cl2 d. H2O
48.It refers to the building block of the crystal lattice and repeated in three dimensions
produce crystalline solid.
49.Which of the following properties would indicate that a solid is ionic?
a. low boiling point, low electrical conductivity, non-polar
b. high boiling point, high electrical conductivity, hard and brittle
c. high boiling point, very high electrical conductivity, have a luster
d. high boiling point, low electrical conductivity, hard crystals
50.What is the net number of spheres in body centered cubic cell?