MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Which of the following processes represent a chemical change?

A) distillation of a ethanol
B) melting ice
C) fermenting grape juice
D) squeezing the juice from grapes
E) evaporating water
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 1.2

2) A reaction consumes 5.0 g of A and 6.0 g of B. How many grams of C plus D should be obtained?

1A + 3B 2C + 4D

A) 10
B) 11
C) 23
D) 1
E) Not enough information is given to answer this question.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 2.1

3) Which of the following has the greatest number of carbon per gram of compound ?
A) CO2 B) CH3 CH2 CH3
C) CH3 CH2 OCH2CH3 D) CH3 CH2 COOH

Answer: B
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4) If the concentration of Na+ in an aqueous solution of sodium sulfate is 3.2 × 10-1 mol/L, how many moles of
sodium sulfate must have been dissolved per liter to make the solution?
A) 1.1 × 10-1 B) 1.6 × 10-1 C) 3.2 × 10-1 D) 9.6 × 10-1 E) 6.4 × 10-1
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 4.1

5) Consider 0.1 M solutions of the following substances. Which would have the greatest electrical conductivity?
A) HCl B) NH4Br C) CH3 COOH D) Ca(OH)2 E) CH3 NH2

Answer: D
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 6) In an electrolysis experiment an electric current is passed into an aqueous solution. Which one of the following
substances would you add?
A) C2 H5OH B) NH4NO3 C) CO2 D) CH4 E) CCl4

Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 4.1

7) Which of the following species is not a base in water?

A) CH3 OH
B) CH3 NH2
C) NaOH
D) NH2
E) All of the above are bases in water.
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 4.2

8) A 25.00 mL sample of an aqueous solution of Ba(OH)2 requires 18.45 mL of 0.01500 M HCl (aq) for its
neutralization. What is the molarity of the Ba(OH)2 solution?
A) 6.919 B) 13.84 C) 0.01107 D) 0.02214 E) 5.535 × 10-3
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 4.2

9) Which of the following is a spectator ion in the reaction between NaOH and HCl?
A) K+ B) OH- C) H2 O D) Na+ E) H+

Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 4.2

10) Use the solubility rules to predict which of the following substances is insoluble in water.
A) Cs2 SO4 B) Hg2Cl2 C) LiBr D) NH4CrO4 E) Pb(NO3)2

Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 4.3

11) Which reactions will not produce a precipitate from aqueous solution?
A) FeSO4 + Ba(OH)2
B) Hg2(NO3 )2 + KI
C) ZnCl2 + (NH4 )2 S
D) NaBr + Al2(SO4)3
E) Pb(NO3)2 + Na2CO3

Answer: D
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12) Which reaction type is incorrectly labeled?
A) Ba2+ (aq) + SO42- (aq) BaSO4 (s), neutralization
B) CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO 2 (g) + 2 H2 O (g), oxidation-reduction
C) Al3+ (aq) + PO42- (aq) AlPO4 (s), precipitation
D) NH3 (aq) + H+ (aq) NH4 + (aq), neutralization
E) Zn (s) + 2 H+ (aq) Zn2+ (aq) + H2 (g), oxidation-reduction

Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 4.4

13) What is the oxidation number of chromium in Cr2 O7 -2 ?

A) +2 B) -3 C) +6 D) +4 E) +3
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 4.4

14) When the following reaction is balanced under acidic conditions, the coefficient of water is:

Mn2+ (aq) + MnO4 - (aq) MnO2 (s)

A) 1 on left
B) 2 on left
C) 0, H2O doesn't appear in the balanced equation.
D) 1 on right
E) 2 on right
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 4.4

15) Which of the following reactions is not a redox reaction? Some of the reactions may not be balanced.
A) H+ + OH- H2 O
B) Bi3+ + Fe3+ BiO3 - + Fe2+
C) Ni2+ + Fe3+ Fe2+ + Ni
D) 2 Al + Fe2 O3 2 Fe + Al2O3
E) NH3 + NO N 2 + H2 O

Answer: A
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16) Which statement is incorrect regarding oxidation?
A) Oxidation is an increase in oxidation state.
B) Oxidation is the combination with O atoms.
C) Oxidation is a "gain" of electrons.
D) Oxidation is always accompanied by reduction.
E) none of these
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 4.5

17) Considering the following reaction, what statement is incorrect?

Cu (s) + 4 H+ (aq) + 2 NO3 - (aq) Cu2+ (aq) + 2 NO2 (g) + 2 H2 O (l)

A) Cu is oxidized.
B) Cu is the oxidizing agent.
C) NO3- is the oxidizing agent.
D) NO3- is reduced.
E) Cu2 + is the result of an oxidation.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 4.5

18) Zn lies above Pb in the activity series of metals. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Zn will react with Pb2+.
B) Pb2 + will react with Zn2+.
C) Zn will react with Pb.
D) Pb will react with Zn2+ .
E) Zn2 + will react with Pb.
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 4.5

19) In which of the compounds shown below is the sulfur most oxidized?
A) S8 B) H2 S C) NaSO3 D) Na2SO4 E) S2 Cl2

Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 4.5

20) According to the kinetic molecular theory, kinetic energy is conserved in a collision. We say that these collisions
are
A) rubbery. B) unfavorable. C) elastic. D) hard. E) soft.
Answer: C
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21) Respiratory therapists use the unit "cm of H2 O" to measure small differences in pressure. The density of
mercury is 13.6 g/cm3 , and the density of water is 1.00 g/cm3. A pressure of 100 mm Hg is how many cm of
H2 O?
A) 1360 B) 7.35 C) 136 D) 1.00 E) 13.6
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 5.3

22) If a weather report gives the atmospheric pressure as 95.5 kPa, what is the pressure in torr?
(101.325 kPa = 760 torr)
A) 0.806 B) 716 C) 0.942 D) 0.716 E) 806
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 5.3

23) What is the pressure, in atm, exerted by ocean water (density = 1.05 g/cm3 ) at a depth of 1000 m? The density of
mercury is 13.6 g/cm3 and the density of pure water is 1.00 g/cm3 .
A) 102 B) 967 C) 96.7 D) 10.2 E) 182
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 5.3

24) Which of the following is a restatement of Charles' Law (where "a" represents a constant)?
A) PT = a B) PV = T C) P/V = a D) PV = a E) V/T = a
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 5.5

25) Which of the following pairs involve variables that are inversely proportional?
A) P, n B) n, T C) V, n D) V, T E) P, T
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 5.7

26) A sample of neon gas has a volume of 2.50 L at 780. torr and 24°C. How many neon atoms are in the sample?
A) 6.02 × 1023
B) 6.32 × 1022
C) 4.81 × 1025
D) 5.72 × 1024
E) none of the above
Answer: B
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27) Equal moles of H2, N2 , O2 , and He are placed into separate containers at the same temperature. Assuming each
gas behaves ideally, which container has the highest pressure?
A) H2
B) O2
C) N2
D) He
E) They would all exhibit the same pressure.
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 5.8

28) Consider the following gas phase reaction:

2 NO + O2 2 NO2

400. mL of NO at STP is reacted with 500. mL of O2 at STP. Calculate the volume of the reaction mixture at STP
after the reaction goes to completion.
A) 900 mL B) 700 mL C) 100 mL D) 1300 mL E) 800 mL
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 5.9

29) Acetylene gas, C2H2 , can be produced by the reaction of calcium carbide and water.

CaC2 (s) + 2 H2O (l) C2 H2 (g) + Ca(OH)2 (aq)

How many liters of acetylene at 742 mm Hg and 26°C can be produced from 2.54 g CaC2 (s)?
A) 0.0870 L B) 0.0156 L C) 3.37 × 10-4 L D) 1.00 L E) 0.315 L
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 5.9

30) It took 49 sec for 1.0 L of helium to effuse through a pin hole. How long will it take for 1.0 L of methane, CH4 , to
effuse under identical conditions?
A) 98 s B) 25 s C) 196 s D) 12 s E) 7 s
Answer: A
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31) Consider four identical 1.0-L flasks containing the following gases each at 25°C and 1 atm pressure. For which
gas do the molecules have the greatest average kinetic energy?
A) O2
B) NH3
C) SO2
D) H2
E) same for all gases
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 5.11

32) Equal volumes of an unknown gas and nitrogen (N2 ) gas take 5.37 min and 3.55 minutes, respectively, to effuse
through a small hole. Calculate the molar mass (in g/mol) of the unknown gas.
A) 128 B) 42.4 C) 64.1 D) 18.5 E) 12.2
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 5.11

33) The greatest deviation of a real gas from the Ideal Gas Law is expected at
A) high T and high P.
B) low T and high P.
C) high T and low P.
D) low T and low P.
E) Real gases don't deviate from the Ideal Gas Law.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 5.12

34) Which of the following is an example of an object possessing potential energy?

A) a penny on the floor
B) a snake in the grass
C) a rock on a beach
D) a boulder in a valley
E) a bird perched in a tree
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 6.1

35) Which of the following best describes a hot bowl of soup?

A) an open system
B) an isolated system
C) the surroundings
D) system at thermal equilibrium
E) a closed system
Answer: A
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36) Given the thermochemical equation:

2 NO (g) + O2 (g) 2 NO2 (g) H° = -114.0 kJ

calculate H° for the following reaction:

1
NO2 (g) NO( g) + O (g)
2 2
A) -114 kJ B) +57.0 kJ C) -57.0 kJ D) +114.0 kJ E) +128 kJ
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 6.4

37) The standard enthalpy change for the following reaction is -72.8 kJ.

H2 (g) + Br2 (l) 2 HBr (g)

What is the standard enthalpy of formation of hydrogen bromide?

A) -145.6 kJ
B) -72.8 kJ
C) -36.4 kJ
D) 72.8 kJ
E) none of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 6.4

38) What mass of CH4 (g) must be burned to release 334 kJ of heat to the surroundings?

CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2 O (l) H° = -890 kJ

A) 0.426 g B) 0.375 g C) 2.66 g D) 55.6 g E) 6.00 g

Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 6.4

39) Which is correct regarding an endothermic reaction?

A) The temperature increases when the reaction is carried out in a calorimeter.
B) The sign of the H is positive.
C) The reaction does not occur.
D) The enthalpy of the reactants is higher than the enthalpy of the products.
E) The reaction liberates heat.
Answer: B
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40) How much heat, in kJ, is required to raise the temperature of 125 g H2O from 24.3°C to 64.9°C? The specific
heat of water is 4.18 J g-1 °C-1.
A) 12.7 kJ B) 42.4 kJ C) 33.9 kJ D) 523 kJ E) 21.2 kJ
Answer: E
Page Ref: Sec. 6.5

41) If the heat capacity of a ceramic cup is 0.820 J °C-1, how much heat is required to raise the temperature of the
cup from 25.0° C to 50.0°C?
A) 41.0 J B) 20.5 J C) 50.0 J D) 61.0 J E) 82.0 J
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 6.5

42) When 40.0 mL of 0.200 M HCl at 21.5°C is added to 40.0 mL of 0.200 M NaOH also at 21.5°C in a coffee-cup
calorimeter, the temperature of the resulting solution rises to 22.8°C. Assume that the volumes are additive, the
specific heat of the solution is 4.180J g-1 °C-1 , and that the density of the solution is 1.00 g mL-1 . Calculate the
enthalpy change, H, for the reaction:

HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) NaCl (aq) + H2 O (l)

A) -435 kJ B) +435 kJ C) +48.6 kJ D) -54.3 kJ E) +21.5 kJ

Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 6.5

43) Use the following thermochemical equations

C2 H2 (g) + 5/2 O2 (g) 2 CO2 (g) + H2 O (g) H° = -1300 kJ

C2H6 (g) + 7/2 O2 (g) 2 CO 2 (g) + 3 H2 O (g) H° = -1560 kJ
H2 (g) + 1/2 O2 (g) H2 O (l) H° = -286 kJ

to calculate H° for the following reaction:

C2H2 (g) + 2 H2 (g) C2 H6 (g)

A) -312 kJ B) +1560 kJ C) -3146 kJ D) -16 kJ E) -2860 kJ

Answer: A
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44) Given the following equations:

2 H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 H2O (l) H = -571.6 kJ

N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 NO (g) H = +180.5 kJ
N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g) H = -92.22 kJ

Determine the enthalpy change ( H) for the following reaction:

2 NO (g) + 5 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g) + 2 H2 O (l)

A) -844.3 kJ/mol
B) -241.7 kJ/mol
C) 844.3 kJ/mol
D) 483.3 kJ/mol
E) -483.3 kJ/mol
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 6.6

45) If Hf for O3 (g) is 142.7 kJ mol-1 what is the H° for the following reaction?

3 O2 (g) 2 O3 (g)

A) -285.7 kJ
B) +142.7 kJ
C) -142.7 kJ
D) +285.4 kJ
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 6.7

46) Which of the following equations correctly describes the reaction illustrating the standard molar enthalpy of
formation for C3H8 O4 (l)?
A) 3 C(graphite) + 4 H2 (g) + 2 O2 (g) C3 H8 O4 (l)
B) C3 (s) + H8 (g) + O4 (g) C3 H8O4 (l)
C) 3 C(graphite) + 4 H2 O (l) C3H8O4 (l)
D) 3 CH2 (g) + 2 H+ (aq) + 2 O2 (g) C3H8 O4 (l)
E) 3 C(graphite) + 8 H (g) + 4 O (g) C3 H8O4 (l)

Answer: A
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47) Which of the following compounds would most likely not be found in gasoline?
A) C6 H14 B) C7 H8 C) C6 H12O6 D) C5 H12 E) C2 H6O

Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 6.8

48) How much kinetic energy does a 2.0 kg mass have if it is moving 2.0 m/s?
A) 2.0 J B) 4.0 J C) 8.0 J D) 12 J E) 1.0 J
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 6.1

49) Which of the following is NOT a component of internal energy?

A) rotations
B) translations
C) reactivity
D) intermolecular forces
E) vibrations
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 6.2

50) In the following equation, the enthalpy term can be thought of as part of the reaction. Which of the following
correctly places the enthalpy term into the equation?

H2 + Cl2 2 HCl H = -185 kJ

A) H2 + Cl 2 2 HCl + 185kJ
B) H2 + 185kJ + Cl2 2 HCl
C) H2 + Cl 2 + 185kJ 2 HCl
D) H2 + Cl 2 2 HCl - 185 kJ
E) 185kJ + H2 + Cl2 2 HCl

Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 6.4

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