DIAGNOSTIC EXAM The electron configuration of the atom that is

expected to have the lowest first ionization

1) The wavelength of a photon that has an energy is __________.
energy of 5.25 x 10-19 J is __________ m. a. (i) b. (ii) C) (iii) D) (iv)
a. 4.21 x 10-24. b. 2.38 x 1023 c. E) (v)
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2.64 x 10 d. 3.79 x 107 e.
3.79 x 10-7 8) What is the De Broglie wavelength (m) of
a 2.0 kg object moving at a speed of 50 m/s?
2) The frequency of a photon that has an a. 1.5 x 1035 b. 3.8 x 1034 c. 2.6 x
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energy of 3.7 x 10-18 J is __________ s-1. 10 d. 5.3 x 10 e. 6.6 x 10-36
a. 5.4 x 10-8 b. 5.6 x 1015 c. 1.8 x
10 -16
d. 2.5 x 10-15 e. 2.5 x 1015 9) How many molecules of CO2 are present
in 13.4 g of CO2?
3) Using Bohr's equation for the energy a) 5.06 x 1023
levels of the electron in the hydrogen atom, b) 1.83 x 1023
determine the energy (J) of an electron in the c) 9.79 x 1024
n = 4 level. d) 3.55 x 1026
a. -5.45 x 10-19 b. -1.84 x 10-29 c. -1.36 x 10-
19
d. +1.84 x 10-29 e. -7.34 x 1018 10) In the following reaction, how many
grams of H2O are produced if 2.00 g of N2H4
4) Which one of the following represents an react?
acceptable possible set of quantum numbers N2H4 + 3 O2 2NO2 + 2H2O
(in the order n, l, ml, ms) for an electron in an
atom? a) 0.562 g
a. 2, 1, 0, 0 b. 2, 2, 0, 1/2 c. 2, 0, 2, b) 1.12 g
+1/2 d. 2, 0, 1, -1/2 e. 2, 1, -1, c) 2.00 g
½ d) 2.25 g

5) Of the choices below, which gives the 11) The atomic masses of He and Be are
order for first ionization energies? 4.00 and 9.01 amu, respectively. Which of
a. Cl > S > Al > Ar > Si the following statements are true?
b. S > Si > Cl > Al > Ar a)A mole of Be contains more atoms than a
c. Al > Si > S > Cl > Ar mole of He.
d. Cl > S > Al > Si > Ar b)A mole of He is heavier than a mole of Be.
e. Ar > Cl > S > Si > Al c)A mole of Be contains the same number of
atoms as a mole of He.
6) Which ion in the isoelectronic series below d)more than one correct response
has the smallest radius in a crystal? e)no correct response
a. O2- b. N3- c. Na+ d. Al3+ e. F
12) Calcium carbide (CaC2) reacts with water
7) Consider the following electron to produce acetylene (C2H2) : CaC2 (s) +
configurations to answer the questions that 2H2O(g) Ca(OH)2 (s) + C2H2 (g) Production of
follow: 13 g of C2H2 requires consumption of
__________ g of H2O.
(i) [Kr] 5s1
(ii) [Ne] 3s2 3p5 a. 9.0 b. 18 c. 4.8 × 102 d. 4.5
-2
(iii) [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p4 e. 4.8 × 10
(iv) [Ne] 3s2 3p6
(v) [Ar] 4s1 13) What mass in grams of hydrogen is
produced by the reaction of 4.73 g of
magnesium with 1.83 g of water?
Mg (s) + 2H2O (l) Mg(OH)2(s) + H2(g)

a. 0.204 b. 0.0485 c. 0162 d. 0.219

e. 0.1021

14. In which of the following pairs of triatomic (b) ClO4- - tetrahedral

species do both members of the pair have (c) SO32- - pyramidal
the same geometry? (d) ClO3- - tetrahedral
a) H2O and H2S (e) BrO4- - tetrahedral
b) NO2+ and NO2–
c) HCN and FNO 20) Which polyatomic ion
d) more than one correct response is incorrectly matched with its ionic
e) no correct response geometry?
(a) SiCl62- - trigonal bipyramidal
15) Statements: (b) PH4+ - tetrahedral
(1)In the molecule SO2 both a single bond (c) ClO2- - angular
and a double bond are present. (d) NH4+ - tetrahedral
(2)A linear symmetrical triatomic molecule (e) SO42- - tetrahedral
will always be nonpolar.
(3)The total number of valence electrons 21) A neutral molecule having the general
available for bonding in the polyatomic ion formula AB3 has two unshared pair of
PO43- is 30. electrons on A. What is the hybridization of
A?
a) All three statements are true. (a) sp
b) Two of the three statements are true. (b) sp2
c) Only one of the statements is true. (c) sp3
d) None of the statements is true. (d) sp3d
(e) sp3d2
16) Which of the following order of energies
of molecular orbitals of N2 is correct? 22) Sodium hydride reacts with excess water
a. (π2py ) < (σ2pz ) < (π* 2px) ≈ (π* 2py) to produce aqueous sodium hydroxide and
b. (π2py ) > (σ2pz ) > (π* 2px ) ≈ (π* 2py ) hydrogen gas:
c. (π2py ) < (σ2pz ) > (π* 2px) ≈ (π* 2py ) NaH (s) + H2O (l) → NaOH (aq) + H2 (g) A
d. (π2py ) > (σ2pz ) < (π* 2px ) ≈ (π* 2py ) sample of NaH weighing __________ g will
produce 982 mL of gas at 28oC and 765 torr,
17) The electronic configuration of the outer when the hydrogen is collected over water.
most shell of the most electronegative The vapor pressure of water at this
element is temperature is 28 torr.
a. 2s22p5 b. 3s23p5 c. 4s24p5 d. 5s25p5
a 0.960 b. 925 c. 0.0388 d. 2.93 e. 0.925
18) Amongst the following elements whose
electronic configurations are given below, 23. Juan gathered data about gases to test
the one having the highest ionization Charles's law. He held the pressure constant
enthalpy is during his experiment. He plotted his data in
a. [Ne]3s23p1 b. [Ne]3s23p3 c. [Ne]3s23p2 d. the graph shown below.
[Ar]3d104s24p3

19) Choose the species that

is incorrectly matched with
the electronic geometry about the central
(a) NO2- - trigonal planar

Which variable is on the y-axis and what can
he conclude from this graph?
a. The y-axis shows pressure; pressure
increases as temperature increases.
b. The y-axis shows pressure; pressure
decreases as volume increases.
c. The y-axis shows volume; volume
increases as temperature increases.
d. The y-axis shows volume; volume
decreases as temperature increases.
24. When 6.0 mol of oxygen are confined in
a 36-L vessel at 196oC, the pressure is 8 atm.
What is the new pressure for oxygen
expands at constant temperature to fill 48 L?
a. 6 atm b. 8 atm c. 12 atm. d. 16 atm
25. 15) Arrange the following gases in order
of increasing average molecular speed at
25oC.
Cl2, O2, F2, N2
a. Cl2 < O2 < F2 < N2
b. N2 < F2 < Cl2 < O2
c. Cl2 < F2 < O2 < N2
d. F2 < O2 < N2 < Cl2
e. Cl2 < F2 < N2 < O2
26. Zinc reacts with aqueous sulfuric acid to
form hydrogen gas:
Zn (s) + H2SO4 (aq) → ZnSO4 (aq) + H2 (g) In
an experiment, 201 mL of wet H2 is collected
over water at 27oC and a barometric
pressure of 733 torr. The vapor pressure of
water at 27oC is 26.74 torr. The partial
pressure of hydrogen in this experiment is
________ atm.
a. 0.929 b. 760 c. 706 d. 1.00 e. 0.964
27.A sample of He gas (3.0 L) at 5.6 atm and
25oC was combined with 4.5 L of Ne gas at
3.6 atm and 25oC at constant temperature in
a 9.0 L flask. The total pressure in the flask
was __________ atm.
Assume the initial pressure in the flask was
0.00 atm.
a. 24 b. 2.6 c. 9.2 d. 1.0 e. 3.7
28. Boiling point increases with increasing
molar mass. However, the one with hydrogen
bonding will have higher boiling point, and
that more hydrogen bonds the greater the
boiling point. Which is correct for the
increasing order of boiling point?
A) H2 < N2 < O2 < F2 < NH3 < H2O
B) H2 > N2 > O2 > F2 > NH3 > H2O
C) N2 < H2O < O2 < H2 < F2 < NH3
D) N2 > H2O > O2 > H2 > F2 > NH3
29. A 255 mL round-bottom flask is weighed
and found to have a mass of 114.85 g. A few
milliliters of an easily vaporized liquid is
added to the flask and the flask is immersed
in a boiling water bath. All of the liquid
vaporizes at the boiling temperature of water,
filling the flask with vapor. When all of the
liquid has vaporized, the flask is removed
from the bath, cooled, dried, and reweighed.
The new mass of the flask and the
condensed vapor is 115.23 g. Which of the
following compounds could the liquid be?
(Assume the ambient pressure is 1 atm.)
a. C2H5OH b. C4H10 c. C2H6 d. C4H9OH e.
C3H7OH
30. At 333 K, which of the pairs of gases
below would have the most nearly identical
rates of effusion?
a. CO and CO2
b. CO and N2
c. NO2 and N2O4
d. N2O and NO2
e. N2 and O2
31. Which of the following correctly lists the
five atoms in order of increasing size
(smallest to largest)?
 a. F < K < Ge < Br < Rb
b. F < Ge < Br < K < Rb a. 2Ag+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) + 2Na+(aq) + S2–
c. F < K < Br < Ge < Rb (aq) → Ag2S(s) + 2Na+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq)
d. F < Br < Ge < K < Rb b. 2Ag+(aq) + S2–(aq) → Ag2S(s)
e. F < Br < Ge < Rb < K c. Na+(aq) + NO3–(aq) → NaNO3(s)
d. 2Ag+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) + 2Na+(aq) + S2–
32. The ion with the smallest diameter is (aq) → Ag2S(s) + 2NaNO3(s)
__________.
a. Br -
b. Cl - 38. The solubility of MnSO4 monohydrate in
c. I - water at 20oC is 70.0 g per 100.0 mL of
d. F - water. A solution at 20oC that is 4.22 M in
e. O2- MnSO4 monohydrate is best described as
a(n) __________ solution. The formula
33. Which isoelectronic series is correctly weight of MnSO4 monohydrate is 168.97
arranged in order of increasing radius? g/mol.
a. K + < Ca2+ < Ar < Cl - a. unsaturated b. hydrated c. saturated d.
b. Cl - < Ar < K + < Ca2+ solvated e. supersaturated
c. Ca2+ < Ar < K + < Cl -
d. Ca2+ < K + < Ar < Cl - 39. The concentration (M) of HCl in a solution
e. Ca2+ < K + < Cl - < Ar prepared by dissolving 5.5 g of HCl in 200 g
of C2H6O is __________ M. The density of
34. Which of the elements below has the the solution is 0.79 g/mL.
largest electronegativity? a. 0.93 b. 1.72 c. 6.0 x 10-4 d. 21 e. 0.58
a. Si
b. Mg 40. The vapor pressure of pure ethanol at
c. P 60oC is 0.459 atm. Raoult's Law predicts that
d. S a solution prepared by dissolving 10.0 mmol
e. Na naphthalene (nonvolatile) in 90.0 mmol
ethanol will have a vapor pressure of
35. The list that correctly indicates the order __________ atm.
of metallic character is __________. a. 0.367 b. 0.413 c. 0.498 d. 0.790 e. 0.0918
a. B > N > C
b. F > Cl > S 41. The vapor pressure of pure water at 25oC
c. Si > P > S is 23.8 torr. Determine the vapor pressure
d. P > S > Se (torr) of water at 25eC above a solution
e. Na > K > Rb prepared by dissolving 35 g of urea (a
nonvolatile, non-electrolyte, MW = 60.0
36. Which of the following correctly g/mol) in 75 g of water.
represents the second ionization of a. 3.3 b. 27 c. 2.9 d. 0.88 e. 21
phosphorus?
a. P+(g) + e- P2+ (g) 42. Which of the following aqueous solutions
b. P(g)  P+ (g) + e- will have the highest boiling point?
c. P-(g) + e- P2- (g) a. 0.10 m NaCl b. 0.10 m Na2SO4 c. 0.20 m
d. P+(g)  P2+ (g) +e- glucose d. 0.25 m sucrose e. 0.10 m SrSO4
e. P+(g) + e- P (g)
43. A 0.100 m solution of which one of the
following solutes will have the lowest vapor
37. What is the net ionic equation for the pressure?
precipitation reaction between silver nitrate a. sucrose b. Ca(ClO4)2 c. NaCl d. Al(ClO4)3
solution and sodium sulfide solution? e. KClO4

44. George is making spaghetti for dinner.
He places 4.01 kg of water in a pan and
brings it to a boil. Before adding the pasta, he
adds 58 g of table salt to the water and again
brings it to a boil. The temperature of the
salty, boiling water is __________oC. It is a
nice day at sea level so that pressure is 1.00
atm. Assume negligible evaporation of water.
Kb for water is 0.52oC/m.
a. 99.74 b. 100.00 c. 99.87 d. 100.26 e.
100.13
45. What is the molarity of an H2SO4 solution
if 49.0 mL is completely titrated by 68.4 mL
of an NaOH solution whose concentration is
0.333 M?
a. 0.116 M c. 0.465 M
b. 0.232 M d. 0.880 M
46. Calculate the molarity of a Ba(OH)2
solution if 1900 mL is completely titrated by
261 mL of 0.505 M HNO3.
a. 0.0173 M c. 0.0322 M
b. 0.0254 M d. 0.0347 M
47. Which of the following chemical reactions
will produce a precipitate?
a. 3KBr + AlPO4 → K3PO4 + AlBr
b. ZnCl2 + MgSO4 → ZnSO4 + MgCl2
c. Na2CO3 + CaCl2 → CaCO3 + 2NaCl
d. NH4OH + KCl → KOH + NH4Cl
48. A .1M HCl solution is titrated against an
unknown NaOH solution. 10mL of the .1M
HCl is required to reach the equivalency
point of 10 mL of NaOH. What is the
concentration of the NaOH?
a. 0.05M
b. 0.1M
c. 0.15M
d. 0.2M
49. The equilibrium constant for the gas
phase reaction
2 NH3 (g) ⇌ N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g)
is Keq = 230 at 300oC. Which one of the
following statements is true at equilibrium?
a) The reactant predominates.
b) The products predominate.
c) Only products are present.
50. Which of the following is true of the
following system?
CH3NH3+(aq) + OH-(aq) ⇌ CH3NH2(aq) +
H2O(l)
a. Equilibrium lies to the left, because H2O is
a stronger acid than CH3NH3+
b. Equilibrium lies to the left, because OH- is
a stronger base than CH3NH2
c. Equilibrium lies to the right, because
CH3NH3+ is a stronger acid than H2O
d. Equilibrium lies to the right, because OH-
is a stronger acid than H2O
51. For the following system at equilibrium,
what will cause the partial pressure of HF to
increase?
UO2(s) + 4 HF(g) UF4(g) + 2 H2O(g)
a. adding UO2(s)
b. decreasing the volume
c. adding UF4(g)
d. removing H2O(g)
52. Which of the following is true regarding
the concentration of products, for a chemical
reaction that is already at equilibrium,
assuming no disruptions to the equilibrium?
a. The concentrations of products will not
change because there are no more
reactants.
b. The concentrations of products will not
change because the limiting reagent is gone.
c. The concentrations of products will not
change because the forward and reverse
rates are equal.
d. The concentrations of products will change
continually because of reversibility.
53. For the chemical equilibrium A + 2B 2C,
the value of the equilibrium constant, K, is 10.
What is the value of the equilibrium constant
for the following reaction?
2A + 4B → 4C K = ???
Given that: A + 2B → 2C K = 10
a. 0.10 b. 400 c. 0.20 d. 100 e. 40
54. Concept Question: Given a K value of
0.43 for the following aqueous equilibrium,
suppose sample Z is placed into water such
that its original concentration is 0.033 M.
Assume there was zero initial concentration
of either A(aq) or B(aq). Once equilibrium
has occurred, what will be the equilibrium
concentration of Z?
2A(aq) + B(aq) → 2Z(aq) K = 0.43
a. more than 0.033 M
b. less than 0.033 M
c. 0.033 M exactly
d. there is no way to tell
55. Given the following reaction at
equilibrium, which of the following alterations
will increase the amount (in moles) of
SO2Cl2:
SO2(g) + Cl2(g) → SO2Cl2(g) ∆H˚ = -67 kJ
a. adding heat to the system
b. adding Cl2 to the system
c. removing Cl2 from the system
d. increasing the volume of the reaction
vessel.
56. Acetic acid is a weak acid that
dissociates into the acetate ion and a proton
in aqueous solution:
HC2H3O2 (aq) ⇌ C2H3O2-(aq) + H+ (aq)
At equilibrium at 25oC a 0.100 M solution of
acetic acid has the following concentrations:
[HC2H3O2] = 0.0990 M, [C2H3O2-] = 1.33x10-3
M, and [H+] = 1.33x10-3 M. The equilibrium
constant, Keq,
for the ionization of acetic acid at 25oC is
__________.
a.5.71x104 b.1.79x10-5 c.1.75x10-7 d.
5.71x106 e. 0.100
57. In the coal-gasification process, carbon
monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide via
the following reaction:
CO (g) + H2O (g) ⇌CO2 (g) + H2 (g)
In an experiment, 0.35 mol of CO and 0.40
mol of H2O were placed in a 1.00-L reaction
vessel. At equilibrium, there were 0.19 mol of
CO remaining. Keq at the temperature of the
experiment is ___________.
A) 0.75 B) 1.0 C) 5.47 D) 1.78 E) 0.56
58. Phosphorous trichloride and
phosphorous pentachloride equilibrate in the
presence of molecular chlorine according to
the reaction: PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) ⇌ PCl5 (g)
Keq = 2.01 at 500 K.
A 1.000-L reaction vessel is charged with
0.990 mol of PCl5 and allowed to equilibrate
at this temperature. The equilibrium partial
pressure of PCl3 is _________ atm.
a. 0.702 b. 4.25 c. 4.50 d. 36.4 e. 0.496
59. Toluene, C7H8, has both a higher vapor
pressure than water at 25 ºC and a higher
normal boiling point. Which statement best
explains these observations?
a. Liquids with higher vapor pressures
typically have higher boiling points.
b. Toluene has a higher molar mass than
water.
c. Toluene has a lower heat of vaporization
than water.
d. The density of toluene vapor is greater
than that of water vapor.
60. To 100.0 g water at 25.00 ºC in a well-
insulated container is added a block of
aluminum initially at 100.0 ºC. The
temperature of the water once the system
reaches thermal equilibrium is 28.00 ºC.
What is the mass of the aluminum block?
(The specific heat capacity of Al is 0.900 J g–
1 K–1 .)
a. 4.17 g b.18.6 g c.19.4 g d. 130.0 g
61. The standard enthalpy of formation, ∆Hºf,
of the compound MgO(s) is equal to the
standard enthalpy change for which
reaction?
(A) Mg(s) + ½ O2(g)  MgO(s)
(B) 2 Mg(s) + O2(g)  2 MgO(s)
(C) Mg(g) + O(g)  MgO(s)
(D) Mg2+(aq) + O2- (aq)  MgO(s)
62. The enthalpy of formation of XeF2(g) is –
108 kJ mol–1 and the bond dissociation
enthalpy of the F–F bond is 155 kJ mol–1 .
What is the average bond dissociation Initial [A] Initial [B] Initial [C] rate
enthalpy of a Xe–F bond? 0.273 0.763 0.400 3.0
a. 47 kJ mol–1 b. 54 kJ mol–1 c. 132 kJ mol–1 0.819 0.763 0.400 9.0
d. 263 kJ mol–1 0.273 1.526 0.400 12.0
0.273 0.763 0.800 6.0
63. What is the standard Gibbs free energy
a. rate = k[A][B][C]
of formation, ∆Gºf, of NH3(g) at 298 K?
b. rate = k[A][B]2 [C]
c. rate = k[A]3[B]4[C]2
d. rate = k[A]2[B]2[C]

67. What percentage of a material will persist

–1 –1 –
a. –104 kJ mol b. –16 kJ mol c. –7 kJ mol after 80 minutes if its half-life is 20 minutes?
1
d. 13 kJ mol–1 a. 50% b. 33% c. 25% d. 12.5% e. 6.25%

63. Which of the following reactions takes 68. The energy profiles for four different
place with an increase in entropy under reactions are shown. Which reaction requires
standard conditions? the most energetic collisions to reach the
a. NH4 + (aq) + CH3COO– (aq)  NH3(aq) + transition state?
CH3COOH(aq)
b. CaO(s) + CO2(g)  CaCO3(s)
c. NH3(g) + HCl(g)  NH4 + (aq) + Cl– (aq)
d. C2H4(g) + Br2(l)  C2H4Br2(l)

64. Given the following data, determine the

order of the reaction with respect to Cl2.
2NO(g) + Cl2(g) → 2NOCl(g)

Experiment [NO] (M) [Cl2] (M) Rate (M/s)

1 0.0300 0.0100 3.4 × 10–4
2 0.0150 0.0100 8.5 × 10–5
3 0.0150 0.0400 3.4 × 10–4 a. a b. b c. c d. d
a. first d. fourth b. second e. fifth c. third
69. For the reaction diagram shown, which of
65. . Given the following data, determine the the following statements is true?
rate law for the reaction:
NH4+ (aq) + NO2 – (aq) → N2(g) + 2H2O(l)

Experiment [NH4+] (M) [NO2 – ] (M) Rate (M/s)

1 0.2500 0.2500 1.25 × 10–3
2 0.5000 0.2500 2.50 × 10–3
3 0.2500 0.1250 6.25 × 10–4
+ –
a. k[NH4 ][NO2 ]
d. k[NH4+]1/2[NO2–] 2
b. k[NH4+]2[NO2–]
e. k[NH4+][NO2–]2
c. k [NH4+] [NO2–] 1/2
a. Line W represents the ∆H for the forward
66. What is the rate law for the reaction 2A reaction; point B represents the transition
+ 2B + 2C →products state
b. Line W represents the activation energy
for the forward reaction; point B represents
the transition state
c. Line Y represents the activation energy for
the forward reaction; point C represents the
transition state
d. Line X represents the ∆H for the forward
reaction; point B represents the transition
state
70. A proposed mechanism for the
decomposition of ozone in the atmosphere is
Step 1: Cl(g) + O3(g) → ClO(g) + O2(g)
Step 2: ClO(g) + O3(g) → Cl(g) + 2O2(g)
Which of the following species is an
intermediate?
a. Cl b. O3 c. ClO d. O2 b. O3
e. This mechanism has no intermediates.
71. A proposed mechanism for the reduction
of nitrogen as NO by hydrogen is:
Step 1: H2(g) + 2NO(g) → N2O(g) + H2O(g)
(slow)
Step 2: N2O(g) + H2(g) → N2(g) + H2O(g)
(fast)
What is the rate law?
a. Rate = k[H2][NO]
b. Rate = k[H2]2[NO]
c. Rate = k[H2][NO]2
d. Rate = k[H2]2[NO]2
e. More information is needed to answer this
question.
72. What is the solubility (in g/L) of calcium
sulfate at 25°C? The solubility product
constant for calcium sulfate is 2.4  10–5 at
25°C.
a. 0.67 g/L b. 1.6  10–3 g/L c. 2.5 g/L d. 3.3
 10–3 g/L e. 4.8 g/L
73. The solubility of La(IO3)3 in a 0.89 M KIO3
solution is 1.0 10–7 mol/L.
Calculate Ksp for La(IO3)3.
a. 7.0  10–1 b. 7.0  10–22 c. 8.9  10–8 d. 7.0
 10–8 e.none of these
74. Consider the following reaction:
2C(s) + 3H2(g)  C2H6(g); H° = –84.68 kJ;
S° = –173.8 J/K at 298 K
What is the equilibrium constant at 298 K for
this reaction?
a. 5.8  105 b. 1.7  10–6 c. 8.6  10–10 d. 7.0
 1014 e. 1.0
75. A 0.542 g sample of an unknown
monoprotic weak acid requires 28.67 mL of
0.1093 M NaOH for neutralization. What is
the molar mass of the acid?
a. 88.0 g/mol b.109 g/mol c.173 g/mol d. 218
g/mol e. 352 g/mol
76. 25 mL of 0.10 M acetic acid is titrated with
0.10 M NaOH. What is the pH after 35 ml of
NaOH have been added? (Ka for acetic acid
= 1.8 × 10-5)
a. 1.61 b. 4.90 c. 7.00 d. 12.22 e.12.80
77. Which of the following salts are only
slightly soluble in water?
NiCO3 Zn(OH)2 K3PO4 CuSO4 CaBr2
Ca3(PO4)2
a. only NiCO3
b. only NiCO3 and Zn(OH)2
c only Zn(OH)2 and Ca3(PO4)2
d. only NiCO3, Zn(OH)2 , and Ca3(PO4)2
e. all of the salts listed are only slightly
soluble
78. Which of the following will be more
soluble in an acidic solution than in water?
a. PbI2 b.AgCl c.BaSO4 d.CaCO3 e. Hg2Cl2
76. The half-cell reaction for corrosion :
2H 1/2O2 2e H2O E 1.23V
Fe2 2e Fes E0.44V
Find the AG (in kJ) for the overall reaction :
(a) –76 (b) –161 (c) –152 (d) –322
77. Electrolysis of dilute aqueous NaCl
solution was carried out by passing 10mA
current. The time required to liberate 0.01
mol. of H2 gas at cathode is (1F = 96500
C/mol)
(a) 9.6×104s (b) 19.3×104s (c) 28.95×104s (d)
38.6×104s
78. Consider the half reactions shown below
to answer the following question:
Fe3+ + 1e− → Fe2+ Eº = 0.77 V
Sn4+ + 2e− → Sn2+ Eº = 0.15 V
Fe2+ + 2e− → Fe Eº = −0.44 V
Cr3+ + 3e− → Cr Eº = −0.74 V
Which of the following reactions will occur
spontaneously as written?
a. Sn4+ + Fe3+ → Sn2+ + Fe2+
b. 3Fe + 2Cr3+ → 2Cr + 3Fe2+
c. Sn2+ + Fe → Sn4+ + Fe2+
d. 3Sn4+ + 2Cr → 2Cr3+ + 3Sn2+
e. 3Fe2+ → Fe + 2Fe3+
79. Radon-220 ( 220Rn) decays to polonium-
216. What particle is emitted?
a. beta d. alpha b. positron e. gamma c.
neutron
80. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
a. Oxygen-15 is unstable because it has too
few neutrons.
b. Nucleons are held together in a nuclide by
the electromagnetic force.
c. All nuclides with Z > 83 decay into more
stable nuclides with smaller Z values.
d. As the atomic number increases, the ratio
of neutrons to protons in a nuclide increases.
e. Generally the number of neutrons in a
nuclide equals the number of protons, or
nearly so, when the atomic number is small,
i.e., Z < 18.
81. Tritium, (3H) is used in glowing “EXIT”
signs located where there is no electricity for
light bulbs. If the half-life of tritium is 12.26
years, what percentage of the original
quantity of the isotope is left in the sign after
18.5 years? (You should be able to both
calculate exactly, but also be able to choose
from among these options without a
calculator.)
a. 0.632% d. 1.51% b. 63.2% e. 25.0% c.
35.1%
82. Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.1 days and
is used as a tracer for the thyroid gland. If a
patient drinks a sodium iodide (NaI) solution
containing iodine-131 on a Tuesday, how
many days will it take for the concentration of
iodine-131 to drop to 5.0% of its initial
concentration?
a. 19 days d. 35 days b. 0.81 day e. 4.3 days
c. 8.1 days
83. What quantity of energy would be
produced as one atom of plutonium-238
undergoes alpha decay? The nuclide mass
of 238Pu is 238.0495 amu (3.953 × 10–22g),
and the nuclide mass of uranium-234 is
234.0409 amu (3.886 × 10–22 g). Alpha
particle mass is 6.64465 × 10–24 g. The speed
of light is 2.998 × 108 m/s.
a. 6.0 × 10–7 J d. 2.6 × 10–8 J b. 5.0 × 10–12 J
e. 1.1 × 10–12 J c. 7.0 × 10–10 J
84. In a solid lattice, the cation has left a lattic
site and is located in an interstitial position.
The lattice defect is known as
(a) Interstitial defect (b) Vacancy defect (c)
Frenkel defect (d) Schottky defect
85. For an ionic crystal of general formula AB
and coordination number 6, the radius ratio
will be
(a) greater than 0.732 (b) between 0.414 to
0.732 (c) between 0.225 to 0.414 (d)
between 0.155 to 0.225
86. Which of the following is a balanced
half-reaction in base ?
a) Cl2 + 3H2O -> ClO3 - + 6H+ + 5e-
b) Cl2 + 6OH- -> ClO3 - + 5e- + 3H2O
c) Cl2 + 6H2O -> 2ClO3 - + 12H+ + 10e-
d) Cl2 + 12OH- -> 2ClO3 - + 6H2O + 10e-
87. Samples of Uranium, Vanadium and
Yttrium (U, V, Y) were placed in solutions
containing one of the metallic ions, U3+, V2+
and Y3+. The following observations were
recorded.
Trial Ion Metal Observation
1 U3+ Y reaction
2 V2+ U reaction
3 V2+ Y reaction
4 Y3+ V no reaction
The oxidizing agents from strongest to
weakest are :
a) V2+, U3+, Y3+
b) U3+, V2+ , Y3+
c) Y3+ , U3+ , V2+
d) V2+ , Y3+ , U3+ 94. What fraction of the volume of each
corner atom is actually within the volume of a
88. The IUPAC name of the coordination face-centered cubic unit cell?
compound [K3[Fe(CN)6] is A) 1
a. Potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) B) 1/2
b. Potassium hexacyanidoferrate (III) C) 1/4
c. Potassium hexacyanoiron (II) D) 1/8
d. tripotassiumhexcyanoiron (II) E) 1/16

89. Which one of the following compounds 95. An ionic solid, NaCl (s), dissolves in
will exhibit linkage isomerism water because of the ________.
(a) [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] a. relatively low lattice energy due to small
(b) [Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2 charges of Na+ and Cl- ions
(c) [Co(NH3)4Cl2]NO2 b. simple face-centered cubic unit cell type it
(d) [Ag(NH3)2]NO2 forms
c. 1:1 ratio of ions in the unit cell
90. In which one of the following species d. strong coulombic interactions between
does the transition metal ion have d3 oppositely charged ions
electronic configuration? e. relatively low melting point
(a) [Cr(NH3)6] 3+
(b) [Co(OH2)6] 2+ 96. Potassium metal crystallizes in a body-
(c) [CoF6] 3- centered cubic structure with a unit cell edge
(d) [Fe(CN)6] 3- length of 5.31 Å. The radius of a potassium
atom is ________ Å.
91. Among the following ions which one has A) 1.33
the highest paramagnetism B) 1.88
(a) [Cr(H2O)6]3+ C) 2.30
(b) [Fe(H2O)6]2+ D) 2.66
(c) [Cu(H2O)6]2+ E) 5.31
(d) [Zn(H2O)6]2+
97. Which of the answers below is the correct
92. Pick the molecule with the lowest bond order for these compounds according to
order. increasing ionic character of their bonds?
a. H2 b. N2 c. O2 d. He2+ a. NiCl2, BaF2, CaBr2
b. BaF2, CaBr2, NiCl2
93. Determine the standard enthalpy of c. CaBr2, NiCl2, BaF2
formation of SrI2(s) using a Born–Haber d. NiCl2, CaBr2, BaF2
cycle.
Data: Enthalpy of sublimation of Sr(s) = 164 98. Which compound should have the
kJ/mol highest lattice energy?
1st ionization energy of Sr(g) = 549 kJ/mol a. RbF
2nd ionization energy of Sr(g) = 1064 kJ/mol b. BaBr2
Enthalpy of sublimation of I2(s) = 62.4 kJ/mol c. CaCl2
Bond dissociation energy of I2(g) = 152.55 d.Ga2O3
kJ/mol
1st electron affinity of I(g) = –295.15 kJ/mol 99. Which of the following will not possess a
Lattice energy of SrI2 (s) = –1959.75 kJ/mol d→d absorption band?
a. [Mn(CN)6]2-
a. 658.1 kJ/mol b.–558.1 kJ/mol c. 558.1 b. [FeCl6]3-
kJ/mol d.-658.1 kJ/mol c. [Co(en)3]3+
d) [Cu(OH)4]2-
e. [ZnCl4]2-

100. Derive a rate law for the following

three-step mechanism assuming the first
step reaches equilibrium.

Cl2 ⇌ 2Cl (fast, reversible)

Cl + CHCl3 → HCl + CCl3 (slow)
CCl3 + Cl → CCl4 (fast)
a. rate=k[Cl2]
b. rate=k[CHCl3][Cl]0.5
c. rate=k[Cl2][CHCl3]
d. rate=k[Cl][CCl3]