AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAM FINAL EXAMINATION JULY 2008

Course : CHM 142 (General Chemistry I) 12.00 pm Time : 9.00 am Date (3 hours) : 14 July

Lecturers : Dr. Samuel Tan 2008

_______________________________________________________________________ _ Instructions: Section A: Answer ALL the questions. Section B: Answer FIVE (5) questions only. Periodic Table is provided. Important: 1) Diagrams (with labels) to be included where necessary. 2) All steps in the solution need to be shown. 3) Units need to be indicated in the final answer. 4) Marks will be awarded, accordingly, for all of the above. SECTION A B TOTAL Marks 50 50 100 Marks Obtained

This question paper consists of 9 printed pages. (excluding front cover) DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO SECTION A (50 marks)

Multiple Choice. Please answer ALL questions. Molar Gas Constant (R): 0.0821 L.atm.mol-1.K-1 Electron Charge: 9.65 x 104 C. mole-1 760 mm Hg NA = 6.02 1023 1 atm =

= 1.01325 105 Pa _______________________________________________________________________ _ 1. The Stock system name for Mn2O7 is A. B. C. D. E. 2. dimanganese heptaoxide. magnesium oxide. manganese(VII) oxide. manganese(II) oxide. manganese(III) oxide.

An atom of the isotope sulfur-31 consists of how many protons, neutrons, and electrons? (p = proton, n = neutron, e = electron) A. B. C. D. E. 15 16 16 32 16 p, p, p, p, p, 16 15 31 31 16 n, n, n, n, n, 15 16 16 32 15 e e e e e

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How many protons and electrons are present in one Br ion? A. B. C. D. E. 35 80 35 35 80 p, p, p, p, p, 35 81 34 36 34 e e e e e

4.

A magnesium ion, Mg2+, has how many 2

A. B. C. D. E. 5.

12 24 12 24 12

protons protons protons protons protons

and and and and and

13 26 10 22 14

electrons. electrons. electrons. electrons. electrons.

What is the average mass, in grams, of one atom of iron? A. B. C. D. E. 6.02 1023 g 1.66 1024 g 9.28 1023 g 55.85 g 55.85 10 23 g

6.

How many grams of sulfur are there in 6.0 g of Fe2(SO4)3? A. 2.40 g 1.44 g B. 0.48 g C. 6.00 g D. 0.92 g E.

7.

If 0.274 moles of a substance weighs 62.5 g, what is the molar mass of the substance, in units of g/mol? A. B. C. D. E. 2.28 102 g/mol 1.71 101 g/mol 4.38 10 3 g/mol 2.17 102 g/mol none of these

8. The percentage composition by mass of a compound is 76.0% C, 12.8% H and 11.2% O. The molar mass of this compound is 284.5 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound? A. C10H6O E. C18H36O2 9. What is the theoretical yield of chromium that can be produced by the reaction of 40.0 g of Cr2O3 with 8.00 g of aluminum according to the chemical equation below? B. C9H18O C. C16H28O4 D. C20H12O2

2Al + Cr2O3 Al2O3 + 2Cr A. 7.7 g E. 49.9 g B. 15.4 g C. 27.3 g D. 30.8 g

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What is the mass number of an atom which contains 28 protons, 28 electrons and 34 neutrons? A. B. C. D. E. 28 56 62 90 34

11. What is the percentage by mass of water in the hydrate Na2CO3 . 10H2O ? A. B. C. D. E. 12. 6.89% 14.5% 26.1% 62.9% 37.1%

Sodium phosphate (Na3PO4) reacts with HCl to form H3PO4 and NaCl. If 0.1 mole of sodium phosphate is completely converted to H3PO4 in 500 mL of solution what will be the concentration of the H3PO4 solution? A. B. C. D. E. 0.1 M 0.01 M 0.2 M 0.3 M 0.05 M

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How much of a 0.100M solution of HCl is required to neutralize a basic solution prepared by dissolving 10.0g of KOH in 250 ml of H2O? 4

A. B. C. D. E.

0.1L 0.178L 0.25L 0.71L 1.78 L

14.

Which of the following are isotopes: I. II. III. IV. A. B. C. D. E. Atoms of an element having different numbers of electrons Atoms of an element having different numbers of neutrons 40 40 19 K and 20 Ca 90 88 38 Sr and 38 Sr II and IV III only II only I and IV IV only

15. At STP, 32.0 liters of O2 contain the same number of molecules as. A. B. C. D. E. 22.4 L Ar 28.0 L of N2 16.0 L of Ne 32. 0 L of H2 44.8 L of He

16. A sample of unknown gas at STP has a density of 0.630 g per liter. What is the molar mass of this gas? A. B. C. D. E. 2.82 g/mol 14.1 g/mol 22.4 g/mol 28.2 g/mol 63 g/mol

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The number of molecules in 3.50 L of methane, CH4, at 27 oC and 7.04 atm pressure is.. A. B. C. D. E. 6.02 6.02 6.02 6.02 6.02 x x x x x 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 molecules molecules molecules molecules molecules

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How many litres of oxygen at STP can be obtained from 100 g of potassium chlorate? 2 KClO3 (s) 2 KCl + 3O2 (g) A. 25.0 L B. 27.4 L C. 31.2 L D. 47. 1 L E. 12.2 L

19. Which gas has molecules with the greatest average molecular speed at 25 oC? A. B. C. D. E. 20. N2 CH4 Kr He CO2

The ground state electron configuration of Fe2+ is 1s22s22p63s23p63d6. Therefore Fe2+ is A. B. C. D. E. diamagnetic paramagnetic paramagnetic paramagnetic paramagnetic with with with with one unpaired electron two unpaired electrons three unpaired electrons four unpaired electrons

21. Which of the following elements has the largest increase in second ionization energy as compared to the first ionization energy? 6

A. C. E. 22.

O Ne Mg

B. D.

F Na

The molality of a solution of ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH, in water is 1.54 mol/kg. How many grams of alcohol are dissolved in 2.5 kg of water? A. C. E. 97 g 163 g 71 g B. D. 124 g 177 g

23.

What is the total number of moles of H2SO4 needed to prepare 5.0 liters of a 2.0 M solution of H2SO4? A. B. C. D. E. 2.5 5.0 10 20 0.4

24. The gas pressure in an aerosol can is 1.8 atm at 25C. If the gas is an ideal gas, What is the pressure when the systems were heated to 475C? A. B. C. D. E. 25. 0.095 atm 0.717 atm 3.26 atm 4.52 atm 34.2 atm

Copper metal has a specific heat of 0.385 J/g.C. Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 22.8 g of Cu from 20.0C to 875C. A. B. C. D. E. 1.97 10 5 J 1.0 10 2 J 329 J 7.51 kJ 10.5 kJ 7

SECTION B (50 marks) Answer FIVE (5) questions only.

1. (a)Name the following compounds. (i) (iii) (v) (b) (i) (i) (v) PbCrO4 Na2O2 ClF4 (iv) (ii) Co2O3 HgCl2 (5 marks) Give the formulas for the following compounds. hydrogen sulfide calcium phosphate boron trifluoride (ii) carbon disulfide (iv) lead (IV) nitride (5 marks) 2.(a) Balance the following equations. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) S + HNO3 H2SO4 + NO2 + H2O Al + Fe3O4 Al2O3 + Fe CH3OH + O2 CO2 + H2O P4O10 + H2O H3PO4 NO2 + H2O HNO3 + NO (5 marks)

35 37 (b) The atomic masses of 17 Cl (75.53 percent) and 17 Cl (24.47 percent) are 34.968 amu and 36.956 amu, respectively. Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine. The percentages in parentheses denote the relative abundances.

(2 marks) (c)Consider the reaction: MnO2 + 4HCl MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O If 0.86 mole of MnO2 and 48.2 g of HCl react, which reagent will be used up first? How many grams of Cl2 will be produced? (3 marks)

3. (a) An electron is in 2p orbital. What are the possible values for quantum numbers n, l, ml and ms can it have? (4 marks) (b) Write an orbital diagram for the ground state of the sulfur atom. Are the gaseous atoms of sulfur paramagnetic or diagmagnetic? (3 marks) (c) Sketch the shapes of the s and p orbitals. (3 marks) 4. (a) How many grams of ethylene glycol, CH2OHCH2OH, must be added to 37.8 g of water to give a freezing point of 0.150 oC? (Kf for H2O = 1.858 oC/m) (5 marks) (b) A 0.930-g sample of ascorbic acid was dissolved in 95.0 g of water. The concentration of ascorbic acid, as determined by freezing-point depression, was 0.0555 m. What is the molecular weight of ascorbic acid? (5 marks)

5.(a) Which member of the following pairs is the stronger acid? Explain. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) NH3, PH3 HI, H2Te HSO3, H2SO3 H3AsO4, H3AsO3 HSO4, HSeO4 (5 marks) (b) Iodic acid, HIO3, can be prepared by reacting iodine, I2, with concentrated nitric acid. The skeleton equation is I2(s) + NO3-(aq) IO3-(aq) + NO2(g) Balance this equation. (5 marks)

6.(a) A constant electric current deposits 365 mg of silver in 216 min from an aqueous silver nitrate solution. What is the current? (Faraday constant = 9.65 104 C/mol) (4 marks) (b) Write the notation for a cell in which the electrode reactions are: 2H+ (aq) + 2e- H2(g) Zn(s) Zn2+ (aq) + 2e(c)

(2 marks)

Give the overall cell reaction for the voltaic cell: Cd(s) | Cd2+(aq) || H+(aq) | H2(g) | Pt (2 marks)

(d) Using standard electrode potentials, calculate Eocell at 25 oC for the following Cell: Zn(s) | Zn2+ (aq) || Cu2+ (aq) | Cu(s) 10

Eo = -0.76 V

Eo = 0.34 V (2 marks)

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