UNIT 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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4.

An atom in which the number of protons is greater than the number of neutrons is
A

234U

6Li

3He

2H

The mass of one atom of tritium, 1 H, an isotope of hydrogen, is 5.008 1024g. One molecule
of hydrogen, H2, has a mass of 3.348 1024g. Which one of the following is the best estimate
of the mass of one neutron?
A

1.660 1024g

1.667 1024g

1.674 1024g

1.688 1024g

The measured relative atomic mass of oxygen is 16.5 in a particular sample. Which one of the
following statements is not correct?
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Each atom of oxygen contains eight protons

The relative molecular mass of the sample is 33.0

There are at least two isotopes of oxygen in this sample.

m
The mass spectrum of this sample shows a peak for the O+ ion at z = 16.5

Assuming that chlorine exists as two isotopes, and that hydrogen and carbon exist as one isotope
each, how many molecular ion peaks will be shown in the mass spectrum of C 4H6Cl4?
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The diagram shows the mass spectrum of an element which exists as molecules X 2 and contains
a mixture of isotopes. How many isotopes of X are in this element?

R e la tiv e
abundance

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6.

7.

15

20
m /z

25

30

Which one of the following atoms has only two unpaired electrons in its ground (lowest energy)
state?
A

helium

beryllium

nitrogen

oxygen

Which one of the following ions has three lone pairs of electrons around the central atom?
A

BF2

NH2

ClF2

PF6

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11.

Which one of the following does not have a pair of s electrons in its highest filled electron
energy sub-level?
A

Mg

P3+

Ar

Which atom has an incomplete sub-shell?

A

Be

Ca

Ge

Zn

Which one of the following explains why boron has a lower first ionisation energy than
beryllium?
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A boron atom is smaller than a beryllium atom.

In beryllium all the electrons are paired in full sub-shells.

A beryllium atom has fewer protons than a boron atom.

In boron the 2p electron occupies a higher energy level than a 2s electron.

Which one of the following ionisations requires less energy than the first ionisation energy of
oxygen?
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S(g) S+(g) + e

O+(g) O2+(g) + e

N(g) N+(g) + e

F(g) F+(g) + e

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14.

In which one of the following pairs is the first ionisation energy of element Y greater than that of
element X?
electronic configuration
of element X

electronic configuration
of element Y

1s1

ls2

1s2 2s2

ls22s2 2p1

1s2 2s22p3

ls22s22p4

1s2 2s22p6

ls22s22p6 3s1

Which one of the following contains the greatest number of moles of methanol? (The Avogadro
number (L) is 6.02 1023, the relative molecular mass (Mr) of methanol is 32.)
A

6.6 1022 molecules

3.3 g of methanol

2.5 103 m3 of methanol vapour at 300 K and 100 kPa

70cm3 of 1.5 M aqueous methanol

Which one of the following compounds contains the smallest percentage, by mass, of oxygen?
A

CH3OCH2CH3

CH3OCH2NH2

COS

C4H9Al(OH)2

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18.

When TiCI4 is reduced with hydrogen under certain conditions, a new compound is produced
which contains 68.9% chlorine by mass. Which one of the following could be the formula of the
new compound?
A

TiH2Cl2

TiCl

TiCl2

TiC13

An alkane contains 30 hydrogen atoms per molecule. Its empirical formula is

A

C6H15

C7H15

C14H30

C15H30

Which one of the following contains the smallest number of moles of carbon dioxide gas?
A

2.65 g

0.0150 m3 at 1000 K and 33.0 kPa

1.50dm3 at 327C and 200 kPa

1500 cm3 at 300 K and 100 kPa

Which one of the following samples of gas, when sealed into a vessel of volume 0.10 m 3, is at
the highest pressure?
A

1.6g of helium (He) at 100 K

1.6g of methane (CH4) at 100 K

1.6g of oxygen (O2) at 600 K

1.6g of sulphur dioxide (SO2) at 1200 K

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21.

What is the volume occupied by 10.8 g of the freon CCl2F2 at 100 kPa and 273 K?
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2.02 dm3

2.05 dm3

2.02 cm3

2.05 cm3

Which one of the following samples of gas occupies the largest volume?
A

1.0g of ozone (O3) at l00kPa and 300K

1.0g of oxygen at 100 kPa and 300 K

1.0g of water vapour at 250 kPa and 450 K

1.0g of methane at 333 kPa and 500 K

A "drink-driving" offence is committed if the blood alcohol level of a driver is over 80 mg of

ethanol per 100 cm3 of blood.
What is the concentration (in mol dm3) of ethanol if there are 80 mg of ethanol per100 cm3 of
blood?
A

0.0017

0.017

0.080

0.80

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When vanadium reacts with chlorine at 400C, a brown compound is obtained. When an
aqueous solution containing 0.193 g of this compound was treated with aqueous silver nitrate all
the chlorine in the compound was precipitated as silver chloride. The mass of silver chloride
(AgCl) produced was 0.574 g. Which one of the following could be the formula of the brown
compound?
A

VCl

VCl2

VCl3

VCl4

On complete combustion, 0.0150 mol of an organic acid produced 735 cm3 of carbon dioxide
(measured at 101 kPa and 298K). The same amount of acid required 15.0 cm 3 of 2.00 M sodium
hydroxide solution for neutralisation. Which one of the following could be the formula of the
acid?
A

HCOOH

CH3COOH

HOOCCOOH

HOOCCH2CH2COOH

A brand of fluoride tablets, recommended by a dentist to strengthen the enamel on teeth,

contains 2.2 103 sodium fluoride per tablet. The total mass of fluoride ion present in 100
tablets is
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2.2 103 42 100

2.2 103 23 100

2.2 103

100 19
2.2 10 3

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100

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Summarised directions for recording responses to multiple completion questions
A
(i), (ii) and (iii) correct
only

B
(i) and (iii) correct
only

C
(ii) and (iv) correct
only

D
(iv) alone correct

Ionic bonding is found in

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27.

(i)

NH4Cl

(ii)

NaBH4

(iii)

CH3COOK

(iv)

BeCl2

Which one of the following has the most covalent character?

A

MgF2

MgBr2

AlF3

AlBr3

Which one of the following ions has the greatest polarising power?
A

Cl

S2

Li +

Al3+

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29.

Which one of the following contains bonds of different polarities?

NH 4

CCl4

CH3Cl

H3O+

Which one of the following is the most likely value for the bond angle shown in the diagram
of SF4 below?

F
F

F
F

30.

118

101

90

88

Which one of the following has a shape which is not influenced by a lone pair of electrons?
A

CH3OH

H2F+

BF3

NF3

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Summarised directions for recording responses to multiple completion questions
A
(i), (ii) and (iii) correct
only

B
(i) and (iii) correct
only

C
(ii) and (iv) correct
only

D
(iv) alone correct

All the atoms lie in a single plane in molecules of

32.

(i)

BCl3

(ii)

HCHO

(iii)

C2H2Br2

(iv)

NH3

Which one of the following molecules or ions is pyramidal in shape?

A

BF3

CH 3

CH 3

SF 3

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For this question one or more of the options given may be correct. Select your answer by means
of the following code
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if (1), (2) and (3) only are correct

if (1) and (3) only are correct

if (2) and (4) only are correct

if (4) alone is correct

Directions summarised
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(1), (2) and (3)

only correct

(1) and (3)

only correct

(2) and (4)

only correct

(4) only
correct

The gas hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is toxic. In water, hydrogen cyanide is a weak acid with a pKa
of 9.4 Hydrogen cyanide gas can be dissolved in dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide with which it
reacts to give an aqueous solution containing cyanide ions. Solutions containing cyanide ions are
also toxic but can be rendered non-toxic by complexing the cyanide ions with iron(II) ions.
Hydrogen cyanide molecules in the gas phase attract each other by

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(1)

van der Waals forces.

(2)

ionic bonds.

(3)

dipoledipole forces.

(4)

hydrogen bonds.

Which one of the following is not hydrogen bonded in the liquid state?
A

H2SO4

CH3F

CH3NH2

HF

Which one of the following lists the first ionisation energies (in kJ mol 1) of the elements Mg,
Al, Si, P and S in this order?
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577

786

1060

1000

1260

736

577

786

1060

1000

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786

1060

1000

1260

1520

1060

1000

1260

1520

418

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