PRELIM EXAM REVIEW

CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

Prepared by:
Chemistry for Engineers - Faculty Team
 PHYSICAL
QUANTITIES/MEASUREMENTS
Measurement is the process of
associating numbers with physical
quantities and phenomena. It is
fundamental to the sciences; to
engineering, construction, and other
technical fields; and to almost all
everyday activities.
1. A critical care physician prescribes an IV of
heparin to be administered at a rate of
1100 units per hour. The IV contains
26,000 units of heparin per liter.
Determine the rate of of the IV in cc/hr.
a.) 47.67 cc/hr
b.) 42.31 cc/hr
c.) 98.34 cc/hr
d.) 66.87 cc/hr
1. Answer: b
2. Estimate or calculate which one is the
shortest distance.
a.) 20 mm or 0.3 m
b.) 1 inch or 30 mm
c.) 2000 m or 1 mile
 2. Answer:
a.) 20 mm is shorter
b.) 1 in is shorter
c.) 1 mi is shorter
3. For each of these, tell which figure is closest to
the correct answer.
a.) A baseball bat has a length of 100 mm or 100 cm
or 100 m
b.) A glass of milk holds 23 cm^3 or 230 mL or 23 L
c.) A man weighs 75 mg or 75 g or 75 kg
d.) A tablespoon contains 15 mL or 150 ml or 1.5 L
e.) A paper clip weighs 50 mg, or 50 g or 50 kg
f.) Your hand has a width of 100 mm or 100 cm or
100m
 3. Answer:
a.) 100 cm
b.) 230 mL
c.) 75 kg
d.) 15 mL
e.) 50 mg
f.) 100 mm
4. Helium has a critical temperature of 5.3 K.
What is its equivalent in the Fahrenheit sale?
a.) +268 F
b.) -268 F
c.) +450 F
d.) -450 F
4. Answer : d
5. How do you express the quantity 1204.712
kg in 6 significant figures?
a.) 1.204712 x 10^3 kg
b.) 1.20471 x 10^3 kg
c.) 1.2047 x 10^3 kg
d.) 1.204 x 10^3 kg
5. Answer: b
6. A brain weighing 1.0 lb occupies a volume
of 620 mL. What is the specific gravity of the
brain?
a.) 1.568
b.) 2.345
c.) 0.967
d.) 0.732
6. Answer: d
7. How do you report the answer (quotient)
when you divide 0.0035 by 7.348, using the
correct number of significant figures?
a.) 0.004763
b.) 0.00476
c.) 0.00048
d.) 0.005
7. Answer: c
8. A doctor has ordered that a patient be
given 15.0 g of glucose, which is available in a
concentration of 50.00 g glucose/1000.00 mL
of solution. What volume of solution should
be given?
a.) 300 mL
b.) 200 mL
c.) 100 ml
d.) 50 mL
8. Answer: a
9. One kg of metallic Osmium has a volume
of 44.5 cm^3 . What is the weight density
in lb/ft^3?
a.) 1400.0 lb/ft^3
b.) 2300.0 lb/ft^3
c.) 5600.0 lb/ft^3
d.) 690.0 lb/ft^3
9. Answer: a
10. If your height is 5 ft and 5 in, what is this
in centimeter?
a.) 206.7 cm
b.) 123.2 cm
c.) 165.1 cm
d.) 100.2 cm
10. Answer: c
MATTER
 1. Which of the following is not a manifestation of a
chemical change?
A. reaction of a compound and an element to
form a new compound and an element
B. breaking down of compounds into elements
C. combining of atoms of elements to form a
molecule
D. separation of components in a mixture
1. Answer: D
2. Which of the following statements is NOT
TRUE of elements?
A. Elements melt at a definite temperature.
B. An element is changed into another
substance when heated.
C. An element may combine with another
element to form another compound.
D. An element may either be a solid, liquid or
gas.
2. Answer: B
3. Which of the following is the best method
of separating miscible liquids like alcohol
and water?
A. distillation C.
evaporation B. filtration
D. flotation
3. Answer: A
4. Which of the following is an example of a
container filled with a pure substance rather
than with a mixture?
A. A balloon filled with helium.
B. A glass filled with chocolate milk
C. A jar filled with salt water.
D. A tire filled with air.
4. Answer: A
5. Which of the following is the property of
solids?
A. definite shape
B. low density
C. compressible
D. volatile
5. Answer: A
6. Answer: B
7. Answer: A
8. Answer: C
9. Answer: A
10. Answer: A
11. Answer: B
12. Which of the following is an example of a change that
results in a new substance?
A. Egg frying in a pan
B. Water freezing into ice
C. Paper being shredded
D. Lump of clay being broken into two
12. Answer: A
13. A bike was left outside for several weeks. During
this time, it rained often. How does one know that a
change has taken place in the bike that resulted in
the formation of a new substance?
A. The bike is wet
B. The paint is peeling
C. The water has evaporated
D. The bike has reddish rust
13. Answer: D
14. Answer: B
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
1. If atoms contain charged particles, why do
they not have a charge?
a. The charge is locked away in the
nucleus.
b. They contain equal numbers of protons

and neutrons.
c. Neutrons neutralize the effects of
+ and – charges.
d. Their number of protons is the same
as electrons.
1. Answer: d
2. Isotopes are atoms of the same
element with the same atomic
number but a different mass number.

Which subatomic particle changes in

isotope?
a. electron
b. neutron
c. proton
2. Answer: b
3. At the 3rd energy level of an atom with
25 protons, which subshell has the
highest energy level?
a. s
b. p
c. d
d. f
3. Answer: c
d subshell
4. What causes all 3 isotopes (C-12, C-13, C-14)
of carbon to have the same chemical and
physical properties?

a. Negligible change in the number of neutrons

b. Fix distance between the nucleus and each
shell
c. The same number of protons and electrons
d. Unchanged number of energy level
4. Answer: c
5. An atom has 56 protons. If the atom lost its

valence electrons in a reaction, how many

orbitals would be found in the highest
subshell?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 6s2
5. Answer: b
 Isotope Natural Atomic Mass
Abundance (%) (amu)
Mg-24 78.99% 23.9950 amu
Mg-25 10.00% 24.9858 amu
Mg-26 11.01% 25.9829 amu

6. What is the average atomic mass of

magnesium given these data on its 3
stable isotopes?
a. 24.33 amu c. 24.30 amu
b. 24.31 amu d. 24.32 amu
6. Answer: b
7. The order of filling up electrons in a subshell is
dependent on the energy content of the subshell.
Therefore,
a. all subshells in a shell must be filled up first
before filling up the next shell.
b. it is necessary that all p orbitals are filled up
before s orbitals.
c. all 3d orbitals must be filled up first before 4s
orbitals.
d. 4s orbitals must be filled up first before 3d
orbitals.
7. Answer: d
8. The number of subshell in each shell is
dependent on the number of shell.
What are the subshells of 3rd energy level?
a. s, p, d
b. s , p, f,
c. s, p
d. s, p, d, f
8. Answer: a
9. What noble gas is used in noble gas
notation of an element with a
valence electrons of 3d7
a. Neon
b. Argon
c. Krypton
d. Xenon
9. Answer: b
10. Which is the noble gas
notation of Tungsten?
a. [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d4
b. [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3
c. [Rn]6s2 5d4 4f14
d. [Xe]6s2 5d4 4f13
10. Answer: a
11. The ground-state electron
configuration for an element contains
an unpaired electron in 4s orbital.
What is the element?
a. Copper
b. Nickel
c. Cobalt
d. Iron
11. Answer: a
12. What subshell has an unpaired
electron in an atom having 31
protons?
a. s
b. p
c. d
d. f
12. Answer: b
13. What is the valence electron
of an atom whose electrons
filled up the 1 f subshell?
st

a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
13. Answer: c
14. If n+l = energy of atomic orbital, which
orbitals have equal value?

a. 2p and 3s
b. 3s and 3p
c. 4f and 4f
d. 3p and 3d
14. Answer: a
15. If an atom has 21 electrons, how many
orbitals are occupied? What is the
highest
energy level of this atom?
a. 11; 3rd
b. 11; 4th
c. 10; 3rd
d. 10; 4th
15. Answer: b
16. Determine the number of electrons,
protons, and neutrons of calcium ion.

a. 20 e-, 20 p+, 20 neutrons

b. 18 e-, 18 p+, 20 neutrons
c. 20 e-, 18 p+, 18 neutrons
d. 18 e-, 20 p+, 20 neutrons
15. Answer: d
 THE PERIODIC TABLE Of
ELEMENTS and PERIODICITY
1. Identify the atom with the larger
radius in each of the following pairs.
a.) Ni or Sc
b.) Sr or In
c.) F or Ge
1. Answer:
a.) Ni
b.) Sr
c.) Ge
2. Which among the following statements is not
correct?
a.) Oxygen is more electronegative than Carbon
because the trend of electronegativity is decreasing
across a period.
b.) Chlorine has a larger ionization energy than
Sodium.
c.) Silicon has a greater electron affinity than
Phosphorus
d.) The trends for atomic and ionic radii are the
same.
2.Answer: a
3. What identifies the period number of
elements in the Periodic Table?
a.) number of valence electrons
b.) number of valence shell
c.) atomic number
d.) number of neutrons
3. Answer: b
4. Which block is occupied by the elements
whose last sublevel configuration is np^1 to
np^6 (except for He).
a.) s- block
b.) p- block
c.) d- block
d.) f- block
4. Answer: b
5. What determines where an element
belongs to in a period?
a.) lowest main energy level
b.) highest main energy level
c.) increasing atomic number
d.) increasing atomic mass
5. Answer: b
6. Which of these elements is expected to
have the lowest first ionization energy?
a. Element C c. Element D
b. Element B d. Element A
6. Answer: c
(Element D)
7. It is the measure of the attraction that
an atom has for electrons involved in
formation of chemical bonds.
a. ionization energy
b. electronegativity
c. radioactivity
d. electron affinity
7. Answer: b
8. Of these given elements, which one has
the smallest radius?
a. Iodine (atomic #53)
b. Bromine (atomic #35)
c. Fluorine (atomic #9)
d. Chlorine (atomic #17)
7. Answer: c