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TMS 0424 CHEMISTRY 1 REVISION QUESTIONS (CHAPTER 1-5)

1. a) 0.256 mol of an acid, HA has a molarity 6.0 M and molar mass 98.0 g mol -1.

i. Calculate the volume of the solution.

(1 mark)
ii. Calculate the molality of the solution if the density of the solution is
0.878 g mL-1.
(4 marks)

b) 0.258 g of a hydrocarbon liquid when vaporized at 380 K and 110 kPa occupies a
volume of 123.7 cm3.

i. Calculate the molar mass of the hydrocarbon.

(3 marks)
ii. If the volume of the cylinder is increased to 1.65 L under the same
temperature, calculate the new pressure.
(2 marks)

c) A line with a wavelength of 719 nm was observed in the emission spectrum of

hydrogen.

i. Calculate its frequency.

(2 marks)
ii. Determine the energy involved in the formation of this line.
(2 marks)
iii. If the line spectrum is observed in ultraviolet region, state the series of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
(1 mark)

d) Sulphur is an element found in the third period in the Periodic Table.

i. Determine the position (block, period and group) of sulphur.

(1 mark)
ii. Suggest the formula of the hydride of sulphur.
(1 mark)
iii. Compare the size of S, S+ and S2-. Explain.
(3 marks)

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2. a) Sodium reacts with oxygen to form sodium dioxide, Na2O.

i. State the type of bond form between sodium and oxygen in Na2O.
(1 mark)
ii. Show the formation of the bond by using Lewis structure.
(2 marks)

b) i. Show THREE (3) resonance structures of SO3.

(3 marks)
ii. Draw and label the molecular shape of SO 3.
(2 marks)

c) Using Lewis structures, draw the structure of H2O and H3O+. Label the dative
bond formed in H3O+.
(3 marks)

d) Carbon dioxide is a gas at room conditions, but silicon dioxide is a hard solid.
Explain the sentence above in terms of structure and chemical bonding.
(4 marks)

e) O H CH3
(R)
CH3C C C CH2CH3

CH3 CH3
Structure A

i. Draw Structure A in your answer booklet and state the hybridization of

each carbon atoms in Structure A.
(3 marks)
ii. Determine the number of sigma and pi bonds in Structure A.
(2 marks)

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3. a) In an experiment, 24.5 g of iron were reacted with 12.6 g of steam according to

the equation below.

3Fe + 4H2O Fe3O4 + 4H2

i. Assuming that the reaction goes to completion, determine which

reactant will be completely consumed.
(4 marks)
ii. How many grams of Fe3O4 will be produced?
(2 marks)

b) i. State Daltons Law of partial pressure.

(1 mark)
ii. A mixture of gases at pressure of 350 kPa contains 25.0 % oxygen,
30.0 % nitrogen and 45.0 % helium by volume. Calculate the partial
pressures of each gas in the mixture.
(3 marks)

c) Draw the energy level diagram below in your answer booklet. Using labeled
arrows indicate the electronic transitions corresponding to:

i. the first line in the Lyman series.

(1 mark)
ii. the third line in the Balmer series.
(1 mark)
iii. the second line in the Paschen series.
(1 mark)
iv. the last line in the Brackett series.
(1 mark)

Energy

n=
n=5
n=4

n=3

n=2

n=1

(4 marks)

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d) From the lines in question 3(c), determine

i. the line with the shortest wavelength.

(1 mark)
ii. the line which is found in the visible light region.
(1 mark)

e) The successive ionization energy (in kJ mol -1) of an element X is given in the
table below.

IE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

(kJ mol-1) 999.6 2 260 3 380 4 565 6 996 8 490 28 080 31 720

i. Deduce the electronic configuration of X.

(2 marks)
ii. Predict the group in The Periodic Table in which X belongs to.
(1 mark)
iii. Write the complete electronic configuration of X, if X is an element of the
third Period.
(1 mark)

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4. a) The shape of NH2-, NH3 and NH4+ molecules are the consequence of sp 3 orbital
hybridisation.

i. Draw the Lewis structure for NH2-, NH3 and NH4+.

(3 marks)
ii. Draw and state the shape of each molecule.
(3 marks)
iii. Compare the bond angles of each molecule and explain why it is different
from each other.
(4 marks)

b) Using Lewis structures, show how a coordinate bond is formed between NH3 and
BCl3 molecules.
(4 marks)

c) i. Draw the Lewis structure of CO32-.

(2 marks)
ii. Calculate the formal charges for each atom in CO 32-.
(1 mark)
ii. Show THREE (3) resonance structures of CO32-.
( 3 marks)

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5. a) Elements phosphorus and nitrogen are in group 15 of the Periodic Table.

i. Draw the Lewis structure of PCl5 and NCl3 molecules.

(2 marks)
ii. Draw and label the molecular shape of PCl3, PCl5 and NCl3 molecules.
(3 marks)
iii. Determine whether PCl3, PCl5 and NCl3 molecules is polar or non-polar
by showing the dipole moment arrow on the molecular shapes that you
drawn in 5(a)ii.
(6 marks)
iv. Phosphorus can form compounds PCl3 and PCl5 but nitrogen can only
form NCl3. Explain.
(1 mark)
b) Ethyne, C2H2 is the simplest alkyne.

i. State the hybridisation of each carbon in ethyne.

(1 mark)

ii. Draw the orbital diagram of valence electron of C at ground state, excited
state and hybrid state.
(3 marks)

iii. Show the orbital overlapping diagram of ethyne. Label the sigma bond.
(4marks)

[20 marks]

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