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Test bank chapter (3)

Choose the correct answer

1. What is the mass, in grams, of one copper atom?

a) 1.055 × 10-22 g
b) 63.55 g
c) 1 amu
d) 1.66 × 10-24 g

2. Determine the number of moles of aluminum in 96.7 g of Al.

a) 0.279 mol
b) 3.58 mol
c) 7.43 mol
d) 4.21 mol

3. Which of the following samples contains the greatest number of atoms?

a) 100 g of Pb
b) 2.0 mole of Ar
c) mole of Fe
d) 5 g of He

4. Formaldehyde has the formula CH2O. How many molecules are there in 0.11 g of formaldehyde?

a) 6.1 × 10-27
b) 3.7 × 10-3
c) 4
d) 2.2 × 1021

5. How many sulfur atoms are present in 25.6 g of Al2(S2O3)3?

a) 0.393
b) 6
c) 3.95 × 1022
d) 2.37 × 1023

6. The percent composition by mass of a compound is 76.0% C, 12.8% H, and 11.2% O. The molar mass
of this compound is 284.5 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound?
a) C10H6O
b) C9H18O
c) C16H28O4
d) C18H36O2

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7. What is the coefficient of H2O when the following equation is properly balanced with the smallest set of
whole numbers?
___ Al4C3 + ___ H2O → ___ Al(OH)3 + ___ CH4

a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 12

8. When 22.0 g NaCl and 21.0 g H2SO4 are mixed and react according to the equation below, which is the
limiting reagent? 2NaCl + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2HCl

a) H2SO4
b) Na2SO4
c) HCl
d) NaCl

9. When the following equation is balanced, the coefficients are ____________.

NH3 (g) + O2 (g) → NO2 (g) + H2O (g)

(a). 1, 1, 1, 1

(b). 2, 3, 2, 3

(c). 4, 7, 4, 6

(d). 1, 3, 1, 2

10. How many moles of carbon atoms are in 4 mol of dimethylsulfoxide (C2H6SO)?

a) 2
b) 6
c) 8
d) 4

Explanation: This is based on reading the formula and correctly extracting information from it. The formula
C2H6SO indicates that every mole of this compound has 2 moles of carbon atoms in it. Thus 4 moles of the
compound would have 4 x 2 = 8 moles of C atoms.

11. There are ______ sulfur atoms in 25 molecules of C4H4S2.

a) 1.5 x 1025
b) 4.8 x 1025
c) 3.0 x 1023
d) 50

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Explanation: The molecular formula indicates that every molecule of C4H4S2 has 2 sulfur atoms per molecule
and hence 25 molecules of this compound will have 25 x 2 = 50 atoms of sulfur.

12. There are _______ hydrogen atoms in 25 molecules of C4H4S2.

a) 25
b) 3.8 x 1024
c) 6.0 x 1025
d) 100

Explanation: The formula of C4H4S2 indicates that there are 4 hydrogen atoms per molecule and hence
100 hydrogen atoms in 25 molecules of C4H4S2.

13. How many grams of oxygen are in 65.0 g of C2H2O2?

a) 18
b) 29
c) 9.5
d) 35.8

Explanation: This question uses the mole to mole ratio between oxygen and C2H2O2 and needs the following

steps.

17. How many moles of carbon dioxide are there in 52.06 g of carbon dioxide?

a) 0.8452
b) 1.183
c) 1.183 x 1023
d) 8.648 x 102

Explanation: This is a straight-forward conversion from grams to moles of CO2 which is done as follows:

18. How many moles of the compound magnesium nitrate, Mg(NO3)2, are in a2.35 g sample of this
compound?

a) 38.4
b) 65.8
c) 0.0158
d) 0.0261

Explanation: This is a straight-forward conversion from grams to moles of Mg(NO3)2 which is done as

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follows:

19. A 25.5-g sample of ammonium carbonate contains _______ mol of ammonium ions.

a) 0.468
b) 0.288
c) 0.531
d) 2.00

Explanation: Realize that the formula for ammonium carbonate is (NH4)2CO3 and calculate the molar mass
(96.0856 g/mol). Convert grams to moles and then using the stoichiometric ratio find the # of moles of
ammonium ions.

20. Magnesium and nitrogen react in a combination reaction to produce magnesium nitride:

3Mg + N2 → Mg3N2

In a particular experiment, a 5.47-g sample of N2 reacts completely. How many grams of Mg are needed for
this reaction?

a) 14.2 g
b) 24.1 g
c) 16.1 g
d) 0.92 g

Explanation: Ensure that the equation is balanced. The grams of N2 must be converted to moles of N2
and then using the stoichiometric ratio between the Mg and N2, the grams of Mg can be calculated.

21. What information would you need to calculate the average atomic mass of an element?

a) The number of neutrons in the element.

b) The atomic number of the element.
c) The mass and abundance of each isotope of the element.
d) The position in the periodic table of the element.

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22. The atomic masses of Cl (75.53 %) and Cl (24.47 %) are 34.968 amu and 36.956 amu, respectively.
Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine.

a) 35.96 amu
b) 35.45 amu
c) 36.47 amu
d) 71.92 amu

23. How many atoms are there in 5.10 moles of sulfur (16S=32 amu)?
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a) 3.07 x 10
22
b) 9.59 x 10
23
c) 6.02 x 10
25
d) 9.82 x 10

24. Iodine has two isotopes 126I and 127I, with the equal abundance.Calculate the average atomic
mass of Iodine (53I).

a) 126.5 amu
b) 35.45 amu
c) 1.265 amu
d) 71.92 amu

25. The atomic masses of 6Li and 7Li are 6.0151 amu and 7.0160 amu, respectively. Calculate the natural abundance
of these two isotopes. The average atomic mass of Lithium (Li=6.941 amu).
6 7
a) Li= 7.49% , Li= 92.51%
7 6
b) Li= 7.49% , Li= 92.51%
6 7
c) Li= 8.49% , Li= 95.51%
7 6
d) Li= 7.22% , Li= 82.51%

26. How many atoms are present in 3.14 g of copper (Cu)?

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a) 2.98 x 10
23
b) 1.92 x 10
24
c) 1.89 x 10
23
d) 6.02 x 10

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27. Nitric oxide (NO) reacts with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a dark-brown gas:
2NO (g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g)
In one experiment 0.886 mole of NO is mixed with 0.503 mole of O2. Calculate the number of moles of NO2
produced (note: first determine which is the limiting reagent).
a) 0.886 mol
b) 0.503 mol
c) 1.01 mol
d) 1.77 mol

28. The fertilizer ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] is prepared by the reaction between ammonia (NH3) and sulfuric acid:
2NH3(g) + H2SO4(aq) → (NH4)2SO4(aq)
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How many kilograms of NH3 are needed to produce 1.00 ´ 10 kg of (NH4)2SO4?
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a) 1.70 ˟ 10 kg
3
b) 3.22 ˟ 10 kg
4
c) 2.58 ˟ 10 kg
4
d) 7.42 ˟ 10 kg

29. Consider the combustion of carbon monoxide (CO) in oxygen gas:

2CO(g) + O2(g) → 2CO2(g)
Starting with 3.60 moles of CO, calculate the number of moles of CO2 produced if there is enough oxygen gas to react
with all of the CO.
a) 7.20 mol
b) 44.0 mol
c) 3.60 mol
d) 1.80 mol

30. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is also called “laughing gas.” It can be prepared by the thermal decomposition of ammonium
Nitrate (NH4NO3). The other product is H2O. The balanced equation for this reaction is:
NH4NO3 → N2O + 2H2O
How many grams of N2O are formed if 0.46 mole of NH4NO3 is used in the reaction?
a) 2.0 g
1
b) 3.7 ˟10 g
1
c) 2.0 ˟10 g
-1
d) 4.6 ˟ 10 g

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31. What is the theoretical yield of chromium that can be produced by the reaction of 40.0 g of Cr2O3 with
8.00 g of aluminum according to the chemical equation below?
2Al + Cr2O3 → Al2O3 + 2Cr
a) 7.7 g
b) 15.4 g
c) 27.3 g
d) 30.8 g

32. Hydrogen fluoride is used in the manufacture of Freons (which destroy ozone in the stratosphere) and in the
production of aluminum metal. It is prepared by the reaction
CaF2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + 2HF
In one process 6.00 kg of CaF2 are treated with an excess of H2SO4 and yield 2.86 kg of HF.
Calculate the percent yield of HF.

a) 93.0 %
b) 95.3 %
c) 47.6 %
d) 62.5 %

33. When 22.0 g NaCl and 21.0 g H2SO4 are mixed and react according to the equation below, which is the
limiting reagent?
2NaCl + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2HCl
a) NaCl
b) H2SO4
c) Na2SO4
d) No reagent is limiting.

34. Hydrochloric acid can be prepared by the following reaction:

2NaCl(s) + H2SO4(aq) → 2HCl(g) + Na2SO4(s)

How many grams of HCl can be prepared from 2.00 mol H2SO4 and 150 g NaCl?
a) 7.30 g
b) 93.5 g
c) 146 g
d) 150 g

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35. Calculate the molar mass of Li2CO3.

a) 73.89 g
b) 66.95 g
c) 41.89 g
d) 96.02 g

36. How many molecules of ethane (C2H6) are present in 0.334 g of C2H6?
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a) 2.01 x 10
21
b) 6.69 x 10
22
c) 4.96 x 10
20
d) 8.89 x 10

37. All of the substances listed below are fertilizers that contribute nitrogen to the soil. Which of these is the richest
Source of nitrogen on a mass percentage basis?

a) Urea, (NH2)2CO
b) Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
c) Guanidine, HNC(NH2)2
d) Ammonia, NH3

38. Allicin is the compound responsible for the characteristic smell of garlic. An analysis of the compound gives the
following percent composition by mass: C: 44.4 percent; H: 6.21 percent; S: 39.5 percent; O: 9.86 percent.
What is its molecular formula given that its molar mass is about 162 g?

a) C12H20S4O2
b) C7H14SO
c) C6H10S2O
d) C5H12S2O2

39. The formula for rust can be represented by Fe2O3. How many moles of Fe are present in 24.6 g of the compound?
a) 2.13 mol
b) 0.456 mol
c) 0.154 mol
d) 0.308 mol

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40. What is the mass, in grams, of one copper atom?

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a) 1.055 × 10 g
b) 63.55 g
c) 1 amu
d) 1.66 × 10-24 g

41. How many grams of sulfur (S) are needed to react completely with 246 g of mercury (Hg) to form HgS?

a) 39.3 g
b) 24.6 g
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c) 9.66 × 10 g
d) 201 g

42. Tin(II) fluoride (SnF2) is often added to toothpaste as an ingredient to prevent tooth decay. What is the mass of F in
grams in 24.6 g of the compound?
a) 18.6 g
b) 24.3 g
c) 5.97 g
d) 75.7 g

43. What is the empirical formula of the compound with the following composition? 2.1 percent H, 65.3 percent O,
32.6 percent S.
a) H2SO4
b) H2SO3
c) H2S2O3
d) HSO3

44. Which of the following samples contains the greatest number of atoms?

a) 100 g of Pb
b) 2.0 mole of Ar
c) mole of Fe
d) 5 g of He

45. Formaldehyde has the formula CH2O. How many molecules are there in 0.11 g of formaldehyde?
-27
a) 6.1 × 10 molecule
-3
b) 3.7 × 10 molecule
21
c) 4 × 10 molecule
21
d) 2.2 × 10 molecule

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46. Determine the number of moles of aluminum in 96.7 g of Al.

a) 0.279 mol
b) 3.58 mol
c) 7.43 mol
d) 4.21 mol

47. How many sulfur atoms are present in 25.6 g of Al2(S2O3)3?

a) 0.393
22
b) 3.95 × 10
22
c) 7.90 × 10
23
d) 2.37 × 10

48. What is the coefficient of H2O when the following equation is properly balanced with the smallest set of
whole numbers?
___ Al4C3 + ___ H2O → ___ Al(OH)3 + ___ CH4

a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 12

50. Which of the following equations is balanced?

A) 2C + O2 → CO
B) 2CO + O2 → 2CO2
C) H2 + Br2 → HBr
D) 2K + H2O → 2KOH + H2

51. Determine the number of moles of aluminum in 96.7 g of Al

a) 0.279 mol
b) 3.58 mol
c) 7.43 mol
d) 4.21 mol

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