Grossmont College Name _____________________________

Chemistry 141
Spring 2007 Section__________ Date ______________

Exam 1

Part I: Multiple Choice (2 points each)

Directions: Please circle the best answer for each of the following questions.

Question 1. Which of the following is not

an SI unit of measurement? Question 6. Which of the following sets of
a) meter species contains the same
b) Kelvin number of electrons?
c) mole a) I-, Xe, Ba2+
d) gram b) Si, P3-, S2-
e) none of the above c) Sr2+, Ba2+, Ra2+
d) S, S2-, S2+
Question 2. How many seconds are in e) none of the above
4,500 microhours?
a) 16.2 s Question 7. Which substance is the
b) 1.25 s limiting reactant when 2.0 g of
c) 1.62 x 103 s sulfur reacts with 3.0 g of
d) 4.5 x 10-3 s oxygen, and 4.0 g of sodium
e) none of the above hydroxide, given:
_S (s) + _O2 (g) + _NaOH (aq)  _Na2SO4 (aq) + _H2O (l)
Question 3. Which of the following a) S (s)
elements is most chemically b) O2 (g)
similar to calcium? c) NaOH (aq)
a) potassium d) all of the above
b) vanadium e) none of the above
c) krypton
d) bromine Question 8. When 280 mL of 0.150 M
e) none of the above hydrochloric acid is added to
125 mL of 0.175 M
Question 4. How many significant figures magnesium hydroxide, the
are there in the answer for: resulting solution will be
(14.3-12.556)(7.688) a) acidic
a) 2 b) basic
b) 3 c) neutral
c) 4 d) nonelectrolytic
d) 13.4 e) not enough information
e) none of the above
Question 9. Which is the following is true
Question 5. Which term best describes an about the reducing agent?
element that is shiny, a) causes a gain in electrons
malleable, brittle, and conducts b) causes loss of oxygens
heat and electricity. c) causes a gain of hydrogens
a) nonmetals d) a & c
b) metal e) all of the above
c) metalloid
d) gas Question 10. What is the oxidation state of
e) none of the above the chlorine atom in the
perchlorate ion?
a) -1
b) +1
c) +3

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d) +5 e) +7
Part II: Short Answer
Directions: Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to use complete
sentences where appropriate. For full credit be sure to show all of your work.

Question 1. Fill in the following table (20 points):

Sodium carbonate Na2CO3 FeSO4·7H2O (s) iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate

Dinitrogen pentoxide N2O5 Latin ferric sulfate heptahydrate

Ammonium phosphide (NH4)3P Hg2Cl2 (s) mercury(I) chloride

Oxalic acid H2C2O4 (aq) As2S5 (s) diarsenic pentasulfide

Cupric permanganate Cu(MnO4)2 HIO3 (aq) iodic acid

Question 2. Sodium thiosulfate, which as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O forms the

large white crystals used as “photographer’s hypo,” can be prepared by
bubbling oxygen through a solution of sodium polysulfide, Na 2S5, in
alcohol and adding water. Sulfur dioxide is a by-product. Sodium
polysulfide and hydrogen gas is made by the action of hydrogen sulfide,
H2S, on a solution of sodium sulfide, Na 2S, in alcohol, which, in turn, is
made by the neutralization of hydrogen sulfide, with sodium hydroxide.
Write the three chemical equations that show how hypo is prepared from
hydrogen sulfide and sodium hydroxide (6 points).

H2S (g)+ 2 NaOH (aq)  Na2S (aq) + 2 H2O (l)

4 H2S (g) + Na2S (l)  Na2S5 (s) + 4 H2 (g)
9 O2 (g) + 2 Na2S5 (aq) + 10 H2O (l)  2 Na2S2O3·5 H2O (s) + 6 SO2 (g)

Question 3. The molar mass of boron atoms in a natural sample is 10.81 g/mol. The
sample is known to consist of 10B (molar mass 10.013 g/mol) and 11B
(molar mass 11.093 g/mol). What are the percentage abundances of the
two isotopes (5 points)?

let x = 10B and y = 11B

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x  y  100
y  100  x
x y
10.81g / mol  (10.013g / mol )( )  (11 .093g / mol )( )
100 100
10.81g / mol  (0.10013g / mol )( x)  11 .093g / mol  (0.11093g / mol )( x)
 0.28 g / mol  ( 0.0108g / mol )( x)
x  26%
y  100  26
y  74%

Question 4. What characteristics do argon-40, potassium-40, and calcium-40 have in

common? In what ways are they different? (5 points)

The all have the same mass number, but different numbers of proton,
neutrons and electron.

Question 5. A chemist prepared an aqueous solution by mixing 2.50 g of ammonium

phosphate trihydrate, (NH4)3PO4·3H2O, and 1.50 g of potassium
phosphate, K3PO4, with 500 mL of water.
a) Determine the number of phosphate ions in the solution (5 points).

1mol (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 ·3H2 O 1molPO43

2.50 g ( NH 4 ) 3 PO4  3H 2 O    0.0123mol
203.156 g (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 ·3H2 O 1mol (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 ·3H2 O
1molK 3 PO4 1molPO43
1.50 gK 3 PO4    0.00707mol
212.27 gK 3 PO4 1molK 3 PO4
6.022 x10 23 ions
0.0123mol  0.00707mol  0.01937mol  1.17 x10 22 ions
1mol
b) What is the molarity of ammonium ions in the solution (4 points)?
3molPO43 1 1000mL
0.0123mol( NH 4 ) 3 PO4  3H 2 O     0.0738M NH 4
1mol( NH 4 ) 3 PO4  3H 2 O 500mL 1L
Question 6. A mixture of 4.94 g of 85.0% pure phosphine, PH 3, and 0.110 kg of cupric
sulfate pentahydrate is placed in a reaction vessel. Calculate the mass (in
grams) of cupric phosphide, if a 6.31% yield were produced in the
unbalanced reaction (7 points):

3 CuSO4·5H2O (s) + 2 PH3 (g)  Cu3P2 (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) + 15 H2O (l)

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85.0 g 1molPH 3
4.94 gPH 3    0.124 molPH 3
100 g 33.994 gPH 3
1000 g 1molCuSO 4  5H 2 O
0.110 kgCuSO 4  5 H 2 O    0.441mol
1kg 249.69 gCuSO 4  5 H 2 O
3molCuSO 4  5 H 2 O
theoretica l   1.5
2molPH 3
0.441molCuSO 4  5 H 2 O
actual   3.55
0.124 molPH 3
 phosphine is lim iting
1molCu 3 P2 252.59 gCu 3 P 2 6.31g
0.124 molPH 3     0.998 gCu 3 P 2
2molPH 3 1molCu 3 P2 100 g

Question 7. Compound Z occurs in rhubarb leaves. Analysis of a 10.0 g sample

showed that it contained 0.22 g H, 2.7 g C, and the remainder oxygen.
a) What is the empirical formula of compound Z (5 points)?

1molH 0.218253968 molH

0.22 gH   1
1.008 gH 0.218253968
1molC 0.224812656 molC
2.7 gC    1.03  1
12.01gC 0.218253968
1molO 0.4425 molO
10.0 g  0.22 g  2.7 g  7.08 gO    2.03  2
16.00 gO 0.218253968
empirical formula  HCO 2

b) Compound Z has two acidic hydrogen atoms. When a 0.25 g sample of

compound Z is titrated with 0.150 M sodium hydroxide, 37.02 mL of base
is needed for complete reaction. What is the molecular formula of
compound Z (5 points)?

0.150mmolNaOH 1mmolHX 1mol

37.02mL     0.0027765mol
1mL 2mmol 1000mmol
0.25 g g
 90
0.0027765mol mol
90 g / mol
2
45.018g / mol
molecular formula  H 2 C 2 O4

c) Name compound Z (2 points) oxalic acid

Question 8. Given the following equation, identify the (4 points):

5 H2C2O4 (aq) + 2 KMnO4 (aq) + 6 HCl (aq)  10 CO2 (g) + 2 MnCl2 (aq) + 8 H2O (l) + 2 KCl (aq)

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element undergoing oxidation: C

element undergoing reduction: Mn

reducing agent: H2C2O4

oxidizing agent: KMnO4

Question 9. If 40.00 mL of the iron(II) chloride solution is required to completely react

with 30.00 mL of a 0.375 M potassium bromate solution. Given:

Fe2+ (aq) + BrO3- (aq)  Fe3+ (aq) + Br- (aq)

a) Write and balance the oxidation and reduction half reactions (5 points).

oxidation: Fe2+  Fe3+ + 1e-

reduction: 6e- + 6 H+ + BrO3-  Br- + 3 H2O

b) Write the balanced net ionic equation (2 points).

net ionic: 6 Fe2+ + 6 H+ + BrO3-  6 Fe3+ + Br- + 3 H2O

c) What is the molarity of ferric ions in the solution (5 points)?

0.375mmolKBrO3 1mmolBrO3 6mmolFe3 1

30.00mL    
  0.964M Fe 3
1mL 1mmolKBrO3 1mmolBrO3 70.00mL

Question 10. A new temperature scale named after the plumed serpent-deity,
Quetzalcoatl, Quetzals expressed in °Q, sets the freezing and boiling
points of water, equal to 50 °Q and 250 °Q (8 points bonus).
a) Derive a formula for converting temperatures on the Celsius scale to
Quetzals.
250  Q  50  Q Q
m 2
100  C  0  C C
Q
 Q  (2 )  C  50  Q
C

b) Comfortable room temperature is 77 °F. What is that temperature in °Q?

5
C  ( F  32)
9
 C  23  C
Q
 Q  (2 )(23  C )  50  Q
C
 Q  96  Q

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