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CHE REVIEW REVIEW WEEKLY EXAM 5
General Chemistry
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.
1. Mesitylene , a hydrocarbon that occurs in small amounts in crude oil, has an empirical formula of C3H4.
The experimentally determined molecular weight is 121 amu. What is the molecular formula of
mesitylene?
A. C9H12 * B. C3H4 C. C12H16 D. C6H12
2. Urea, CH4N2O, is used as a nitrogen fertilizer. It is manufactured from ammonia and carbon dioxide at
high pressure and temperature. 2NH3 + CO2  CH4N2O + H2O. In a laboratory test, 10 g NH3 and 10
g CO2 were added to a reaction vessel. What is the maximum quantity(in grams) of urea that can be
obtained?
A. 10.2 g B. 12.1 g C. 13.6 g * D. 15.6 g
3. From the data in #2, how many grams of the excess reactant are left at the end of the reaction?
A. 2.3 g CO2 B. 1.2 g CO2 C. 1.2 g NH3 D. 2.3 gNH3 *
4. From the data in #2, if 11.2 g of urea is obtained in the laboratory preparation, what is the percentage
yield of urea?
A. 65.4% B. 75.9% C. 82.4%* D. 91.2%
5. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a 5f sublevel?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 14* D. 50
6. Hydrogen is collected in a 250-milliliter container over water at 30ºC. The total pressure is 101.246 kPa.
What is the pressure of the “dry” hydrogen gas?
A. 97 kPa* B. 92 kPa C. 88 kPa D. 85 kPa
7. From the data in problem #6, what is the volume occupied by water vapor?
A. 250 mL* B. 220 mL C. 200 mL D. 180 mL
8. What is the empirical formula of an ion whose composition by mass is 57.14% sulfur 42.86% oxygen?
A. SO22- B. SO32- C. S2O32-* D. SO42-
9. Given the reaction : 2C8H18(g) + 25O2(g) 16CO2(g) + 18H2O(g) What is the total number of liters of O2
required for the complete combustion of 4.00 liters of C8H18?
A. 25 B. 50 * C. 100 D. 200
10. The cracking of dicyclopentadiene to give cyclopentadiene is represented by the equation below:
C10H12(l)  2 C5H6(l) The densities of dicyclopentadiene and cyclopentadiene are 0.982 g/ml and
0.802 g/ml, respectively. How many ml of cyclopentadiene can be obtained from 20.0 mL of
dicyclopentadiene?
A. 20.0 mL B. 16.3 mL C. 24.5 mL * D. 10.0 mL
11. What is the mass of the precipitate formed when 12.0 mL of 0.150 M NaCl is added to 25.0 mL of a
0.0500 M AgNO3 solution?
A. 258 g B. 179 g* C. 36.0 g D. 0.258 g
12. What is the energy in J of a photon of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength of 9.0 m?
A. 6E-23 B. 2.2E-26* C. 2.7E9 D. 4.5E25
13. Which of the following has the largest first ionization energy?
A. Fe B. Cu C. Ge D. S *
14. Which of the following species is the largest?
A. Br - * B. Kr C. Sr 2+ D. Rb +
15. In which of the following molecule do we find a bond angles of 109.5º?
A. BF3 B. CCl4* C. SF4 D. NH3
16. Which hybrid orbital set and molecular geometry are incorrect?
A. sp2 – trigonal pyramidal* C. sp – linear
B. sp3 – tetrahedral D. dsp3 – trigonalbipyramidal
17. What is the total vapor pressure in torr of a mixture of H2O(l) and 0.123 mol of CH4(g) at T=30ºC and a
total vapor volume of 20.0 L?
A. 31.9 torr B. 43.3 torr C. 116 torr D. 148 torr*
18. For the equilibrium 2IBr(g) <==>I2(g) + Br2(g), Kc = 8.5E-3 at 150ºC. If 0.04 mol of IBr is placed in a
1.0L container, what is the concentration of this substance after equilibrium is reached?
A. 0.016M B. 0.020 M C. 0.025 M D. 0.034 M*
19. From the data in problem#18, if 0.01 mol of I2 and 0.01 mol Br2 are placed in a 1.0L container, what is
the concentration of IBr after equilibrium is reached?
A. 5.4E-3 M B. 5.9E-3 M C. 0.017 M * D. 0.020 M
20. The production of sulfur dioxide follows the equation 2SO2(g) + O2(g) <==>2SO3(g) with Kp=3.40 at
1000K. What is the concentration of sulfur trioxide if we begin with 0.0050 atm of sulfur dioxide and the

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 reaction occurs in 1.00 atm air, which is 20% oxygen? Assume that the loss of oxygen is small
compared to its concentration.
A. 1.65 atm B. 0.117 atm C. 0.00292 atm* D. 0.00146 atm
21. Estimate the number of tons of carbon dioxide over a square mile of the earth’s surface if the
atmospheric pressure is 760 mmHg and air contains 0.046% of carbon dioxide by weight.
A. 13600 * B. 13400 C. 13300 D. 13100
22. When the submarine Thresher sank in the Atlantic in 1963, it was estimated in the newspapers that the
accident had occurred at a depth of 1000 ft. What is the pressure of the sea at that depth? Density of
sea water is 1024 kg/m³.
A. 420 psia B. 430 psia C. 446 psia D. 459 psia *
23. A cylindrical oil-storage tank is 60 ft deep and contains an oil of density 55 lbm/ft³. Its top is open to the
atmosphere. What is the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank?
A. 140 kPa B. 152 kPa C. 158 kPa * D. 168 kPa
24. Calculate the pressure at a depth of 100 meters in seawater, for which the specific weight is 10.1 kN/m³.
A. 1212 kPa B. 1414 kPa C. 1616 kPa D. 1010 kPa *
25. Liquid nitrogen boils at 77 K. What is the boiling point on the Fahrenheit temperature scale?
A. -321 F * B. -141 F C. -295 F D. 171 F
26. How many degrees Celsius is 100 degrees Fahrenheit?
A. 37.8 * B. 2.667 C. 1.334 D. 13.34
27. A sealed tank contains oxygen at 27 C and pressure of 2 atm. If the temperature increases to 100 C,
what will be the pressure inside the tank?
A. 2.49 atm * B. 3.44 atm C. 4.92 atm D. 5.94 atm
28. A volume of 400 cc of air is measured at a pressure of 740 mmHg abs and a temperature of 18 C.
What will be the volume at 760 mmHg abs and 0 C?
A. 376 cc B. 326 cc C. 356 cc D. 366 cc *
29. The volume of a sample of gas at 50°C is 2.5 liter. What volume would the same gas occupy at 20°C, if
the pressure is held constant?
A. 2.20 L B. 2.26 L C. 2.27 L * D. 2.28 L
30. The volume of a sample of gas is 800 mL at a pressure of 1.65 atm. The pressure of the same gas
would exert at a constant temperature, when the volume is changed to 500 mL, would be
A. 2.84 atm B. 2.74 atm C. 2.64 atm * D. 2.54 atm
31. A 330 cc sample of ideal gas weighing 72 grams at 18°C and 748 torr is placed in an evacuated vessel
of volume 1320 cc. If the gas is to be fill the whole vessel at 748 torr, to what temperature must the
assembly be heated?
A. 891°C * B. 1437 K C. 18°C D. 1164°C
32. What is the weight of one liter of methane under standard conditions?
A. 0.545 g B. 0.715 g * C. 0.650 g D. 1.05 g
33. O2 gas effused through a pinhole in 5 sec. How long will it take an equivalent amount of CO2 to effuse
under the same conditions?
A. 4.3 sec B. 5.9 sec * C. 3.8 sec D. 0.23 sec
34. Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, which gas will diffuse at the slowest rate?
A. helium B. neon C. argon D. radon *
35. Equimolar amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas, at the same temperature, are released into a larger
container. The ratio of the rate of diffusion of the hydrogen molecules to that of the molecules of oxygen
would be
A. 256:1 B. 16:1 C. 1:16 D. 4:1*
36. At the same temperature and pressure, which gas will diffuse through air at the fastest rate?
A. H2 * B. O2 C. CO D. CO2
37. The density of a gas mixture of O2 and N2 is 1.1705 g/L at 27˚C and 750 mmHg. The % of N2 in the
mixture is
A. 70%* B. 68% C. 30% D. 32%
38. Gas samples A, B and C are contained in a system at STP. The partial pressure of sample A is 380 torr
and the partial pressure of sample B is 190 torr. What is the partial pressure of sample C?
A. 760 torr B. 380 torr C. 570 torr D. 190 torr *
39. An oxygen molecule has 16 times the mass of a hydrogen molecule. A sample of hydrogen gas whose
molecules have the same average kinetic energy as the molecules in a sample of oxygen at 400°K is
at a temperature of
A. 25K B. 400K * C. 1600K D. 6400K
40. A concern associated with the burning of fossil fuels is a build-up of CO2 in the upper atmosphere that
will cause the atmosphere to warm-up (the greenhouse effect). Calculate the temperature required for
the average molecular speed of CO2 to equal the escape velocity of 11 km/s.
A. 2100 K B. 21000 K C. 210000 K * D. 2100000 K
41. Hydrogen peroxide solution for hair bleaching is usually prepared by mixing 5 g of hydrogen peroxide
per 100 mL solution. What is the molarity of this solution?
A. 1.0 M B. 1.95 M C. 1.5 M * D. 1.8 M
42. Given that the density of a solution of 5 g of toluene and 225 g of benzene is 0.876 g/mL. Calculate the
molarity of the solution.
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 A. 0.21 M * B. 0.25 M C. 0.28 M D. 0.31 M
43. Calculate the molar concentration of NaBr solution which has a density of 1.167 g/ml and a molality of
2.28.
A. 2.16 M * B. 2.80 M C. 3.12 M D. 3.40 M
44. The molality of a solution of ethyl alcohol in water is 1.54 mol/kg. How many grams of alcohol are
dissolved in 2.5 kg of water?
A. 177 * B. 187 C. 192 D. 200
45. What is the empirical formula of a compound found to contain 80 percent carbon and 20 percent
hydrogen?
A. CH3 * B. CH4 C. C2H8 D. CH5
46. Which of the following Bohr orbits has the lowest energy?
A. n = 2 * B. n = 3 C. n = 4 D. n = 5
47. For n = 4, how many values of l are possible?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 * D. 5
48. All of the following statements are true for an exothermic reaction except
A. The temperature of the surroundings increases
B. Heat passes from the reaction system to the surroundings
C. The products have a higher heat content than the reactants *
D. The enthalpy change for the reaction is negative
49. Which type of orbital is not allowed?
A. 1s B. 5f C. 4p D. 2d *
50. Which of the following has the highest first ionization energy?
A. Br B. Cl C. F * D. I
51. Which is the most nonmetallic?
A. Be B. B * C. A D. Ga
52. Which ion ha the smallest radius?
A. Li+ B. Na+ C. K+ D. Be2+ *
53. Which atom or ion has the largest radius?
A. Mg B. Na * C. Na+ D. Mg2+
54. Which of the following has the highest ionization potential?
A. K B. Ca C. Se D. Kr *
55. In which of the following do we find a trigonal-pyramidal geometry?
A. BF3 B. SnCl2 C. PH3 * D. TeCl4
56. Which identification of shape is incorrect?
A. SbCl5 – trigonalbipyramidal C. ClF5 – square pyramidal
B. SeCl4 – seesaw D. ICl3 – trigonal pyramidal *
57. Which of the following diatomic is most polar?
A. BeO * B. BeS C. BeSe D. BeTe
58. Which one of the following is a polar molecule? (I) BF3 (II) CF4 (III) NF3 (IV) PCl5
A. II and IV B. I and III C. III * D. I
59. Which of the following oxides is/are ionic?
A. MgO and N2O B. MgO and N2O * C. SO2 and N2O D. MgO
60. An element consist of 60.10% of an isotope with an atomic mass of 68.926 amu and 39.90% of an
isotope with an atomic mass of 70.925 amu. What is the atomic weight of the element?
A. 34.86 amu B. 13.13 amu C. 41.42 amu D. 69.72 amu *
61. Calculate the mass in grams of 0.0112 mol of β-sucrose, C6H12O6.
A. 0.0112 g B. 180 g C. 1.12 g D. 2.02 g *
62. Calculate the number of molecules in 6.2 g of formaldehyde, CH2O.
A. 6.0E23 B. 3.7E24 C. 1.2E23 * D. 2.4E23
63. A compound contains 54.45% carbon, 9.09% hydrogen and 36.36 % oxygen. What is the empirical
formula?
A. C4H8O2 B. C2H4O * C. CH2O + D. C2H4O3
64. A certain volume of a 0.50 M solution contains 4.5 g of a certain salt. What mass of the salt is present
in the same volume of a 2.50 M solution?
A. 0.90 g B. 4.5 g C. 18 g D. 23 g *
65. How many milliliters of 1.50 M KOH solution are needed to supply 0.125 mol of KOH?
A. 0.0833 mL B. 0.188 mL C. 12.0 mL D. 83.3 mL *
66. Calculate the molal concentration of 20% aq solution of CaCl2.
A. 3.01 B. 2.75 C. 2.25 * D. 1.98
67. How many milliliters of 6 M HClis needed to prepare 250 mL of 1.2 M HCl?
A. 40 mL B. 50 mL * C. 60 mL D. 70 mL
68. A solution is made by mixing 30.0 ml of 8.00 M HCl, 100 ml of 2.00 M HCl, and enough water to make
200 ml of solution. What is the molarity of HCl in the final solution?
A. 0.455 M B. 1.00 M C. 1.20 M D. 2.20 M *
69. If 200 ml of a 2.50 M NaOH solution is diluted to 500 ml, what is the new concentration of NaOH?
A. 5.95 M B. 2.50 M C. 0.441 M D. 1.00 M *
70. What type of colloid is mayonnaise?
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 A. aerosol B. emulsion * C. solid foam D. sol
71. An example of solid dispersed in a gas is
A. fog B. mayonnaise C. smoke * D. Styrofoam
72. A cold tire has a volume of 0.03 m3 at –10 0C and 180 kPa gage. If the pressure and temperature
increase to 210 kPa gage and 300C, the final volume in m3 is (R = 0.287 kJ/kg.k)
A. 0.0414 B. 0.0295 C. 0.0312 * D. 0.0376
73. A cylinder contains 2 cubic meters of air at 270C and pressure of 1 atm. If the air is compressed by a
piston to a volume of 0.50 cubic meters and the temperature rises to 300C, what is the new pressure?
A. 1.05 atm B. 2.04 atm C. 4.04 atm * D. 5.23 atm
74. Gas A is at 30°C and gas B is at 20°C. Both gases are at 1 atmosphere. What is the ratio of the volume
of 1 mole of gas A to 1 mole of gas B?
A. 1:1 B. 2:3 C. 3:2 D. 303:293 *
75. An ideal gas is in a vessel of volume, V1, at 1 atm. The gas is released and allowed to expand into an
evacuated 0.5 L bulb. Once equilibrium has been reached, the temperature remains the same while the
pressure is 500 mmHg. Find V1.
A. 0.853 L B. 0.961 L * C. 1.069 L D. 1.077 L
76. When equal amounts of hydrogen, H2, and iodine, I2, are mixed together at a total pressure of 1 bar, the
partial pressure of hydrogen iodide, HI, vapour produced from by the reaction H2(g) + I2(g) 2 HI(g)
is 22.8 kPa. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction.
A. 0.349 * B. 0.055 C. 1.252 D. 3.421
77. Calculate the percent conversion to PCl5 at 1 bar total pressure and 400K for the reaction
PCl3(g)+Cl2(g) <-->PCl5(g) if the original reaction mixture contained 1 mol of PCl3 and 2 mol of Cl2.
For this reaction, ∆Gº=-3533 J at 400K.
A. 34.2% B. 47.5% C. 54.6% D. 62.6%*
78. From#77, calculate the partial pressure of PCl5 at equilibrium.
A. 0.125 bar B. 0.208 bar D. 0.264 bar* D. 0.356 bar
79. At equilibrium, a 1-liter reactor contains 0.3 mol of A, 0.1 mol of B and 0.6 mol of C, according to the
equation : A + B  C. If 0.2 mol of C was added, how many moles of C was left at equilibrium?
A. 0.80 B. 0.45 C. 0.94 D. 0.78 *
80. The value of Kc for the reaction C(s) + CO2(g)  2CO(g) is 1.6. What is the equilibrium concentration
of CO if the equilibrium concentration of CO2 is 0.50 M?
A. 0.75 M B. 0.31M C. 0.80 M D. 0.89 M *
81. What are valence electrons?
A. the outer shell electrons * C. the electrons of complete quantum shells
B. electrons with positive charge D. the K-quantum shell electrons
82. What are Van der Waals forces?
A. weak secondary bonds between atoms * C. forces between electrons and protons
B. primary bonds between atoms D. forces present only in gases
83. The subatomic particle with the greatest penetrating ability is the
A. neutron * B. beta particle C. proton D. electron
84. Hund’s rule states that
A. no two electrons can have the same energy
B. no two electrons with the same spin can occupy an orbital
C. no two electrons can occupy separate orbitals
D. no two electrons can pair up if there is an empty orbital with same energy available *
E. no two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers
85. When will Kp and Kc have the same numerical value?
A. at absolute zero for all reactions
B. when the reaction exhibits no change in pressure at constant volume *
C. when the concentrations are in standard state
D. when the concentrations are all 1 molar
E. when ∆Gº is equal to zero
86. In which of the following are nuclear particles listed in order of increasing penetrating power?
A. alpha particles<beta particles<neutrons * C. neutrons<alpha particles<beta particles
B. beta particles<alpha particles<neutrons D. beta particles<neutrons<alpha particles
87. One of the first atomic theories was devised by:
A. Pauli B. Rutherford C. Dalton * D. Bohr
88. Who discovered positron?
A. Anderson * B. Pauli C. Heisenberg D.Bohr
89. Deuterium is an isotope of _____.
A. hydrogen * B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. helium
90. The nuclei of tritium atom would contain ___ neutrons.
A. 1 B. 2 * C. 3 D. 4
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