Chem 1035

Final Exam

December 13, 2013

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1.

What is the answer to the following calculation, with the correct number of significant
figures?
5.235 x 3.23
13.5 - 12.3
A. 14.08

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C. 14

D. 14.0

E. 14.09

A 25.00 g sample of a solid is placed in a graduated cylinder; the graduated cylinder is

then filled to the 50.0 mL mark with benzene. The mass of the benzene and solid
together is 58.80 g. Assuming the solid does not dissolve in benzene and that the
density of benzene if 0.880 g/mL, calculate the density of the solid.
A. 1.72 g/mL
D. 1.37 g/mL

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B. 14.1

B. 2.16 g/mL
E. 1.98 g/mL

C. 2.43 g/mL

If 0.500 liter of oil is spilled on water and the uniform thickness of the resulting oil film
is 2.00x106 millimeters, what area, in square meters, does the oil cover?
(1 mL = 1 cm3)
A. 1.00x105 m2
D. 1.50x1011 m2

B. 2.50x105 m2
E. 2.50x107 m2

C. 1.00x107 m2

4.

One gallon of gasoline in an automobiles car engine produces on the average 9.5 kg
of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Calculate the annual production of CO2 if there
are 40 million cars in the US and each car covers 5000 miles each year at a consumption
rate of 20 miles per gallon.
A. 9.5x1010 kg
D. 2.5x1011 kg

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C. 2.5x108 kg

Which of the following is incorrectly named?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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B. 1.9x1012 kg
E. 3.8x1013 kg

HClO3
Mg3P2
MnS2
SF2
Al(NO3)3

chloric acid
magnesium phosphide
manganese(IV) sulfide
sulfur(II) fluoride
aluminum nitrate

Chlorine has two isotopes, 35Cl (35.0 amu) and 37Cl (37.0 amu). Which is the more abundant
one and what is its percent abundance?
A. 35Cl, abundance 77.5%
B. 35Cl, abundance 22.5%
C. 37Cl, abundance 77.5%
D. 37Cl, abundance 22.5%
E. 35Cl, abundance 55.5%

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A certain compound composed only of magnesium and chlorine is 74.6% by mass

chlorine. How many grams of magnesium could be obtained from a 44.9 g sample of the
compound?
A. 11.4 g

B. 19.3 g

C. 26.5 g

D. 33.5 g

E. 40.3 g

8.

How many electrons are in the metal ion in the compound Fe(ClO2)2?
A. 26

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B. 22

E. 20

B. 2.8x1022 molecules
E. 1.8x1025 molecules

C. 5.8x1023 molecules

Which of the following samples contains the greatest total number of atoms?
A. 50.0 g HF (20.0 g/mol)
C. 100.0 g SF6 (146 g/mol)

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D. 24

A normal breath takes in about 1.0 L of air. Assuming that air has an average molar mass
of 28.8 g, and that its density is 0.97 g/L, how many molecules of air do you take in with
each breath?
A. 2.0x1022 molecules
D. 1.7x1025 molecules

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C. 23

B. 200.0 g SeBr2 (239 g/mol)

D. 75.0 g CO2 (44.0 g/mol)

Potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7, is used in tanning leather, decorating porcelain, and

water proofing fabrics. Calculate the number of chromium atoms in 78.82 g of K2Cr2O7.
(Molar mass = 294.2 g/mol)
A. 9.490x1025 Cr atoms
C. 1.124x1024 Cr atoms
E. 1.613x1023 Cr atoms

B. 2.248x1024 Cr atoms
D. 3.226x1023 Cr atoms

12.

Phosphine, an extremely poisonous and highly reactive gas, will react with oxygen to
form tetraphosphorus decoxide and water:
PH3(g) + O2(g)

P4O10(s) + H2O(g)

Calculate the mass of P4O10 (molar mass = 284 g/mol) formed when 225 g of PH3
(molar mass = 34.0 g/mol) reacts with excess oxygen.
A. 470. g

B. 56.2 g

C. 1880 g

D. 2820 g

E. 782 g

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Aluminum reacts with oxygen to produce aluminum oxide which can be used as an
adsorbent, desiccant, or catalyst for organic reactions.
4Al(s)

3O2(g)

2Al2O3(s)

A mixture of 82.49 g of aluminum (molar mass = 26.98 g/mol) and 117.65 g of oxygen
(molar mass = 32.00 g/mol) is allowed to react. Identify the limiting reactant and
determine the mass of the excess reactant present in the vessel when the reaction is
complete.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Oxygen is the limiting reactant; 19.81 g of aluminum remain.

Oxygen is the limiting reactant; 35.16 g of aluminum remain.
Aluminum is the limiting reactant; 16.70 g of oxygen remain.
Aluminum is the limiting reactant; 35.16 g of oxygen remain.
Aluminum is the limiting reactant; 44.27 g of oxygen remain.

14.

How many sodium ions are present in 325 mL of 0.850 M Na2SO4?

A. 1.66x1023 sodium ions
C. 4.99x1023 sodium ions
E. 1.57x1024 sodium ions

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Which of the following solutions will be the poorest conductor of electrical current?
A. C12H22O11(aq)
D. LiOH(aq)

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B. NaCl(aq)
E. H2SO4(aq)

C. KNO3(aq)

Identify the spectator ions when aqueous solutions of sodium carbonate and magnesium
chloride are combined.
A. Mg2+ and CO32
D. Na+ and CO32

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B. 3.33x1023 sodium ions

D. 6.20x1023 sodium ions

B. Na+ and Cl
E. Na+ and Mg2+

C. Mg2+ and Cl

Automobile batteries contain 3.0 M H2SO4. How much 2.50 M NaOH will be needed to
neutralize 250. mL of this H2SO4 solution?
A. 300. mL
D. 150.0 mL

B. 750. mL
E. 600. mL

C. 75.0 mL

18.

Which of the following solutions is the most acidic?

A. pH = 3.22
C. [H3O+] = 5.33x104 M

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B. pOH = 11.05
D. [OH] = 1.36x102 M

In the redox reaction 2 Al + 3 CuSO4 3 Cu + Al2(SO4)3,

A. The CuSO4 is the reducing agent and each Cu atom loses two electrons in the reaction.
B. The CuSO4 is the oxidizing agent and each Cu atom gains two electrons in the
reaction.
C. The Al is the reducing agent and each Al atom gains three electrons in the reaction.
D. The Al is the oxidizing agent and each Al atom loses three electrons in the reaction.

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What mass of Na2CrO4 is required to precipitate all of the silver ions from 75.0 mL of
a 0.100 M solution of AgNO3?
A. 0.607 g
D. 12.1 g

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B. 1.22 g
E. 8.1 g

C. 0.882 g

Which of the following electron transitions in the hydrogen atom emits photons of the
highest frequency?
A. n = 1 to n = 2
D. n = 8 to n = 5

B. n = 5 to n = 3
E. n = 5 to n = 2

C. n = 3 to n = 7

22.

How many electrons in one atom can have the following quantum numbers:
n = 4, l = 2, ms = 1/2?
A. 1

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C. 5

D. 10

E. 16

A given orbital has a magnetic quantum number of ml = 1. This cannot be a(n)

A. d orbital

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B. 2

B. p orbital

C. s orbital

D. f orbital

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. The n quantum describes the size of an atomic orbital.
B. The shape of an atomic orbital is determined by the value of the l quantum number.
C. A photon of green light with a wavelength of 535 nm has more energy than a photon
of orange light with a wavelength of 625 nm.
D. The maximum number of orbitals with n = 4 and l = 3 is 14.
E. A photon of radiation is absorbed when the electron in a hydrogen atom moves from
n = 3 to n = 7.

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Technetium emits a gamma ray with an energy of 0.141 MeV (1 MeV = 1 million
electron-volts, where 1 eV = 1.602x1019 J). What is the frequency of this gamma ray?
A. 8.80x1014 /s
D. 3.41x1019 /s

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B. 2.24x1010 /s
E. 6.03x1017/s

C. 8.23x105 /s

Select the correct set of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) for the first electron removed in
the formation of a cation for strontium, Sr.
A. 5, 1 , 0, 1 2
D. 5, 0, 0, 1 2

B. 5, 1, 1,
E. 5, 0, 1,

1
1

2
2

C. 4, 0, 0, 1 2

27.

Which of the following is the ground state configuration for the Mn ion in the compound
Mn2O3?
A. [Ar]4s23d3
D. [Ar]4s23d5

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C. Sn2+

B. Ne

B. S

C. Ba

E. P3

D. Ti

E. Zn

Which of the following spheres represents F, which represents Br, and which represents
Br?

A
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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D. Fe3+

Which of the following elements has exactly 10 electrons in s orbitals?

A. Sn

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C. [Ar]3d5

Which of the following species is paramagnetic?

A. Cd

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B. [Ar]4s23d2
E. [Ar]3d4

A = F,
A = Br,
A = Br,
A = Br,
A = Br,

B
B = Br,
B = Br,
B = F,
B=F
B = Br,

C = Br
C=F
C = Br
C = Br
C=F

Which of the following ionic compounds has the highest lattice energy?
A. MgF2

B. CaF2

C. LiBr

D. CaBr2

E. LiF

32.

An exothermic reaction is one in which

A. no triple bonds are broken.
B. the energy required to break bonds exceeds energy released in bond formation.
C. the energy required to break bonds is less than the energy released in bond
formation.
D. more bonds are broken than are formed.
E. more bonds are formed than are broken.

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Which of the following has bonds that are the most polar?
A. SCl2

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B. SO2

D. OF2

E. CO

Which of the following species has a central atom that has no unshared pairs of
electrons?
B. ClO3
C. SbF4
E. OPBr3 (P is the central atom)

A. IF3
D. SO32

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C. CF4

What is the hybridization of the chlorine atom in ClO3?

A. sp

B. sp2

C. sp3

D. sp3d

E. sp3d2

36.

How does one describe the C-N bond in nitromethane, H3CNO2, where C is connected to
N and the two O are connected to N, one via a double bond and one via a single bond?
A. a single bond resulting from the overlap of a sp orbital of C and a sp orbital of N
B. a double bond from the overlap of a sp orbital of C and a sp orbital of N
C. a double bond from the overlap of a sp2 orbital of C and a sp orbital of N
D. a single bond resulting from the overlap of a sp2 orbital of C and a sp2 orbital of N
E. a single bond resulting from the overlap of a sp3 orbital of C and a sp2 orbital of N

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Which of the following has a trigonal planar geometry?

A. ClO3

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C. SO3

D. SO32

E. NH3

D. IF5

E. SO32

Which of the following substances is nonpolar?

A. SiF4

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B. IF3

B. IF3

C. SbF4

Which has the smallest bond angles?

A. OPBr3 (P is the central atom)
D. ClO3

B. SiF4
E. SO2

C. SO3

40.

A container with a volume of 10.0 L contains 2.80 g of N2(g), 0.403 g of H2(g), and
79.9 g of Ar(g). At 25C, what is the pressure inside the container?
A. 203 atm
D. 3.20 atm

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B. 17.1 atm
E. 5.63 atm

A 6.35 L sample of carbon monoxide is collected at 55C and 678 torr. What volume
will the gas occupy at 1.05 atm and 20.C?
A. 4.82 L

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B. 1.96 L

C. 6.04 L

D. 3.34 L

E. 5.09 L

In hydrogen iodide __________________ are the strongest type of intermolecular force.

A. dipole-dipole forces
C. dispersion forces
E. hydrogen bonding

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C. 2.26 atm

B. covalent bonds
D. polar covalent bonds

Which of the following should have the highest surface tension at a given temperature?
A. H3C

CH2

CH2

OH

B. H3C

CH2

CH3

C. H3C

CH2

CH3

E. H3C

CH2

OH

D. H3C

CH2

44.

For a particular first-order reaction it takes 60 hours for the concentration of the reactant
to drop to 10% of its initial concentration. What is the half-life for the reaction?
A. 13 hr

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C. 8.5 hr

D. 18 hr

E. 38 hr

A chemical reaction involves reactants A and B. Using the following initial rate data,
what is the number that must appear in the table where the BLANK is located?

Experiment 1
Experiment 2
Experiment 3
Experiment 4
A. 0.0900 M/min
C. 0.1350 M/min
E. 0.0360 M/min

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B. 16 hr

Initial [A],
M

Initial [B],
M

Initial Rate,
M/min

0.200
0.200
0.800
0.400

0.100
0.200
0.100
0.300

0.0150
0.0600
0.0150
BLANK

B. 0.0150 M/min
D. 0.0450 M/min

The rate constant for a first-order reaction is 2.00x104 s1 at 25.0C and the activation
energy is 5.75x104 J/mol. What is the value of the rate constant at 35.0C?
(R = 8.314 J/Kmol)
A. 2.07x104 s1
D. 1.13x103 s1

B. 2.80x104 s1
E. 1.65x103 s1

C. 4.25x104 s1

47.

The decomposition of N2O5 proceeds as follows:

2N2O5 4NO2 + O2
The rate law is first-order in N2O5. At 45C the rate constant is 6.08 x 104 s1. What is
the rate of the reaction when [N2O5] = 0.100 M, and what happens to the rate when the
concentration of N2O5 is doubled to 0.200 M?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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An increase in temperature increases the reaction rate because

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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6.08 x 105 M/s1; the rate will not change.

6.08 x 104 M/s1; the rate will not change at 0.200 M
6.08 x 103 M/s1; the rate will be halved at 0.200 M
6.08 x 105 M/s1; the rate will double at 0.200 M
6.08 x 104 M/s1; the rate will double at 0.200 M

a greater fraction of the collisions have the correct orientation of molecules.

the activation energy of the reaction increases.
the activation energy of the reaction decreases.
temperature acts as a catalyst in chemical reactions.
more collisions will have enough energy to exceed the activation energy.

A reaction that is very fast at room temperature has a relatively

A. low Ea, small k, large t
C. high Ea, large k, large t
E. low Ea, small k, small t

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The reaction

B. high Ea, large k, small t

D. low Ea, large k, small t

2A + B C has the following proposed mechanism:

A + B D
D + B E
E + A C + B

fast
slow
fast

What is the rate law according to this mechanism?

A. Rate = k[A]2[B]
C. Rate = k[A][B]
E. Rate = k[B]

B. Rate = k[A][B]2
D. Rate = k[A]2[B]2

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