PRACTICE FINAL

Chem 6A-Tezcan
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1. What is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 8.5 kg of water from
12.5C to 84C?
A) 3.0 x 10
3
kJ
B) 36 J
C) 2.5 x 10
3
kJ
D) 2.5 x 10
6
kJ
E) 25 kJ
2. Which of the following is likely to form ions two units lower in charge than expected from
the group number?
A) Hg
B) Cd
C) Zn
D) Ge
E) Sb
3. The bond order of N
2
2+
is
A) 2.5.
B) 1.
C) 2.
D) 1.5.
E) 3.
4. 0.658 g of copper (I) chloride is diluted to the mark with water in a 50.0 mL volumetric flask.
What is the molarity of the solution?
A) 1.32 x 10
-2
M
B) 0.133 M
C) 9.79 x 10
-2
M
D) 0.294 M
E) none of the above
5. Which of the following compounds is a strong electrolyte?
A) HNO
3
B) HNO
2
C) NH
3
D) H
2
O
E) none of the above
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6. Consider the complete combustion of benzene (C
6
H
6
). What mass of H
2
O is produced
when 25.0 g of benzene reacts with excess O
2
?
A) 150 g
B) 17.3 g
C) 0.114 g
D) 76.2 g
E) none of the above
7. Chlorine exists in two isotopes,
35
Cl (atomic mass 34.969, 74.80% abundant) and
37
Cl
(atomic mass 36.966, 25.20% abundant). Based on these data, what is the average atomic
mass of chlorine in g/mol?
A) 35.472
B) 35.698
C) 35.453
D) 34.969
E) none of the above
8. Which of the following is not planar?
A) BCl
3
B) ClF
3
C) PCl
3
D) XeF
4
E) C
2
H
4
9. A pollutant isolated from a drinking water sample contains only C, H, and O. Combustion
analysis of a 4.00 g sample produces 1.367 g of water and 11.131 g of CO
2
. What could be
the correct molecular formula for this compound?
A) C
11
H
13
O
2
B) C
3
H
3
O
C) C
6
H
3
O
2
D) C
10
H
6
O
2
E) none of the above
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10. In the direct reaction of silicon with Cl
2
the yield of SiCl
4
is 50%. How many grams of
silicon must be reacted with excess chlorine in order to obtain 17 g SiCl
4
?
A) 1.4 g
B) 2.8 g
C) 5.6 g
D) 17 g
E) 28 g
11. How many unpaired electrons are in a manganese atom?
A) 0
B) 5
C) 1
D) 4
E) 3
12. Predict the electronic configuration in the oxide ion in CaO.
A) [He]2s
2
2p
6
or [Ne]
B) [He]2s
2
2p
5
C) [He]2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
D) [Ne]3s
1
3p
3
E) [Ne]3s
2
3p
3
13. A system expands in volume from 2.0 L to 24.5 L at constant temperature. Calculate the
work (w) if the expansion occurs against a constant pressure of 5.00 atm.
A) -113 J
B) 1.24 x 104 J
C) -1.14 x 104 J
D) 113 J
E) 1.14 x 104 J
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14. The souring of wine occurs when oxygen reacts with ethanol to make acetic acid in the
following balanced reaction:
CH
3
CH
2
OH
(aq)
+ O
2(g)
--> CH
3
CO
2
H
(aq)
+ H
2
O
(l)
If 75.00 g of ethanol and 0.26 g of O2 are sealed in a wine bottle, which is the limiting
reactant for the oxidation reaction?
A) CH
3
CH
2
OH
(aq)
B) O
2(g)
C) CH
3
CO
2
H
(aq)
D) H
2
O
(l)
E) none of the above
15. For dinitrogen monoxide, the arrangement of the atoms is N-N-O. In the Lewis structure
with a double bond between NN and NO, the formal charges on N, N, and O, respectively,
are
A) 0, 1, +1.
B) 1, +1, 0.
C) 0, +1, 1.
D) 0, 0, 0.
E) 2, +1, +1.
16. How many electrons, protons and neutrons are present in the carbon dioxide molecule,
15
N
18
O
2
?
A) 22, 22, 27
B) 33, 33, 33
C) 23, 23, 28
D) 15, 15, 18
E) none of the above
17. Which of the following atoms has the highest electron affinity?
A) Ar
B) P
C) Al
D) Si
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18. Which of the following has bond angles slightly less than 120?
A) SO
3
B) SF
2
C) I
3

D) NO
3

E) O
3
19. All of the following are polar except
A) SF
4
.
B) ClO
2

.
C) IF
4
+
.
D) XeF
4
.
E) ClF
3.
20. For the following Lewis structure, considering the atoms from left to right, the formal
charges on S, C, and N, respectively, are
S C N
-

A) 0, 0, -1
B) +1, +4, +5
C) 0, 1, -2
D) -1, 0, 0
E) -2, +4, -3
21. Combustion of a hydrocarbon will release more energy than combustion of an equal mass of
carbohydrate because
A) the C-O and O-H single bonds in carbohydrates are weak.
B) carbohydrates contain C-O and O-H bonds and hydrocarbons do not.
C) the total energy of the C-C and C-H bonds in hydrocarbons is greater than the total
energy of the C=O and O-H bonds in the combustion products (carbon dioxide and
water).
D) the total energy of the bonds in hydrocarbons is greater than the energy of the bonds in
carbohydrates.
E) hydrocarbons have higher molar masses than carbohydrates.
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22. Use the Rydberg formula for atomic hydrogen to calculate the wavelength of a transition from
n = 6 to n = 3.
A) 410 nm
B) 1094 nm
C) 547 nm
D) 1.8 x 10
-10
nm
E) none of the above
23. Write three Lewis structures for the cyanate ion, NCO

, where the arrangement of atoms is

N-C-O. In the most plausible structure,
A) there is a triple bond between N and C.
B) there are two double bonds.
C) there is a triple bond between C and O.
D) the formal charge on O is +1.
E) the formal charge on N is 1.
24. A gas is allowed to expand at constant temperature from a volume of 2.0 L to 11.2 L against
an external pressure of 0.750 atm. If the gas absorbs 128 J of heat from the surroundings,
what are the values of q, w, and !E, respectively?
A) 128 J, 6.9 J, 135 J
B) 128 J, -6.9 J, 121 J
C) 128 J, 697 J, 825 J
D) 128 J, -697 J, -569 J
E) -128 J, -6.9 J, -135 J
25. The three quantum numbers for an electron in a hydrogen atom in a certain state are n = 4, l
= 1, m
l
= 1. The electron is located in what type of orbital?
A) 4s
B) 3p
C) 3d
D) 4d
E) 4p
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26. Three isotopic peaks are observed in the mass spectrum of a sample of dilithium molecules,
Li
2
. How many isotopes of Li are present in the sample?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
27. The oxidation state of vanadium in Rb
4
Na[HV
10
O
28
] is:
A) -6
B) +8
C) -5
D) +3
E) +5
28. Which of the following statements is true?
A) A p-electron penetrates more than an s-electron through the inner shells of an atom.
B) A p-electron penetrates less than a d-electron through the inner shells of an atom.
C) A p-electron has a nonzero probability density at the nucleus.
D) A d-electron has a nonzero probability density at the nucleus.
E) A p-electron experiences a smaller effective nuclear charge than an s-electron.
29. When aqueous solutions of FeCl
2
and AgNO
3
are mixed, which of the following equations
is balanced and correctly represents the resulting reaction?
A) FeCl
2 (aq)
+ AgNO
3 (aq)
-> Fe
(s)
+ AgNO
3 (aq)
B) FeCl
2 (aq)
+ AgNO
3 (aq)
-> Fe(NO
3
)
2 (aq)
+ 2 AgCl
(s)
C) FeCl
2 (aq)
+ 2 AgNO
3 (aq)
-> Fe(NO
3
)
2 (aq)
+ 2 AgCl
(s)
D) FeCl
2 (aq)
+ AgNO
3 (aq)
-> Fe(NO
3
)
2 (aq)
+ AgCl
(s)
E) FeCl
2 (aq)
+ 2 AgNO
3 (aq)
-> Fe(NO
3
)
2 (aq)
+ AgCl
(s)
30. For the ground-state ion Bi
3+
, what type of orbital do the electrons with highest energy
reside in?
A) 5d
B) 6s
C) 4f
D) 5p
E) 6p
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31. Consider the balanced reaction:
5 NaN
3(s)
+ NaNO
3(aq)
-> 3 Na
2
O
(s)
+ 8 N
2(g)
If 5.00 g of NaN
3(s)
are reacted with excess NaNO
3
and 3.30 g of N
2(g)
are produced, what
is the percent yield of the reaction?
A) 95.7%
B) 66.0%
C) 62.5%
D) 100%
E) none of the above
32. How many lone pairs of electrons are found in the Lewis structure of urea, (NH
2
)
2
CO?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 6
D) 4
E) 8
33. Which of the following salts has the highest melting point?
A) KCl
B) KI
C) RbF
D) KBr
E) KF
34. Which of the following species has bonds with the most ionic character?
A) SiO
2
B) PCl
3
C) P
4
O
10
D) CO
2
E) NO
2
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35. Which of the following statements regarding electromagnetic radiation is true?
A) Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400 nm travels faster than that with a
wavelength of 600 nm.
B) The frequency of electromagnetic radiation determines how fast it travels.
C) Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400 nm has a frequency that is smaller
than that with a wavelength of 600 nm.
D) Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 600 nm travels faster than that with a
wavelength of 400 nm.
E) Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 600 nm has a frequency that is smaller
than that with a wavelength of 400 nm.
36. What is the shape of IF
4
+
?
A) tetrahedral
B) seesaw
C) trigonal bipyramidal
D) square planar
E) T-shaped
37. The number of grams of Fe in 50.00 g of Fe
2
O
3
is
A) 5585 g
B) 17.49 g
C) 0.6260 g
D) 34.97 g
E) 41.23 g
38. Consider the reaction:
CuO
(s)
+ C
(s)
--> Cu
(s)
+ CO
2(g)
Identify the oxidizing agent.
A) Cu
B) CuO
C) CO
2
D) C
E) none of the above
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39. Estimate the frequency of the electromagnetic wave shown below.
A) 1.5 " 10
17
s
1
B) 3.0 " 10
17
s
1
C) 1.0 " 10
17
s
1
D) 2.0 " 10
17
s
1
E) Not enough information is given to permit calculation of the frequency.
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40. Which Lewis structure of chlorate shown below has the most stable distribution of formal
charges?
A)
O
Cl O
O
-

B)
O
Cl O
O
-

C)
O
Cl O
O
-

D)
O
Cl O
O
-

E)
O
Cl O
O
-

41. An aqueous solution labeled "tin (II) sulfite" contains the ions:
A) Ti
2+
and S
2-
B) Ti
2+
and SO
3
2-
C) Sn
2+
and SO
3
2-
D) Sn
2+
and SO
4
2-
E) Sn
2+
and S
2-
42. Which one of the following reactions occurring at 25C is the formation reaction of
H
2
SO
4(l)
?
A) H
2(g)
+ S
(s)
+ 2 O
2(g)
-> H
2
SO
4(l)
B) H
2
SO
4(l)
-> H
2(g)
+ S
(s)
+ 2 O
2(g)
C) H
2(g)
+ S
(g)
+ 2 O
2(g)
-> H
2
SO
4(l)
D) H
2
SO
4(l)
-> 2 H
(g)
+ S
(s)
+ 4 O
(g)
E) 2 H
(g)
+ S
(g)
+ 4 O
(g)
-> H
2
SO
4(l)
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43. Predict the electronic configuration in the oxide ion in CaO.
A) [He]2s
2
2p
6
or [Ne]
B) [He]2s
2
2p
5
C) [He]2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
D) [Ne]3s
1
3p
3
E) [Ne]3s
2
3p
3
44. During a titration the following data were collected. A 20.0 mL portion of solution of an
unknown acid HX was titrated with 2.0 M KOH. It required 60.0 mL of the base to
neutralize the sample. What is the molarity of the acid HX?
A) 6.0 M
B) 0.67 M
C) 3.0 M
D) 0.12 M
E) none of the above
45. The total number of orbitals in a shell with principal quantum number 5 is
A) 32.
B) 50.
C) 25.
D) 40.
E) 5.
46. Which of the following has the smallest atomic radius?
A) Cl
B) P
C) S
D) Si
E) Al
47. Write the ground-state electron configuration of a tin(IV) ion.
A) [Kr]4d
3
5s
1
5p
6
B) [Kr]4d
4
5p
6
C) [Kr]4d
5
5s
2
5p
3
D) [Kr]4d
5
5p
5
E) [Kr]4d
10
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48. The energy of a C-O bond is about 360 kJ/mol. What is the maximum wavelength of a
photon of light that can break a single C-O bond?
A) 5.5 x 10
-31
nm
B) 330 nm
C) 410 nm
D) 6.0 x 10
-10 nm
E) none of the above
49. Which of the following species is isoelectronic with Kr?
A) K
+
B) Cl

C) Ar
D) Xe
E) Sr
2+
50. Which compound below contains 52.9% Br by mass?
A) NaBr
B) NaBrO
C) NaBrO
2
D) NaBrO
3
E) NaBrO
4
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