1 CHEM 132: Fall 2010, Exam #1, September 24.

Name: Please circle your section: Holt Schmeltzer (12:45pm) Schmeltzer (10am) Heard

Constants: h = 6.626 X 10-34 Js c = 2.997 X 108 m/s Useful relationships: En = -Rhc /n2

R = 1.097 X 107 m-1 NA = 6.022 X 1023 /mol 1/ = R (1/na2 1/nb2)

Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions (2 points each). Please mark the correct answer on the Scantron form provided. 1) All of the following are examples of physical properties EXCEPT: (a) Mercury is a liquid at room temperature. (b) Copper is malleable and easily shaped. (c) Sulfur is yellow in color. (d) Iron oxidizes to form rust.

2) The boiling point of liquid helium is 4 K. What is this temperature in degrees Celsius? (a) 273 C (b) 277 C (c) 269 C (d) 277 C

3) Glycerol is a syrupy liquid often used in cosmetics and soaps. A 3.25-L sample of pure glycerol has a mass of 4.10 x 103g. What is the density in g/cm3? (a) 1.26 x 103 g/cm3 (b) 1.26 g/cm3 4) Which of the following atoms would have 14 neutrons? (a) carbon-14 (b) aluminum-27 (c) chlorine-35 (d) tin-114 (c) 0.793 g/cm3 (d) 12.6 g/cm3

5) Oxygen is one of the seven elements that are diatomic at standard conditions. How many moles of oxygen are contained in 7.62 g of this diatomic element? (a) 0.476 mol (b) 122 mol (c) 244 mol (d) 0.238 mol

2 6) Which alkali metal is in the fourth period? (a) K (b) Ca (c) C (d) Br

7) A particular photon of visible light is determined to have a wavelength of 475 nm. What is the energy of this photon? (a) 4.18 x 10-19 J (b) 2.52 x 105 J (c) 3.15 x 10-22 J (d) 190. J

8) Which transition in the Bohr hydrogen atom absorbs the photon with longest wavelength? (a) n = 4 n = 3 (b) n = 3 n = 4 (c) n = 5 n = 3 (d) n = 3 n = 5

9) Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is valid for a 4d electron? (a) n = 4, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = 1/2 (b) n = 4, l = 2, ml = +1, ms = +1 (c) n = 4, l = 3, ml = 1, ms = +1/2 (d) n = 4, l = 2, ml = 1, ms = 1/2

10) Rank the following atoms in order of increasing atomic radius: Cl, K, Na, and P. (a) Cl < P < Na < K (b) Na < K < Cl < P (c) K < Na < P < Cl (d) P < Cl < K < Na

11) Which ml value does not exist when n=3? (a) -1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

12) A molecule with the electron configuration of 1s22s22p4 has how many valence electrons? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

3 13) What is the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron (mass 1.674 X 10-24 g) travelling at a speed of 35000 m/s? (a) 1.1 X 10-14 m (b) 1.1 X 10-11 m (c) 1.4 X 10-5 m (e) 1.4 m

14) Which of the following set of quantum numbers for an orbital in an atom is not possible? (a) n = 4, l = 2, ml = 2 (b) n = 1, l = 1, ml = 0 (c) n = 6, l = 0, ml = 0 (d) n = 3, l = 2, ml = -1

15) How many electrons can be described by the set of quantum numbers n = 2, ms = +1/2? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 1 (d) 0

16) Which of the following ionic compounds would have the strongest lattice? (a) AgCl (b) SrS (c) KF (d) LiBr

17) The electron configuration [Kr] 5s0 4d7 could correspond to which species (a) Tc (b) Rh2+ (c) Ag+ (d) In3+

18) Which of the following ions does not have the electron configuration of [Ne]? (a) O2(b) F(c) C4+ (d) Na+

19) Which of the following releases the most energy when an electron adds to its valence shell? (a) K (b) S (c) Mg (d) Kr

20) Rank the following ions in order of increasing ionic radius: Cl, K+, Na+, and P3. (a) Cl < P3 < Na+ < K+ (b) P3 < Cl < K+ < Na+ (c) Na+ < K+ < Cl < P3 (d) K+ < Na+ < P3 < Cl

4 Part 2: Short answer and fill-in-the blanks. Partial credit will be considered. For full credit, include all work, including dimensional analysis, where appropriate. 21) Automobile batteries contain sulfuric acid, which is commonly referred to as battery acid. Calculate the number of grams of sulfuric acid in 0.500 L of battery acid if the solution has a density of 1.28 g/mL and is 38.1% sulfuric acid by mass. [6 points]

22) A sample of an unknown element X is analyzed with mass spectrometry and the following isotope data is obtained: Isotope
136

Mass (amu) 135.9090 137.9057 139.9053 141.9090

Abundance (%) 0.193 0.250 88.48 11.07

138

X X X

140

142

Calculate the average atomic weight of X and report its chemical symbol. [8 points]

5 23) (a) Calculate the wavelengths of the following electronic transitions in a hydrogen atom: n=5n=4 and n=4n=3. [8 points]

(b) Which of these transitions emits the greatest quantity of energy per photon? [2 points]

24) Give the electron configuration of the following, in the format requested, and indicate if the species is paramagnetic, or diamagnetic [12 points] (a) A copper atom (complete spdf notation)

(b) An arsenic atom (orbital box notation with the noble gas shortcut)

(c) A technetium (III) cation (spdf notation with the noble gas shortcut)

(d) A phosphide anion (complete orbital box notation)

6 25) Complete the following tables of names and symbols for ions and ionic compounds (2 points each) Symbol Name

CaCl2
Sodium nitrite

Mo2+
Ammonium phosphate

CoCO3
Iron (III) hydroxide

Al2(SO4)3

26) Complete the table below. (Each column represents a different atom/ion.) [10 points] Symbol Number of protons Number of neutrons Number of electrons Name Copper-63 atom
87

Sr2+
80 121 80