Chemistry Mid-term Exam

2/23/15

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be checked for plagiarism. Instances of plagiarism can result in probation or
possible dismissal from the school.
Please be sure to follow all guidelines (number of sentences/showing all
calculations) and to provide the correct metric units of measure. All
questions are 5 points (1 point for sentence number /units).

1. Experimental Design: From the work you have done this semester,
choose a topic and design an experiment you would be able to
perform. In your design (1) state your hypothesis, (2) identify your
dependent and (3) independent variables, (4) your control conditions
and (5) describe your experimental procedure.

2. Perform this operation and report the answer to the correct number of
significant figures: What is the mass of a cube of aluminum that is 4.0
cm on each edge? The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3. Show all
calculations leading to an answer.

3. Explain why a model of the atom is crucial to understanding

chemistry and in explaining the behavior of matter. Use 3 - 4
sentences in your explanation.

4. What parts of Daltons atomic theory no longer agree with the current
picture of the atom? Provide an answer using 3 4 sentences in your
own words.

5. If an element has 12 protons and 17 neutrons, how many electrons

must it have?

6. Why are the atomic masses of elements usually decimal numbers?

Provide an answer using 3 4 sentences in your own words.

7. In 3 4 sentences and in your own words describe how Mendeleevs

periodic table differs from Moseleys.

8. What is the electron configuration of the element with 27 protons?

9. How many electrons are in the highest energy orbital of the element
copper?

10.
How many dots should be indicated in the electron dot structure
of arsenic?

11.
Why is the first ionization energy of a nonmetal much higher
than that of an alkali metal in its same period? Provide an answer using
3 4 sentences in your own words.

12.
Why do compounds with strong intermolecular attractive forces
have higher boiling points than compounds with weak intermolecular
attractive forces? Provide an answer using 3 4 sentences and in your
own words.

13.

Write the formula for iron (III) sulfate.

14.
What is the reason the group 13 metals have a typical charge of
3+?

15.
Why does one mole of carbon atoms have a smaller mass than
one mole of sulfur atoms?

16.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in N2O? Show all calculations
leading to an answer.

17.

How many non-bonding electrons does phosphorus have?

18.
Complete and balance this reaction: sulfuric acid reacts with
barium chloride

19.
Identify the precipitate in this reaction: calcium nitrate reacts
with sodium phosphate.

20.
The following is a Limiting Reactant problem:
Magnesium nitride is formed in the reaction of magnesium metal with
nitrogen gas in this reaction: 3 Mg(s) + N2(g) Mg3N2(s)
How many grams of product are formed from 2.0 mol of N2 (g) and 8.0
mol of Mg(s)?
Show all calculations leading to an answer.