Midterm II Review

CHE1401

Dr Nadia ARROUSSE

Name___________________________________

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

1) A 650 mL sodium bromide solution has a bromide ion concentration of 0.245 M. What is the mass 1)
(g) of sodium bromide in solution?
A) 0.159 B) 0.00155 C) 16.4 D) 103 E) 16400

2) Which one of the following is a correct expression for molarity? 2)

A) mol solute/mL solvent
B) µmol solute/L solution
C) mol solute/kg solvent
D) mol solute/L solvent
E) mmol solute/mL solution

3) Which one of the following compounds is insoluble in water? 3)

A) Ca(C2 H3 O2 )2
B) MgC2 O4
C) Mn(NO3 )2
D) K2 SO4
E) ZnCl2

4) Which solution has the same number of moles of HCl as 25.0 mL of 0.200 M solution of HCl? 4)
A) 12.5 mL of 0.400 M solution of HCl
B) 50.0 mL of 0.150 M solution of HCl
C) 100.0 mL of 0.500 M solution of HCl
D) 25.0 mL of 0.185 M solution of HCl
E) 45.0 mL of 0.155 M solution of HCl

5) Which one of the following compounds is insoluble in water? 5)

A) Fe(NO3 )3 B) ZnS C) Na2 CO3 D) AgNO3 E) K2 SO4

6) Oxidation cannot occur without ________. 6)

A) water B) oxygen C) reduction D) acid E) air

7) A compound was found to be soluble in water. It was also found that addition of acid to an 7)
aqueous solution of this compound resulted in the formation of carbon dioxide. Which one of the
following cations would form a precipitate when added to an aqueous solution of this compound?
A) K+ B) Na+ C) NH4 + D) Cr3+ E) Rb+

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 8) An aliquot (28.7 mL) of a KOH solution required 31.3 mL of 0.118 M HCl for neutralization. What 8)
mass (g) of KOH was in the original sample?
A) 0.173 B) 0.129 C) 0.215 D) 0.190 E) 0.207

9) The process by which metal in the presence of air and water is converted into rust is known as 9)
________.
A) metathesis
B) corrosion
C) decomposition
D) reduction
E) activity

10) Which of the following reactions will not occur as written? 10)
A) Sn (s) + 2AgNO3 (aq) 2Ag (s) + Sn(NO3 )2 (aq)
B) Zn (s) + Pb(NO3 )2 (aq) Pb (s) + Zn(NO3 )2 (aq)
C) Co (s) + 2HI (aq) H2 (g) + CoI2 (aq)
D) Co (s) + 2AgCl (aq) 2Ag (s) + CoCl2 (aq)
E) Mg (s) + Ca(OH)2 (aq) Ca (s) + Mg(OH)2 (aq)

11) Of the following, H°f is not zero for ________. 11)

A) O2 (g)
B) Cl2 (g)
C) C (graphite)
D) F2 (s)
E) N2 (g)

12) No two electrons within the same orbtial can have the same set of quantum numbers. This 12)
statement describes ________.
A) Pauli Exclusion Principle
B) Planck's constant
C) Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
D) Hund's rule
E) deBroglie hypothesis

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13) Which electron configuration represents a violation of Hund's rule for an atom in its ground state? 13)
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

14) The photoelectric effect is ________. 14)

A) a relativistic effect
B) the ejection of electrons by a metal when struck with light of sufficient energy
C) the darkening of photographic film when exposed to an electric field
D) the total reflection of light by metals giving them their typical luster
E) the production of current by silicon solar cells when exposed to sunlight

15) Which one of the following is correct? 15)

A) + = c B) =c C) = c D) =c E) ÷ =c

16) In the Bohr model of the atom, ________. 16)

A) electrons travel in circular paths called orbitals
B) electron paths are controlled by probability
C) electrons can have any energy
D) electron energies are quantized
E) both A and C

17) Which of the following elements has a ground-state electron configuration different from the 17)
predicted one?
A) Ti B) Xe C) Ca D) Cl E) Cu

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18) Which electron orbital diagram is written correctly for an atom without any violations? 18)
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

19) An electron cannot have the quantum numbers n = ________, l = ________, ml = ________. 19)
A) 3, 1, -1 B) 1, 1, 1 C) 3, 2, 1 D) 2, 0, 0 E) 2, 1, -1

20) Which is the correct electron configuration for a nitrogen atom? 20)
A) 1s2 2s2 2p4
B) 1s2 2s2 2p1
C) 1s2 2s2 2p3
D) 1s2 2s2 2p2
E) [He]2s2 2p5

21) The ground-state electron configuration of ________ is [Ar]4s1 3d5 . 21)

A) Fe B) Cr C) K D) Mn E) V

22) Of the following, H°f is not zero for ________. 22)

A) Si (s)
B) Sc (g)
C) Br2 (l)
D) P4 (s, white)
E) Ca (s)

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23) Which one of the following statements is true? 23)
A) The enthalpy change for a reaction is independent of the state of the reactants and products.
B) H is the value of q measured under conditions of constant volume.
C) Enthalpy is an intensive property.
D) Enthalpy is a state function.
E) The enthalpy change of a reaction is the reciprocal of the H of the reverse reaction.

24) The most abundant fossil fuel is ________. 24)

A) uranium
B) hydrogen
C) coal
D) petroleum
E) natural gas

25) Fuel values of hydrocarbons increase as the ________ increases. 25)

A) C atomic ratio
B) H/C atomic ratio
C) C/H atomic ratio
D) H atomic ratio
E) C/C atomic ratio

26) The energy released by combustion of ________ of a substance is called the fuel value of the 26)
substance.
A) 1 kg B) 1 g C) 1 kJ D) 1 J E) 1 lb

27) All of the following statements are true except ________. 27)
A) The enthalpy change for a reaction is equal in magnitude, but opposite in sign, to the enthalpy
change for the reverse reaction.
B) The enthalpy change for a reaction depends on the state of the reactants and products.
C) The enthalpy of a reaction is equal to the heat of the reaction.
D) Internal energy is a state function.
E) Enthalpy is an intensive property.

28) A ________ H corresponds to an ________ process. 28)

A) negative, endothermic
B) negative, exothermic
C) positive, exothermic
D) zero, exothermic
E) zero, endothermic

29) When a system ________, E is always negative. 29)

A) absorbs heat and does work
B) absorbs heat and has work done on it
C) gives off heat and has work done on it
D) gives off heat and does work
E) None of the above is always negative.

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30) Which of the following is a statement of Hess's law? 30)
A) If a reaction is carried out in a series of steps, the H for the reaction will equal the product of
the enthalpy changes for the individual steps.
B) If a reaction is carried out in a series of steps, the H for the reaction will equal the sum of the
enthalpy changes for the individual steps.
C) The H for a process in the forward direction is equal in magnitude and opposite in sign to
the H for the process in the reverse direction.
D) The H of a reaction depends on the physical states of the reactants and products.
E) The H for a process in the forward direction is equal to the H for the process in the reverse
direction.