Practice Test 3 Current PDF
Practice Test 3 Current PDF
Practice Test 3 Current PDF
1) Which of the following regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has the lowest
frequency?
A) Ultraviolet
B) Infrared
C) Visible
D) X-ray
E) Microwave
A) 3d
B) 4d
C) 4f
D) 3p
E) There is no orbital described by these quantum numbers.
A) n=1
B) n=2
C) n=3
D) n=4
E) n=5
A) 6
B) 5
C) 14
D) 10
E) 2
5) Which of the following transitions (in a hydrogen atom) represent emission of the
longest wavelength photon?
A) n = 1 to n = 2
B) n = 3 to n = 1
C) n = 3 to n = 4
D) n = 4 to n = 2
E) n = 5 to n = 4
A) s, p, d
B) s, p, d, f
C) s
D) s, p
E) p, d
7) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) The emission spectrum of a particular element is always the same and can be used to
identify the element.
B) Part of the Bohr model proposed that electrons in the hydrogen atom are located in
"stationary states" or particular orbits around the nucleus.
C) The uncertainty principle states that we can never know both the exact location and
speed of an electron.
D) An orbital is the volume in which we are most likely to find an electron.
E) All of the above are true.
9. Each of the following sets of quantum numbers is supposed to specify an orbital. Which
of the following sets of quantum numbers contains an error?
A) n = 2, l = 1 , ml = -1
B) n = 4, l = 2, ml =0
C) n = 3, l =3 , ml = -2
D) n = 1, l = 0, ml =0
E) n = 3, l = 0, ml =0
10. If an AM radio station broadcasts at 995 kHz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?
A) 6.59 x 10-28 m
B) 1.01 x 10-6 m
C) 3.32 x 10-3 m
D) 301 m
E) 2.98 x 1014 m
11. A red laser pointer emits light at a wavelength of 635 nm. If the laser emits 7.5 x 10-4 J of
energy per second in the form of visible radiation, how many photons per second are emitted
from the laser?
A) q = - , w = -
B) q = +, w = +
C) q = -, w = +
D) q = +, w = -
E) None of these represent the system referenced above.
13) Calculate the change internal energy (ΔE) for a system that is giving off 45.0 kJ of heat
and is performing 855 J of work on the surroundings.
A) 44.1 kJ
B) -44.1 kJ
C) -45.9 kJ
D) 9.00 x 102 kJ
E) -9.00 x 102 kJ
14) Which of the following (with specific heat capacity provided) would show the smallest
temperature change upon gaining 200.0 J of heat?
15) Determine the final temperature of a gold nugget (mass = 376 g) that starts at 398 K and
loses 4.85 kJ of heat to a snowbank when it is lost. The specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128
J/g°C.
A) 133 K
B) 398 K
C) 187 K
D) 297 K
E) 377 K
B)
C)
D)
E)
18) Which of the following have the same number of valence electrons?
A) Rb, Sb, I
B) Ga, Sn, Bi
C) As, Sb, Bi
D) Ar, Kr, Br
E) Ca, Ba, Na
19) How many unpaired electrons are present in the ground state P atom?
A) 0
B) 3
C) 1
D) 2
E) 4
P Ba Cl
A) Ba < P < Cl
B) P < Cl < Ba
C) Cl < P < Ba
D) Cl < Ba < P
E) Ba < Cl < P
21) Which reaction below represents the first ionization of O?
A) O⁺(g) + e⁻ → O(g)
B) O(g) + e⁻ → O⁻(g)
C) O⁻(g) → O(g) + e⁻
D) O(g) → O⁺(g) + e⁻
E) O⁻(g) + e⁻ → O2⁻(g)
22) What period 3 element having the following ionization energies (all in kJ/mol)?
IE1 = 1012 IE2 = 1900 IE3 = 2910 IE4 = 4960 IE5 = 6270 IE6 = 22,200
A) Si
B) S
C) P
D) Cl
E) Mg
2 .
23) Give the ground state electron configuration for Se ⁻
2 10 4
A) [Ar]4s 3d 4p
2 10 2
B) [Ar]4s 3d 4p
2 6
C) [Ar]4s 4p
2 10 6
D) [Ar]4s 3d 4p
2 8 6
E) [Ar]4s 3d 4p
24) Give the set of four quantum numbers that could represent the electron gained to form the
Br ION from the Br atom.
1
A) n = 4, l = 2, ml = 1, ms = -
2
1
B) n = 4, l = 0, ml = 1, ms = +
2
1
C) n = 4, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = -
2
1
D) n = 3, l = 2, ml = 2, ms = +
2
1
E) n = 5, l = 1, ml =-1 , ms = +
2
A) ns2np2
B) ns1
C) ns2
D) ns2nd3
E) ns2np4
Part II. Short answer.
3) The group of elements that have a valence shell configuration ns 2np5 is ____________.
6) How many electrons have these quantum numbers n=5, l=3 ______________________.
8) The period 4 transition element that forms a 2+ ion with a completely filled d subshell is
______.
Problems:
1. Calculate the wavelength of light associated with the transition from n=1 to n=3 in the
hydrogen atom.
h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js
c = 3.00 x 108 m/s
2. For each of the following atoms or ions:
A) N B) Si
3. Use the standard reaction enthalpies given below to determine ΔH°rxn for the following
reaction: (5 points)
Given:
SO2(g) → S(s) + O2(g) ΔH°rxn = +296.8 kJ
5. Determine the shortest frequency of light required to remove an electron from a sample
of Li metal, if the binding energy of lithium is 6.18 × 103 kJ/mol.
h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js
c = 3.00 x 108 m/s
6. Using the following thermochemical equation, determine the amount of heat produced
from the combustion of 24.3 g benzene (C6H6). The molar mass of benzene is 78.11 g/mole.
A) 3910 g C6H6
B) 1950 g C6H6
C) 977 g C6H6
D) 40.1 g C6H6
E) 0.302 g C6H6
7. A 21.8 g sample of ethanol (C2H5OH) is burned in a bomb calorimeter, according to the
following reaction. If the temperature rises from 25.0 to 62.3°C, determine the heat capacity of
the calorimeter. The molar mass of ethanol is 46.07 g/mol.
8. The standard enthalpy of combustion for benzene, C 6H6(l), is – 3012 kJ/mol. Using this
data and the standard enthalpies of formation: H 2O(l) = -285.9kJ/mol; CO2(g) = -393.5 kJ/mol
calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of benzene, C 6H6(l), in kJ/mol.