Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes medical Foundation

Long Quiz No. 2 – Chemistry 1 (Midterms)

NaME: ____________________________________________ Course/Yr/Sec. : ___________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of oxygen is:
Fe + O2  Fe2O3 1) _______
A) 0 B) 2 C) 1 D) 3

2) A one molar solution is a solution that contains one mole of solute in 2) _______
A) one mole of solvent. B) one kilogram of solution.
C) one liter of solution. D) one kilogram of solvent.

3) A one molar solution of NaOH in water contains 3) _______

A) one liter of NaOH per mole of solution. B) one mole of NaOH per mole of solution.
C) one mole of NaOH per liter of solution. D) one g of NaOH per liter of solution.

4) Ammonia can be prepared by the reaction of magnesium nitride with water. The products are ammonia and
magnesium hydroxide. When the equation is written and balanced, the coefficient of water is 4) _______
A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 6.

5) When oxygen, O2, is passed through an electrical spark (lightning is a good natural source of an electrical spark),
ozone, O3 is formed. When the equation is balanced, the coefficient of oxygen is 5) _______
A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1.

6) The formula mass of CO2 6) _______

A) 28 g. B) 44 u. C) 44 g. D) 28 u.

7) Consider the following equation: 2 Na + 2 H2O  2 NaOH + H2

Identify the product(s) for this reaction. 7) _______
A) Na B) Na and H2O C) NaOH and H2 D) NaOH

8) The explanation of the observations leading to the law of combining volumes is often called "Avogadro's
hypothesis." This explanation states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure have
8) _______
A) different energies. B) different numbers of molecules.
C) the same reactivity. D) the same number of molecules.

9) Aspirin has a formula C9H8O4. The molar mass of aspirin is 9) _______

A) 220 g. B) 180 g. C) 95 g. D) 325 g.

10) Ammonia can be prepared by the reaction of magnesium nitride with water. The products are ammonia and
magnesium hydroxide. When the equation is written and balanced, the coefficient of magnesium nitride is
A) 8. B) 6. C) 1. D) 3. 10) ______

11) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of zinc is:
Zn + CuSO4  ZnSO4 + Cu 11) ______
A) 0 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
12) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of carbon dioxide is:
C3H8 + O2  CO2 + H2O 12) ______
A) 6 B) 3 C) 1 D) 12

13) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of silver is:

Cu + AgNO3  Cu(NO3)2 + Ag 13) ______

A) 0 B) 1 C) 3 D) 2

14) Consider the following equation: N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3

Which of the following statements is NOT true for this equation? 14) ______
A) 1 gram of N2 reacts with 3 grams of H2.
B) 1 L of N2 reacts with 3 L of H2.
C) 1 molecule of N2 reacts with 3 molecules of H2.
D) 1 mole of N2 reacts with 3 moles of H2.

15) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of sulfuric acid, H2SO4 is:
NaCN + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + HCN 15) ______
A) 4 B) 3 C) 1 D) 2

16) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of sodium cyanide is:
NaCN + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + HCN 16) ______
A) 1 B) 3 C) 2 D) 4

17) Ammonia can be prepared by the reaction of magnesium nitride with water. The products are ammonia and
magnesium hydroxide. When the equation is written and balanced, the coefficient of ammonia is 17) ______
A) 6. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3.

18) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of the hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is:
NaCN + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + HCN 18) ______
A) 1 B) 4 C) 2 D) 3

19) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of silver nitrate is:
Cu + AgNO3  Cu(NO3)2 + Ag 19) ______
A) 3 B) 0 C) 2 D) 1

20) Ammonia can be prepared by the reaction of magnesium nitride with water. The products are ammonia and
magnesium hydroxide. When the equation is written and balanced, the coefficient of magnesium hydroxide is
A) 3. B) 8. C) 6. D) 1. 20) ______

21) The following reaction is important in the removal of sulfur dioxide, a major source of acid rain, from the
smokestacks of coal burning power plants. When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of oxygen is:
CaO + SO2 + O2  CaSO4 21) ______
A) 2 B) 1 C) 4 D) 3

22) Avogadro's number is 22) ______

A) 6.02 x 10E-23 B) 6.02 x 10E23
C) 3.02 x 10E26 D) 2.06 x10E32
23) The following reaction is important in the removal of sulfur dioxide, a major source of acid rain, from the
smokestacks of coal burning power plants. When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of calcium sulfate
(commonly called "gypsum") is:
CaO + SO2 + O2  CaSO4 23) ______
A) 3 B) 2 C) 4 D) 1

24) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of HCl is:
AlCl3 + H2SO4  Al2(SO4)3 + HCl 24) ______
A) 6 B) 12 C) 3 D) 2

25) Which one of the following reactions IS NOT balanced? 25) ______
A) 2 CO + O2  2 CO2
B) 2 KNO3 + 10 K  5 K2O + N2
C) 2 SO2 + O2 2 SO3
D) SF4 + 3 H2O  H2SO3 + 4 HF

26) The following reaction is important in the removal of sulfur dioxide, a major source of acid rain, from the
smokestacks of coal burning power plants. When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of calcium oxide
(commonly called "lime") is:
CaO + SO2 + O2  CaSO4 26) ______
A) 2 B) 4 C) 3 D) 1

27) Tin was among the the first metals used by humans. Elemental tin is produced by heating tin(IV) oxide, the
principal ore of tin, with carbon. The products of this reaction are tin and carbon dioxide. When the equation is
written and balanced, the coefficient of tin is 27) ______
A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3.

28) Tin was among the the first metals used by humans. Elemental tin is produced by heating tin(IV) oxide, the
principal ore of tin, with carbon. The products of this reaction are tin and carbon dioxide. When the equation is
written and balanced, the coefficient of carbon is 28) ______
A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2.

29) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of the product is:
Fe + O2  Fe2O3 29) ______
A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2

30) The label which indicates that a substance is dissolved in water solution is 30) ______
A) (l) B) (aq) C) (g) D) (s)

31) Nitroglycerin has a formula C3H5(NO3)3. The molar mass of nitroglycerin is 31) ______
A) 227 g. B) 65 g. C) 309 g. D) 398 g.

32) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of carbon dioxide is:
C8H18 + O2  CO2 + H2O 32) ______
A) 16 B) 8 C) 2 D) 25

33) How many molecules are in 237 g (about a cup) of water? 33) ______
A) 6.02 x10E23 B) 4267 C) 7.93 x10E24 D) 13.1
34) When the equation below is balanced, the coefficient of copper(II) nitrate is:
Cu + AgNO3  Cu(NO3)2 + Ag 34) ______
A) 2 B) 0 C) 1 D) 3

35) Another name for NaOH is 35) ______

A) baking soda. B) lysol. C) lye. D) lime.

36) Which of the following is the correct balanced equation for the neutralization of barium hydroxide with sulfuric
acid? 36) ______
A) Ba(OH)2 + 2 H2SO4  Ba(SO4)2 + 2 H2O
B) BaOH2 + H2SO4  BaSO4 + H2O
C) BaOH + H2SO4  BaSO4 + 2 H2O
D) Ba(OH)2 + H2SO4  BaSO4 + 2 H2O

37) Which of the following is the correct balanced equation for the neutralization of barium hydroxide with
hydrochloric acid? 37) ______
A) BaOH + HCl  BaCl + H2O
B) BaOH2 + 2 HCl  BaCl2 + H2O
C) Ba(OH)2 + 2 HCl  BaCl2 + 2 H2O
D) Ba(OH)2 + HCl  BaCl2 + H2O

38) Sodium bicarbonate is the common name for what compound? 38) ______
A) sodium carbonate B) sodium bismuth carbonate
C) sodium hydrogen carbonate D) sodium carbide

39) Which one of the following is an example of a nonmetal oxide? 39) ______
A) CO2 B) NaOH C) H2SO4 D) K2O

40) In the balanced chemical reaction for the neutralization of sodium hydroxide with sulfuric acid, H2SO4, the
coefficient of sodium hydroxide is 40) ______
A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4.

41) Aluminum hydroxide is a popular antacid. The formula of aluminum hydroxide is 41) ______
A) AlOH. B) Al3OH. C) Al(OH)2. D) Al(OH)3.

42) In the reaction Fe2O3 + 3 H2  2 Fe + 3 H2O the reducing agent is 42) ______
A) H2. B) Fe. C) Fe2O3. D) H2O.

43) Which substance is a reducing agent? 43) ______

A) C B) CO2 C) H2O2 D) F2

44) Which substance is a common oxidizing agent? 44) ______

A) H2 B) Na2Cr2O7 C) Na D) C

45) Which substance is a common reducing agent used in the production of metals from ores? 45) ______
A) H2O B) NaCl C) C D) Na2Cr2O7
46) When your car rusts, the major chemical reaction is that between the iron from the steel in the car body with the
oxygen from the air to form iron(III) oxide. When the reaction is balanced, the coefficient of iron(III) oxide is
A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. 46) ______

47) When C3H8 is burned in oxygen, the products are 47) ______
A) C + H2. B) CO2 + H2.
C) CH2 + H2O. D) CO2 + H2O.

48) Consider the following reaction: 2 Fe + 3 Mg2+ 2 Fe3+ + 3 Mg

The half reaction for the reduction in this reaction is 48) ______
A) Mg2+ + 2 e-  Mg B) Mg  Mg2+ + 2 e-
3+ -
C) Fe  Fe + 3 e D) Fe3+ + 3 e-  Fe

49) Silver is plated on copper by immersing a piece of copper into a solution containing silver ions. In the plating
reaction, silver 49) ______
A) is reduced and is the reducing agent. B) is oxidized and is the oxidizing agent.
C) is reduced and is the oxidizing agent. D) is oxidized and is the reducing agent.

50) In the reaction, N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3, hydrogen is 50) ______

A) an oxidizing agent. B) a reducing agent.
C) a catalyst. D) a product.

51) In which one of the following is the reactant undergoing oxidation? (Note: These reactions are not complete
chemical equations.) 51) ______
A) WO3  W B) Cl2  2 Cl-
C) 2 H+  H2 D) C  CO2

52) Swimming pools are "chlorinated" in order to 52) ______

A) disinfect the water. B) improve taste of the water.
C) purify the water. D) clarify the water.

53) Consider the following reaction: 2 Fe + 3 Mg2+  2 Fe3+ + 3 Mg

The half reaction for the oxidation in this reaction is 53) ______
A) Fe  Fe3+ + 3 e- B) Mg2+ + 2 e-  Mg
C) Mg  Mg2+ + 2 e- D) Fe3+ + 3 e-  Fe

54) When metals react with oxygen they form 54) ______
A) oxides. B) new elements. C) halides. D) metalloids.

55) In a reaction, the substance undergoing reduction serves as the 55) ______
A) reducing agent. B) electron donor.
C) oxidizing agent. D) proton donor.

56) In the reaction Cu+ + Fe rightarrow Cu + Fe2+ (Note: The reaction is not balanced.) 56) ______
A) copper is oxidized. B) copper(II) is the reducing agent.
C) iron is reduced. D) none of these
57) What acid is formed when SO3 is added to water? 57) ______
A) hydrosulfurous B) sulfurous C) hydrosulfuric D) sulfuric

58) In the balanced chemical reaction for the neutralization of calcium hydroxide with nitric acid, HNO 3, the
coefficient of nitric acid is 58) ______
A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4.

59) In the balanced chemical reaction for the neutralization of sodium hydroxide with sulfuric acid, H2SO4, the
coefficient of sulfuric acid is 59) ______
A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4.

60) Which of the following is NOT true of a catalyst? 60) ______

A) A catalyst will lower the activation energy for a reaction.
B) A catalyst will speed up the rate of a reaction.
C) A catalyst is used up when it catalyzes a reaction.
D) A catalyst is not used up when it catalyzes a reaction.

61) Every reduction reaction MUST be accompanied by 61) ______

A) an oxidation reaction. B) formation of ionic bonds.
C) formation of covalent bonds. D) formation of water.

62) In the photosynthesis reaction: 6 CO2 + 6 H2O  C6H12O6 + 6 O2, carbon dioxide is
A) oxidized. B) oxidized and reduced. 62) ______
C) reduced. D) neither oxidized nor reduced.

63) In which one of the following partial reactions is the reactant undergoing reduction? (NOTE: the reactions are
not complete.) 63) ______
A) SnO  SnO2 B) KClO2  KClO3
C) Cu2O  CuO D) PbO  Pb

64) Which one of the following is a correct definition of a base that is not dependent upon the solvent? 64) ______
A) Bases produce hydroxide ions. B) Bases are proton acceptors.
C) Bases are proton donors. D) Bases produce hydronium ions.

65) An oxidizing agent that was used in older versions of the Breathalyzer test is 65) ______
A) AgBr (silver bromide). B) O3 (ozone).
C) K2Cr2O7 (potassium dichromate). D) NaHClO (sodium hypochlorite).

66) In the reaction Cu+ + Fe  Cu + Fe2+ (Note: The reaction is not balanced.) 66) ______
A) Fe is the reducing agent. B) Fe2+ is the reducing agent.
C) Cu is the reducing agent. D) Cu+ is the reducing agent.

67) Hydrogen gas converts tungsten oxide to tungsten metal. Hydrogen (H2) is a(n) 67) ______
A) acid. B) oxidizing agent. C) base. D) reducing agent.

68) Copper is plated on zinc by immersing a piece of zinc into a solution containing copper(II) ions. In the plating
reaction, zinc 68) ______
A) gains two electrons and is reduced. B) loses two electrons and is reduced.
C) loses two electrons and is oxidized. D) gains two electrons and is oxidized.
69) In which one of the following is the reactant undergoing reduction? (Note: These reactions are not complete
chemical equations.) 69) ______
A) CH4 C B) C2H4O  C2H6O
C) C2H4O  C2H4O2 D) CO  CO2

70) Which one of the following IS NOT one of the definitions of oxidation? 70) ______
A) Oxidation is the addition of oxygen to a substance.
B) Oxidation is the loss of electrons from a substance.
C) Oxidation is the addition of hydrogen to a substance.
D) Oxidation is the loss of hydrogen from a substance.

71) Antiseptics are substances that 71) ______

A) are pain killers. B) are the same as anesthetics.
C) relieve inflammation. D) kill microorganisms.

72) Which one of the following IS NOT one of the definitions of reduction? 72) ______
A) Reduction is the gain of electrons by a substance.
B) Reduction is the addition of hydrogen to a substance.
C) Reduction is the loss of oxygen from a substance.
D) Reduction is the loss of electrons from a substance.

73) In the photosynthesis reaction: 6 CO2 + 6 H2O  C6H12O6 + 6 O2, the substance that serves as the reducing
agent is 73) ______
A) water. B) carbon dioxide.
C) glucose, C6H12O6. D) sunlight.

74) In a reaction, the substance undergoing oxidation serves as the 74) ______
A) reducing agent. B) oxidizing agent.
C) electron donor. D) proton donor.

75) Magnesium burns brightly in the presence of oxygen. When magnesium reacts with oxygen, the product is
A) MgO. B) MgO2. C) Mg + CO2. D) Mg2O. 75) ______