Practice exam for final exam, Chem 121, Dr.

Wu Note: In your exam, the periodic table, the solubility table, the activity series and the fundamental constants will be provided. The exam time is 1hr48 minutes. Try to finish this practice exam in the same time.

1. [7.5 points] How many electrons, protons and neutrons does 87Sr2+ have?

(a) 38 protons, 49 neutrons and 38 electrons (b) 40 protons, 47 neutrons and 38 electrons (c) 38 protons, 49 neutrons and 36 electrons (d) 38 protons, 38 neutrons and 49 electrons (e) none of the above are correct

2. [7.5 points] What is the formula of maganese (VII) oxide?

(a) Mn7O (b) Mn2O7 (c) MnO (d) MnO2 (e) Mn7O2

3. [7.5 Points] What is the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms between calcium and fluorine?

(a) CaF (b) Ca2F (c) Ca2F3 (d) CaF3 (e) CaF2

4. [7.5 points] What is the quantity of Fe2O3 that will be produced if 5.00 g of FeS2 is reacted with 11.0 g of oxygen according to the following reaction: 4 FeS2(s) + 11 O2(g) --> 2 Fe2O3(s) + 8 SO2(g)

(a) 3.33 g (b) 9.98 g (c) 6.65 g (d) 1.55 g (e) 20.96 g

5. [7.5 points] The mineral corundum (which is the host structure for sapphires and rubies) has the formula Al2O3. If the density of corundum is 3.97 g/cm3 how many aluminum atoms are contained in a corundum crystal with a volume of 0.250 cm3?

(a) 5.86 x 1021 (b) 4.69 x 1022 (c) 1.17 x 1022 (d) 7.12 x 1022 (e) none of the above

6. [7.5 points] What is the hybridization about the sulfur atom in SO3?

(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) sp3d (e) sp3d2

7. [7.5 points] In SO3 how many electrons are involved in bonding?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 4

8. [7.5 points] What is the most likely value of the C-C-C bond angle in acetone, H3C-CO-CH3 (the oxygen atom is bound only to the central carbon atom)?

(a) slightly less than 120

(b) slightly greater than 120 (c) slightly less than 109.5 (d) slightly greater than 109.5 (e) 180

9. [7.5 Points] Which of the following would you expect to have the shortest nitrogen-oxygen bond distance? (Neglect differences in electronegativities of N and O and use an MO diagram to answer this question.)

(a) NO(b) NO (c) NO+ (d) NO2-

10. [7.5 Points] Which of the following molecules is not planar (flat)?

(a) C2H4 (b) CO32(c) XeF4 (d) BF3 (e) NH3

11. [ 7.5 points] Using VSEPR theory, predict the molecular geometry of BrF5.

(a) octahedral (b) square pyramidal (c) T-shaped (d) trigonal bipyramidal (e) none of the above

12. [7.5 points] Using VSEPR theory, predict the molecular geometry of KrF2.

(a) tetrahedral (b) bent (c) linear (d) trigonal bipyramidal (e) octahedral

13. [7.5 Points] How many sigma () and pi () bonds are there in H3CCN?

(a) 5 and 2 bonds (b) 4 and 3 bonds (c) 6 and 1 bonds (d) 4 and 2 bonds (e) 7 and 0 bonds

14. [7.5 points] The oxidation state of nitrogen is most positive in which of the following molecules? (a) NO2 (b) NO (c) HNO3 (d) Sr3N2 (e) CN-

15. [7.5 points] Use the concept of formal charge to select the most stable resonance structure of NOF.

(a) F(3)N(1)=O(2) (b) F(3)O(1)=N(2) (c) N(3)O(1)=F(2) (d) O(3)F(1)=N(2) (e) F(2)=N(1)O(3)

Note the number in parentheses denotes the number of unshared electron pairs on each atom.
16. [7.5 points] Identify the atom(s) whose oxidation state changes, during the course of the following oxidation-reduction reaction: MnO2(s) + 4HCl(aq) MnCl2(aq) + Cl2(g) + 2H2O(l) (a) Mn (b) O (c) Cl (d) H (e) both Mn & Cl

17. [7.5 points] Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing polarity: CH, BF, CF, and CO.

(a) Least Polar CH < CO < CF < BF Most Polar (b) Least Polar BF < CF < CO < CH Most Polar (c) Least Polar CH < CF < CO < BF Most Polar (d) Least Polar CH < BF < CF < CO Most Polar

18. [7.5 points] Use the concept of formal charge to select the most stable resonance structure of the molecule POCl.

(a) P(2)=Cl(1)O(3) (b) O(2)=P(1)Cl(3) (c) Cl(2)=P(1)O(3) (d) P(2)=O(1)Cl(3) (e) Cl(2)=O(1)P(3)

Note the number in parentheses denotes the number of unshared electron pairs on each atom.
19. [7.5 points] Draw the Lewis dot structures for the following molecules and identify the molecule that violates the octet rule.

(a) Cl2 (b) NO (c) HCN (d) SO3 (e) C2H4

20. [7.5 points] If you balance the following equation and sum the coefficients what number do you obtain?

a PCl5(l) + b H2O(l) --> c H3PO4(aq) + d HCl(aq)

(a) a + b + c + d = 10 (b) a + b + c + d = 4 (c) a + b + c + d = 19 (d) a + b + c + d = 11 (e) none of the above

21. [7.5 points] Which of the following atoms/ions will have the largest radius?

(a) Se2(b) Kr (c) Br(d) Y3+ (e) Rb+

22. [7.5 points] Arrange the following atoms in order of increasing first ionization energy: Cl, Rb, F, P, Ga, Ca.

(a) Lowest IE F < Cl < P < Ga < Ca < Rb Highest IE (b) Lowest IE Rb < Ca < Ga < P < F < Cl Highest IE (c) Lowest IE Rb < Ga < Ca < Cl < P < F Highest IE (d) Lowest IE Rb < Ca < Ga < P < Cl < F Highest IE (e) Lowest IE Rb < F < Ca < Ga < P < Cl Highest IE

23. [7.5 points] Arrange the following atoms in order of increasing electron affinity: Cl, P, S, Ar.

(a) Most positive EA Cl < S < P < Ar Most negative EA (b) Most positive EA Ar < Cl < S < P Most negative EA (c) Most positive EA P < S < Cl < Kr Most negative EA (d) Most positive EA Ar < P < S < Cl Most negative EA (e) Most positive EA Cl < Ar < P < S Most negative EA

24. [7.5 points] What is the proper electron configuration for Ag+?

(a) [Kr] 5s24d9 (b) [Kr] 5s24d8 (c) [Kr] 5s14d10 (d) [Kr] 4d10 (e) none of the above

25. [7.5 points] How many electrons in a krypton atom (Kr) have a magnetic quantum number ml = 1?

(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 6 (e) 10

26. [7.5 points] The ml (magnetic) quantum number for an electron in a 3p orbital

(a) can have any integer value from 0 to 3 (b) may be -1 (c) may be +1/2 or 1/2 (d) is three (e) both (a) and (b) are correct

27. [7.5 points] Which of the following electron configurations is correct for tantalum (Ta)?

(a) [Xe] 6s25d3 (b) [Xe] 6s15d4 (c) [Xe] 6s24f125d3 (d) [Xe] 6s24f145d3 (e) [Xe] 6s14f145d4

28. [7.5 Points] What of the following photons falls into the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

(a) A photon with an energy of 1.2 10-18 J (b) A photon with a wavelength of 3.15 102 m (c) A photon with a frequency of 6.0 1014 s-1 (d) A photon with a wavelength of 50 nm (e) None of the above photons is in the visible.

29. [7.5 Points] Given the following standard enthalpies of formation:

Hf (Fe2O3) = -822 kJ/mol Hf (FeCl3) = -400 kJ/mol Hf (HCl) = -92 kJ/mol Hf (H2O) = -242 kJ/mol

What is the enthalpy change, H, for the reaction: Fe2O3(s) + 6HCl(g) 2FeCl3(s) + 3H2O(g)

(a) 152 kJ (b) 152 kJ (c) 272 kJ (d) 272 kJ (e) None of the above

30. [7.5 Points] A gas stove generates heat from the combustion of methane: CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(g) H = -802 kJ How many moles of methane would need to be reacted in order to heat 4.00 kg (~ 1 gallon) of water (Cs = 4.18 J/g-K) from room temperature (25 C) to boiling (100 C)?

(a) 1.56 10-3 mole CH4 (b) 12.5 moles CH4 (c) 1.25 mole CH4 (d) 1560 moles CH4 (e) 1.56 mole CH4

31. [7.5 Points] What is the standard enthalpy of formation of Mg(OH)2, given the following data: 2Mg(s) + O2(g) 2MgO(s) H = -1204 kJ Mg(OH)2(s) MgO(s) + H2O(l) H = +37 kJ 2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l) H = -572 kJ

(a) Hf [Mg(OH)2] = -1739 kJ/mol (b) Hf [Mg(OH)2] = +925 kJ/mol (c) Hf [Mg(OH)2] = -925 kJ/mol (d) Hf [Mg(OH)2] = -1850 kJ/mol (e) None of the above

32. [7.5 Points] If 270 J of heat is required to raise the temperature of a 15.0 g sample of an unknown metal from 23 C to 43 C. Given the following specific heat values, determine the identity of the metal.

(a) Iron (Cs = 0.45 J/g-K) (b) Aluminum (Cs = 0.90 J/g-K) (c) Silicon (Cs = 0.70 J/g-K) (d) Nickel (Cs = 0.11 J/g-K) (e) Magnesium (Cs = 0.24 J/g-K)

33. [7.5 Points] What is the molarity of a solution produced by mixing 50.0 mL of 0.200 M NaCl solution with 100.0 mL of 0.100 M NaCl solution?

(a) 0.300 M (b) 2.00 M (c) 0.133 M (d) 0.15 M (e) None of the above

34. [7.5 Points] What quantity of 1.5 M Al(NO3)3 solution must be added to 0.500 L of 6.0 M Ba(OH)2 solution to completely precipitate out all of the hydroxide ions?

(a) 1.3 L (b) 2.0 L (c) 3.0 L (d) 0.50 L (e) 0.22 L

35. [7.5 Points] Use the activity series to determine which of the following ions is capable of oxidizing copper metal to form Cu2+ cations?

(a) Na+ (b) Sn2+ (c) Pt2+ (d) Both (a) and (b)

36. [7.5 Points] Which of the following has the largest number of chlorine atoms?

(a) 100 mL of a 1.0 M SrCl2 solution (b) 6.02 1022 Cl2 molecules (c) 10.0 g of NaCl (d) 100 mL of a 2.0 M HClO3 solution (e) 10.0 g of LiCl

37. [7.5 Points] If 3.00 g of silicon dioxide (MW = 60.09 g/mol) is reacted with 4.50 g of carbon (AW = 12.01 g/mol) according to the following reaction: SiO2(s) + 3C(s) SiC(s) + 2CO(g) What is the theoretical yield of SiC (MW = 40.10 g/mol)?

(a) 5.01 g (b) 2.00 g (c) 15.0 g (d) 1.54 g (e) None of the above

38. [7.5 Points] What is the empirical formula of a compound which is 10.4% C, 27.8% S and 61.7% Cl by mass?

(a) CSCl (b) C2S2Cl (c) CSCl2 (d) CS3Cl6 (e) CS2Cl

39. [7.5 Points] How many protons, neutrons and electrons are present in a 39 + K ion?

(a) 19 protons, 19 neutrons, 18 electrons (b) 19 protons, 39 neutrons, 18 electrons (c) 19 protons, 20 neutrons, 18 electrons (d) 19 protons, 20 neutrons, 19 electrons (e) 39 protons, 39 neutrons, 38 electrons

40. [7.5 Points] What is the empirical formula of magnesium perchlorate?

(a) MgCl2 (b) MgClO4 (c) Mg(ClO3)2 (d) Mg(ClO4)2 (e) MgClO2