UP Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students (UP ALCHEMES)

Academic Affairs Committee - Reviews and Tutorials Series, A.Y. 2015-2016

Chem 16 LE 1 (SAMPLE EXAM)
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Modified True or False. Write TRUE if the underlined word makes the statement correct. If the
underlined word makes the statement false, write the correct word/phrase to make the statement true.
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Physical change occurs when there is a change in composition.

Each component of a mixture retains its own chemical properties.
Rutherford developed the planetary model of the atom through the oil drop experiment.
The magnetic quantum number describes the shape of the orbital.
The length of a double covalent bond is longer than the length of a single covalent bond.
The correct hybridization for an octahedral molecule is sp3.
Hunds rule states that no two electrons in an atom can have all four quantum numbers alike.
For isoelectronic cations, the more positive the ionic charge, the larger the ionic radius is.
A covalent bond in which a single atom contributes both of the electrons to a shared pair is a
coordinate covalent bond.
In hybridization, molecular orbital theory, and valence-bond theory, the number of orbitals is
conserved.
O2- is diamagnetic.
PbSO4 is insoluble in water.
In the flame test, a blue flame signifies the presence of the Ca2+ cation.
Undiluted glacial acetic acid conducts electricity.
In recrystallization, the chosen solvent should completely dissolve the substance at low
temperatures.

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?
A. Salt water
C. Brass
B. Copper
D. Sand
2. Which of the following pairs of elements would form a bond which is highly covalent among the
rest?
A. O, F
C. Mg, F
B. B, F
D. N, F
3. Which of the following elements is the most metallic in character?
A. Tungsten
C. Francium
B. Iron
D. Lithium
4. Which of the following compounds has no net dipole moment?
A. CO2
C. NH3
B. SO2
D. PBr3
5. Which of the following substances is soluble in water?
A. Silver oxide
C. Barium nitrate
B. Stannic
D. Ferric oxide
carbonate

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How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in 31P-?

___________ states that electrons fill orbitals starting at the lowest available energy state.
What are the quantum numbers of the last entering electron in Aluminum?
Electronegativity ________ across a period (left to right) and ________ down a group.
What is the shape of XeF4?
What is the hybridization of the S atom in SF4?

Given the following compound, answer numbers 7 and 8 :

7. How many sigma and pi bonds are there respectively?

8. What is the hybridization at Carbon 4?
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Problem Solving. Answer the following problems. Box your final answers. Show complete solutions.
1. Write the net ionic equation for the acid-base reaction between barium hydroxide and iron (III)
chloride.
2. Calculate the atomic weight of nickel from the following information.
Isotope Isotope mass % Natural abundance
58Ni
57.9353
67.88
60Ni
59.9332
26.23
61Ni
60.9310
1.19
62Ni
61.9283
3.66
64Ni
63.9280
1.08
3. The weighted average atomic mass of chlorine is 35.45 amu. The masses of its two isotopes,
chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 are 34.96885 and 36.96590 respectively. Calculate the percent
abundance of each isotope.
4. Write the electron configuration for Ni+ and S2- in full and in noble-gas notation.
5. Draw the most stable Lewis structures for the following (include resonance structures, if any):
a. Sulfite ion
b. Nitrate ion
c. Chlorous acid
6. a. Draw the molecular orbital energy level diagrams for N2 and N2+ and N22b. What is the bond order for each?
c. Order them according to increasing stability.
d. Which is/are paramagnetic?