Chapter 5
1- Water has an oxygen-to-hydrogen mass ratio of 8.0:1.0. How many grams of hydrogen
are in a sample of water that contains 32 g oxygen?
A) 2.0 g
B) 4.0 g
C) 8.0 g
D) 260 g
2- The formula Al2(SO4)3 represents a compound that has what ratio of oxygen atoms to
sulfur atoms?
A) 1:12
B) 4:1
C) 12:1
D) 1:4
3- N2 is what type of chemical species?
A) atomic element
B) ionic compound
C) molecular compound
D) molecular element
4- What is the formula for the ionic compound formed from the combination of
magnesium with sulfur?
A) Mg2S2
B) MgS2
C) Mg2S
D) MgS
5- What is the formula mass of CS2?
A) 76.15 am
B) 56.09 amu
C) 44.08 amu
D) 88.16 amu
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6- 16.01 g of sulfur trioxide was decomposed into 6.41 g of sulfur and 9.60 g of oxygen.
How many grams of sulfur trioxide would be needed to produce 28.80 g of oxygen?
A) 48.0 g
B) 28.8 g
C) 17.3 g
D) 44.8 g
7- Write the formula for a compound composed of calcium, carbon, and oxygen atoms in
a ratio of 1:2:4.
A) CaC2O4
B) C2O4Ca
C) Ca1C2O4
D) CaO4C2
8- Sodium and oxygen combine to form what type of substance?
A) Ionic compound
B) atomic element
C) molecular element
D) molecular compound
9- Write the formula for a compound composed of potassium and bromine.
A) PB
B) PBr3
C) KBr
D) KBr2
10- How many hydrogen atoms are in the formula ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3PO4?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 12
D) 7
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11- What is the carbon-hydrogen mass ratio of methane (CH4)?
A) 1
B) 0.33
C) 3
D) 4
12- Write the chemical formula of the compound containing 2 oxygen atoms and 5 phosphorus
atoms?
A) 2O5P
B) P2.5O
C) O2P5
D) P5O2
13- What is the total number of atoms in a molecule of glucose (C6H12O6)?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 12
D) 24
14- How many different kinds of atoms are in a molecule of penicillin (C14H20N2SO4)?
A) 41
B) 36
C) 14
D) 5
15- Which of the following species is an atomic element?
A) Mercury
B) NaCl
C) Oxygen gas
D) H2
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16- Aluminum carbonate is considered which of the following?
A) Atomic element
B) Molecular element
C) Molecular compound
D) Ionic compound
17- What is the formula of the compound formed between lithium and nitrogen?
A) LiN2
B) Li2N3
C) Li3N
D) LiN
18- A compound is a mixture of elements.
A) True
B) False
C)
D)
19- When writing chemical formulas of ionic compounds, anions are written before
cations.
A) True
B) False
C)
D)
20- The properties of a compound reflect the properties of the elements that compose it.
A) True
B) False
C)
D)
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21- When writing chemical formulas the metal, or more metal-like element, is normally
written first.
A) True
B) False
C)
D)
22- The basic unit of an ionic compound is a molecule.
A) True
B) False
C)
D)
23- The mass ratio of lead to sulfur in lead(II) sulfide is 270.0 g lead and 41.8 g sulfur. How much
lead is required to completely react with 85.6 g of sulfur?
A) 185 g
B) 228 g
C) 312 g
D) 553 g
24- Which of these elements is a diatomic gas at room temperature?
A) Bromine
B) Iodine
C) Chlorine
D) Sulfur
25- How many elements occur as diatomic molecules?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 10
D) 7
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