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SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

CHEM1001 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY

Sample Exam Questions – CHEM1001

NOTES:
1. These sample questions were adapted from past exam papers of previous courses. Originally the questions were
worth 10 marks each, however in some cases a sample question is shorter than a typical exam question because
unsuitable parts of the old question have been cut out.
2. From 2015 onwards, the structure of the written exam questions have changed to be worth 5 marks each (ie: half
as long as they are in this document). Please take this into account during your exam preparation.
3. This list of sample questions is NOT meant to simulate or define the size or scope of your final exam paper. It is
intended merely to provide some useful study material. For details on the size and structure of your exam paper,
see the specific information about the exam paper published on Moodle. In particular see and read the front page
of your exam paper, that is published on Moodle.
4. Some answers to these sample questions, that I will publish, may include extra explanations to help you to
understand the answers. Your exam answers do not need to contain more material than is required to answer the
questions.
5. A data sheet at the end of these sample questions contains data that might be needed to answer some questions.

Steve Yannoulatos (Student Support Manager, Chemistry).

For details of the instructions on the front page of your exam paper, see the document
published on Moodle.
 PART A
WRITTEN QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1
(a) Are these substances mixtures, compounds, or elements?
(i) gold

(ii) brass

(iii) table salt

(iv) polystyrene

(b) Describe each of the following processes as a chemical or physical change.

(i) Wax melts on a hot day.

(ii) Lemon juice dissolves rust stains.

(iii) Egg turns white when fried.

(iv) Sugar dissolves in a glass of water.

(c) Complete the following table.

Symbol Name of element Atomic number Number of Number of Number of

protons neutrons electrons
14
N
40
K
107 +
Ag
127 –
I

(d) Next to each of the following elements, write either ‘M’ to indicate it is metallic, or ‘NM’ to indicate it is a non-
metallic element.

(1) iron (2) zinc

(3) tin (4) chlorine

(5) oxygen (6) iodine

(7) sulfur (8) cobalt

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QUESTION 2
(a) Complete the following table with names or formulae as appropriate.

Name Formula

lithium chloride

phosphorus trichloride

nickel(II) fluoride

potassium sulfate

MgO

BCl3

SnCl2

Ca(NO3)2

(b) Balance each of the following equations. You may want to use the working pages to develop your answer and write
the final answer legibly in the spaces below.

(i) ___ CH3COOH(l) + ___ O2(g)  ___ CO2(g) + ___ H2O(l)

(ii) ___ NH3(g) + ___ O2(g)  ___ NO(g) + ___ H2O(l)

(c) (i) Balance the following equation:

___ BaCl2(aq) + ___ H2SO4(aq)  ___ BaSO4(s) + ___ HCl(aq)

(ii) Rewrite the equation immediately above with all species which do not undergo a chemical change removed
(i.e. write the nett ionic equation).

(d) A compound X containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was found on analysis to contain carbon 54.53%,
and hydrogen 9.15% (by mass).
(i) What is the percentage by mass of oxygen in the compound?

(ii) Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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(iii) The molar mass of the compound was found to be 88 g mol . What is the molecular formula of the
compound?

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QUESTION 3
(a) (i) Calculate the amount (in mol) of ammonia in 100.0 g of NH 3.

(ii) Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms in 100.0 g of NH3.

(iii) Calculate the number of moles of propanol in 100.0 mL of liquid propanol (CH 3CH2CH2OH) which
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has a density of 0.800 g mL .

(b) Solid sodium reacts with gaseous oxygen to form solid Na2O (sodium oxide).
(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.

(ii) Will a mixture of 35.0 g of sodium and 25.0 g oxygen have sufficient sodium to react with all the oxygen?

(iii) Calculate the maximum mass of sodium oxide which can be formed from 35.0 g sodium and 25.0 g oxygen.

(iv) If 50.0 g of sodium is reacted with 40 g of oxygen and 62.0 g of Na 2O is recovered after the reaction, what is
the percentage yield of Na2O?

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QUESTION 4.
(a) A sample of ammonia solution contained 57.8 g of NH3 in 200.0 cm3 of solution.
This solution had a density of 0.880 g cm–3.

(i) Calculate the molarity of the solution.

(b) Indicate the types of intermolecular force between molecules in the following substances. Write 'yes' or 'no' in the
boxes, as appropriate.

Substance dispersion forces dipole–dipole forces hydrogen bonding

CCl4

CHCl3

CH3CH2OH

CO2

CCl3CH3

(c) Which of the following binary compounds containing hydrogen generates hydrogen gas (H2) on mixing with
water?: CH4 H2 S CaH2 HI NH3

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QUESTION 5
(a) Draw Lewis structures for the following compounds:

(i) CHBr3

(ii) SO2

(iii) H2 O

(b) For each of the following compounds, predict whether the bonding type will be covalent, polar covalent or ionic:

Substance Bonding type

CCl4

N2

CsI

CO2

(c) Which of the following compounds is expected to have the highest melting point? Briefly explain why.
CaCl2 BCl3 CCl4 PCl3

Answer (highest melting point) Brief explanation (no more than two sentences)

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QUESTION 6
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(a) What volume of 0.010 M sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is required to react with 25 cm of 0.0350 M sodium hydroxide
(NaOH) to produce a neutral solution. Show all your working, including a balanced equation.

(b) In the following redox equation, identify the oxidizing agent, reducing agent, oxidized product
and reduced product:
+ –
2H + H 2 O2 + 2 I  2 H2 O + I2

oxidizing agent

reducing agent

oxidized product

reduced product

(c) Balance the following redox equations by writing whole number coefficients in the spaces provided before the
compound names.

2+ 3+ 4+ 2+
___ Sn + ___ Fe  ___ Sn + ___ Fe

___ KOH + ___ Cl2  ___ KCl + ___ KClO + ___ H 2O

(d) For each species write the oxidation number that the element, shown below it, has in that species.

3-
Species: CaO NH3 BrF3 BrCl3 N2 O3 PO4
Element: O H F Br N P
Oxidation
Number:

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QUESTION 7
(a) (i) Write a balanced equation for the combustion of methane gas (CH4) with oxygen gas to give carbon dioxide
gas and liquid water.

(ii) Calculate the heat released by the combustion of 64.2 g of methane .

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(Enthalpy of combustion of methane = 890. kJ mol ).

(iii) Calculate the heat required to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of water from 25 °C to 100 °C.
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(Heat capacity of water is 4.2 J K g ).

(iv) Would the combustion of 64.2 g of methane provide enough heat to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of water
from 25 °C to 100 °C ? Justify your answer.

(b) The reaction 2 NO(g) + O2(g) 2 NO2(g) is exothermic.

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The equilibrium constant (Kp) for this reaction is 1.013  10 atm .
(i) What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction 2 NO2(g) 2 NO(g) + O2(g) ?

(ii) What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction NO(g) + 1/2 O2(g) NO2(g) ?

(iii) For the reaction 2 NO(g) + O2(g) 2 NO2(g) what would happen under the circumstances of change
given below (write ‘increase’ or ‘decrease’, or ‘no change’ in the table).

Change effect on amount of NO2 Effect on Kp

Decrease the volume of the container
Add NO

Add NO2
increase the temperature

(c) Complete the following table, writing “none” where appropriate :

Conjugate Acid Species Conjugate Base

–
OH
–
HS
–
HSO4
2–
SO3

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QUESTION 8
(a) Answer the following questions about the reaction SO2 (g) + 1/2 O2 (g)  SO3 (g)
(i) SO2 originally at 1.0 atm and O2 originally at 1.0 atm are reacted at constant temperature in a constant
volume vessel. What are the pressures of O2 (g) and SO3 (g) when the reaction is complete?

(ii) The rate equation of the reaction is – d[SO2]/dt = k [SO2][O2] . What is the order of the reaction with
respect to each reactant? What is the order overall?

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(b) (i) Calculate the density of hydrogen gas at T = 293.15 K, and p(H2) = 1.013  10 Pa.
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Express your result in kg m .

(ii) How many molecules of argon (Ar) are there in 10. g of air? Assume air contains gases with the amount
fractions: x(N2) = 0.78, x(O2) = 0.21, x(Ar) = 0.01.

(c) Diffusion of gases can be used to separate molecules.

(i) Would molecules of N2 diffuse faster or slower than molecules of Xe?

(ii) How will the rates of diffusion of the two molecules N2 and CO compare ?

(d) Write the label ‘TS’ on the diagram below to indicate which part of the curve corresponds to the transition state for
the reaction.

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QUESTION 9

(a) Provide the name for the following:

CH3

(i)
CH3CHCH3

(ii)
CH3COH

CH3

(iii)
CH3CHCH CH2

(b) Name the class of compound each of the following belongs to:

CH2CH2OH
(i)

(ii)
CH3CH2CCH3

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QUESTION 10
(a) Draw the structures of the following compounds:

(i) pentanal

(ii) 2-methyl-3-pentanone

(b) Draw two isomers of each of the following substances:

(i)
CH3CH2CH CHCH2CH3

(ii)

(c) Draw the structure of the product obtained when ethene (CH2=CH2) is treated with bromine (Br2).

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 PART B
MULTIPLE CHOICE

There are 10 multiple choice questions in this section, each worth 2 marks. Each multiple choice consists of a statement
or question followed by 5 possible choices. Select the choice that best answers the statement or question by CIRCLING
the appropriate letter.

There is only one correct answer for each question.

• TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE GENERALISED ANSWER SHEET WITH THE PENCIL PROVIDED.
• YOUR MARK FOR THIS PART WILL BE DETERMINED FROM YOUR ENTRIES ON THE GENERALISED
ANSWER SHEET.

(THIS SECTION OF THE EXAM PAPER IS NOT INCLUDED IN

THIS DOCUMENT)

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 CHEM1001

DATA SHEET

0 °C = 273 K
1 atm = 760 mmHg = 101.3 kPa = 760 Torr
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Universal Gas Constant R = 8.314 J mol K = 0.08206 L atm mol K
23 –1
Avogadro Number NA = 6.022 10 mol

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