CHM 101 TEST QUESTIONS

1. The valence electrons of representative elements are

(A) In s orbitals only (B) located in the outermost occupied major energy level
(C) located closest to the nucleus (D) located in d orbitals
2. Which of the following does not have a noble gas electronic configuration?
(A) S2+ (B) Ba+ (C) Al3+ (D) Sb3-
3. Which of the following formulas for ionic compounds below is incorrect?
(A) SrCl2 (B) Cs2S (C) AlCl3 (D) Al3P2
4. Which of the following bond(s) is considered as nonpolar covalent?
(A) The H-I bond in HI (B) The H-S bond in H2S (C) The P-Cl bond in PCl3
(D) the N-Cl bond in NCl3
5. Which one of the compounds below is most likely to be ionic?
(A) GaAs (B) ScCl3 (C) NO2 (D) CCl4
6. The correct electron/dash structure for hydrogen cyanide is:
(A) 2 double bonds and two lone pairs of electrons on the N atom (B) 1 C-H
bond, 1 C=N bond, 1 lone pair of electrons on the C atom and 1 lone pair of
electron on the N atom. (C) 1 C-H bond, 1 C-N bond, 2 lone pairs of electron on
the C atom and 3 lone pairs of pairs of electrons on the N atom. (D) 1 triple
bond between C and N, 1 C-H bond and 1 lone pair of electrons on the N atom.
7. What is the total number of electrons in the correct Lewis dot formula of the SO 3
(A) 8 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 30
8. In the Lewis structure for the OF2 molecule, the number of lone pairs of electrons
around the central oxygen atom is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
9. How many resonance forms are possible for the SO2 molecule
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
10. Which of the following violates the octet rule?
(A) PCl3 (B) CBr4 (C) NF3 (D) AsF5
11. Which of the following terms accurately describes the energy associated with the
process: Li(g) → Li+(g) + e-
(A) Electron affinity (B) binding energy (C) ionization energy (D)
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12. Naturally occurring rubidium consists of just two isotopes. One of the isotopes
consists of atoms having a mass of 84.912 amu; the other of 86.901 amu. What is
the percent natural abundance of the heavier isotope?
(A) 15% (B) 28% (C) 37% (D) 72%
13. What is the frequency of light having a wavelength of 4.50 x 10-6cm?
(A) 2.84 x 10-12s-1 (B) 2.10 x 10-4s-1 (C) 4.29 x 10-14s-1 (D) 6.67 x 10-15s-1
14. Which of the following atomic orbital is spherical in shape
(A) 2s (B) 3p (C) 3d (D) 4f
15. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in a sublevel for
which l=3 is
(A) 2 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 14
16. The ground state electron configuration for arsenic is:
(A) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 4s2 3d10 4s2 4p13 (B) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4s2 4p1
(C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4s3 (D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8 4p5
17. The formula weight of the compound, Al2(SO4)3.18H2O is:
(A) 394.4 g (B) 666.4 g (C) 110,900 g (D) 466.8 g
18. How many atoms are in one mole of CH3OH?
(A) 6 (B) 6.0 x 1023 (C) 12.0 x 1023 (D) 3.6 x 1024
19. The mass in grams of 2.6 x 1022 chlorine atom is:
(A) 4.4 (B) 11 (C) 0.76 (D) 1.5
20. How many aluminum atoms are there in 3.50 grams of Al3O3
(A) 4.13 x 1022 (B) 4.90 x 1022 (C) 2.07 x 1022 (D) 1.68 x 1022
21. Calculate the percent, by weight, of carbon in 154 g of C4H8O3
(A) 46% (B) 31% (C) 72% (D) 27% (E) 55%
22. Analysis of a sample of a covalent compound showed that it contained 14.4%
hydrogen and 85.6% carbon by mass. What is the empirical formula for the
compound?
(A) CH (B) CH2 (C) CH3 (D) C2H3 (E) none of these.
23. A 0.500 g sample of a compound containing only arsenic and oxygen was found to
contain 0.418 g of arsenic and 0.082 g of oxygen. What is the simplest formula for
the compound?
(A) As2O3 (B) AsO2 (C) As3O4 (D) As2O5

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24. A compound contains, by mass, 40.0% carbon, 6.71% hydrogen and 53.3%
oxygen. A 0.320 mole sample of this compound weighs 28.8 g. The molecular
formula of this compound is
(A) C2H4O2 (B) C3H6O3 (C) C2H4O (D) CH2O
25. How many moles of KBrO3 are required to prepare 0.0700 moles of Br2 according
to the reaction: KBr3 + 5KBr + 6HNO3 → 6KNO3 + 3Br2 + 3H2O
(A) 0.210 (B) 0.0732 (C) 0.0233 (D) 0.220
26. Calculate the mass of hydrogen formed when 25 grams of aluminum reacts with
excess hydrochloride acid. 2Al + 6HCl → Al2Cl6 + 3H2
(A) 0.41 g (B) 1.2 g (C) 1.8 g (D) 2.8 g
27. The limiting reagent in a chemical reaction is one that
(A) Has the largest molar mass (formula weight) (B) has the smallest molar mass
(formula weight) (C) has the smallest coefficient (D) is consumed completely
28. If 5.0 g of each reactant were used for the following process, the limiting reactant
would be: 2KMnO4 + 5Hg2Cl2 + 16HCl 10HgCl2 + 2MnCl2 + 2KCl + 8H2O
(A) KMnO4 (B) HCl (C) H2O (D) Hg2Cl2
29. How many grams of NH3 can be prepared from 77.3 grams of N2 and 14.2 grams
of H2?
(A) 93.9 g (B) 79.7 g (C) 47.0 g (D) 120.0 g
30. How many grams of water are contained in 75.0 grams of a 6.10% aqueous
solution of K3PO4?
(A) 75.0 g (B) 73.2 g (C) 70.4 g (D) 68.1 g
31. Which of the following is the correct electron-dot formula for H20?
(A) H─O: (B):H─O: (C) H─O: (E) H─O:
H :H: H H
32. Mendeleev’s periodic table was based on the arrangement of elements in terms
of their
(A) Atomic numbers (B) Atomic masses (C) Atomic volumes (D) Electronic
configurations
33. Mosley’s work led to the periodic law, which states that
(A) The number of the electrons in the 1st energy level increases as the atomic
number increases. (B) The properties of the elements are a periodic function of
their atomic mass. (C) The x – rays spectra of the elements are more complex

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 than the optical spectra. (D) The properties of elements are the periodic function
of their atomic number.
34. The law of octave states that when the elements are arranged in increasing
atomic weights
(A) The properties of every 6th element from the given one were similar to the
first. (B) The properties of every 9th element from the given one were similar to
the first. (C) The properties of every 8th element from the given one were similar
to the first. (D) The properties of every 7th element from the given one were
similar to the second.
35. Dobereiner’s work led to the law of triads which states that
(A) Atomic weight of any one element was found to be approximately the mean
of the other two elements of the triad. (B) Atomic weight of the middle element
was found to be approximately the mean of the other two elements of a triad.
(C) Atomic number of any one element was found to be approximately the mean
of the other two elements of a triad. (D) Atomic number of the middle element
was found to be approximately the mean of the other two elements of a triad.
36. Which of the following has the highest electron affinity?
(A) N (B) Ne (C) F (D) C

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