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Practice Test For Chemistry

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Write the letter of the
correct answer beside the number. Balance unbalanced reactions if needed. (2 points each)
1. Atoms of the same element, regardless of charge, all have the same number of _________.
a. protons c. neutrons
b. electrons d. charge
2. What two kinds of atomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
a. protons and electron c. electrons and neutrons
b. protons and neutrons d. electrons and ions
3. Which of the following is NOT a way that matter changes phase?
a. melting c. evaporation
b. freezing d. mixing
4. An atom containing which one of the following is an isotope of carbon?
a. 6 neutrons and 7 protons c. 12 neutrons and 12 protons
b. 7 neutrons and 6 protons d. 13 neutrons and 13 protons
5. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes an ion. What is an ion with a negative charge
called?
a. cation c. zwitterion
b. negative ion d. anion
6. Arrange in order of increasing atomic radii: As, F, N
a. As, F, N c. F, N, As
b. N, F, As d. As, N, F
7. Arrange in order of increasing electron affinity: C, F, Si
a. Si, C, F c. F, Si, C
b. C, F, Si d. Si, F, C
8. An element with the outermost electron configuration ns2np3 would be in Group
a. IIA c. VIIA
b. IIA d. VA
9. The number of electrons present in the p orbitals in the outermost electron shell (major energy
level, n) of the halogen atoms is _______.
a. one c. seven
b. six d. five
10. Which outer shell electron configuration is typical of an alkaline earth metal?
a. ns1 c. ns2
b. ns np
2 4
d. ns2np6
11. Which element below has the highest first ionization energy?
a. O c. Be
b. N d. C
12. Which of these elements has the greatest attraction for electrons in a covalent bond?
a. Se c. Br
b. As d. Kr
13. The electronic geometry of SF4 is:
a. tetrahedral c. octahedral
b. see-saw d. trigonal bipyramidal
14. The number of unshared regions of high electron density on the central atom in the H2O
molecule is:
a. zero c. two
b. one d. three
15. What bond angle is characteristic of a tetrahedral geometry?
a. 120 c. 107.5
b. 109.5 d. 105.5
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16. How many Hydrogen atoms are present in 27.0 g of H2O?
a. 1.80 x 1024 d. 27.0
b. 9.03 x 1023 e. 4.5 x 10-23
c. 6.02 x 1023
17. Calculate the formula weight of TNT, trinitrotoluene, which has a formula C6H2(CH3)(NO3)3.
a. 179 d. 307
b. 263 e. 275
c. 247
18. Calculate the % Oxygen in NaHCO3, sodium bicarbonate.
a. 57.1% d. 0.57%
b. 43.3% e. 21.7%
c. 19.0%
19. Determine the simplest empirical formula of a compound with the following composition by
mass: 29.1% Na; 40.5% S; 30.4 % O.
a. NaSO2 d. Na2SO4
b. Na2S2O3 e. Na2SO3
c. NaSO3
20. An alkene hydrocarbon with an empirical formula of CH2 has a molecular weight of 98.2 amu.
What is the true molecular formula for the compound?
a. CH2 d. C3H6
b. C7H14 e. C5H10
c. C8H2
21. How many grams of Nitrogen combine exactly with 6.0 grams of Hydrogen to produce NH3?
a. 7.0 g d. 28.0 g
b. 2.0 g e. 1.28 g
c. 14.0 g
22. Calculate the mass of a single molecule of water in grams.
a. 18.0 x 10-23 g d. 3.0 x 10-23 g
b. 18.0 g e. 3.3 x 1022 g
c. 1.67 x 10 g-24

23. How many moles of benzene (C6H6) are present in 7.81 grams of benzene?
a. 7.81 mol d. 78.1 mol
b. 1.00 mol e. 609.9 mol
c. 0.100 mol
24. Identify the INCORRECT statement:
a. One mole of water contains 6.022 x 1023 H2O molecules.
b. There are 16.0 g in 1.00 mole of O2.
c. 12.0 grams of Carbon have the same number of atoms as 14.0 grams of Nitrogen.
d. 28.0 grams of N2 have the same number of molecules as 32.0 grams of O2.
e. A mole is the amount of substance having the same number of particles as 12 grams of
pure Carbon-12.
25. Which has a greater mass?
a. 1 atom of iron c. 1 molecule of carbon dioxide
b. 1 atom of Neon d. 1 molecule of water
26. In which sample are there more particles?
a. 1.0 gram of gold c. 1.0 gram of helium
b. 1.0 gram of carbon d. 1.0 gram of iron
27. The fact that water is always found to be 89% Oxygen and 11% Hydrogen by mass is an
example of:
a. The Law of Conservation of Matter d. The Law of Definite Proportions
b. The Law of Conservation of Energy e. Democritus' theory of atoms
c. The Law of Multiple Proportions
28. Reaction stoichiometry deals with:
a. primarily combustion reactions.
b. rates of chemical reactions.
c. heat evolved by a chemical reaction.
d. mass or mole combining relationships in a chemical reaction.
29. In the precipitation of BaSO4 in the following reaction, 120 grams of BaCl2 are reacted with
excess H2SO4 and 96 grams of BaSO4 are collected. What is the percent yield of the reaction?
BaCl2 + H2SO4 ----> BaSO4 + 2 HCl
a. 57.1 % d. 93.0%
b. 80.0% e. 71.3 %
c. 63.1%
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30. The reaction of 3.80 g of F2 with excess Cl2 produces how many grams of ClF3 according to the
following reaction?
Cl2 + 3 F2 ---> 2 ClF3
a. 13.9 g c. 6.16 g
b. 3.8 g d. 2.53 g
31. KClO3 (molar mass = 122.5 g/mol) is placed into an empty crucible. The crucible and KClO3
together weighed 22.503 grams. After intense heating drives the oxygen away, the mass of the
crucible and KCl was 22.103 grams. How many grams of KClO3 were originally in the crucible?
2 KClO3 ---> 2 KCl + 3 O2
a. 0.400 grams c. 1.02 grams
b. 0.00833 grams d. 22.503 grams
32. In the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen gas to produce water, 10.0 grams of hydrogen are
mixed with 40.0 grams of oxygen. What is the limiting reagent, and how many excess grams of
the other is left over?
2 H2 + O2 ---> 2 H2O
a. Hydrogen is the limiting reagent and 30.0 grams of oxygen are left over.
b. Oxygen is the limiting reagent and 2.5 grams of hydrogen are left over.
c. Oxygen is the limiting reagent, and 5.0 grams of hydrogen are left over.
d. Hydrogen is the limiting reagent and 20.0 grams of oxygen are left over.
33. Consider the following balanced equation. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
2 H2 + O2 --- > 2 H2O
a. One molecule of O2 will react with 2 molecules of H2.
b. One mole of O2 will react with 2 moles of H2.
c. The complete reaction of 2.0 g of H2 will produce 36.0 g of H2O.
d. The complete reaction of 32.0 g of O2 produces 36.0 g of H2O.
34. The second step in the process to produce ultra-pure Silicon is to combine silicon tetrachloride
with magnesium. How many grams of Si could be produced by reacting 2.00 kg of SiCl4 with
excess Mg?
SiCl4 + 2 Mg --- > Si + 2 MgCl2
a. 454.1 g c. 331 g
b. 377.5 g d. 12,100 g
35. What mass of SrF2 can be prepared from the reaction of 8.05 g of Sr(OH)2 with 3.88 g of HF?
Sr(OH)2 + 2 HF --- > SrF2 + 2 H2O
a. 8.31 g c. 12.2 g
b. 11.7 g d. 10.5 g
36. If sufficient acid is used to react completely with 72.9 g of magnesium, how much hydrogen will
be produced?
2 HCl + Mg ---> MgCl2 + H2
a. 4.5 g d. 9.0 g
b. 3.0 mol e. 6.0 mol
c. 1.5 mol
37. The single largest use of phosphoric acid is in the production of fertilizer. How many grams of
phosphoric acid (with excess NH3) are required to produce 800 g of (NH4)2HPO4, a common
fertilizer?
H3PO4 + 2 NH3 ---> (NH4)2HPO4
a. 1186 g d. 686 g
b. 593 g e. 1080 g
c. 391 g
38. The reaction of 5.0 g of fluorine with excess chlorine produced 5.6 g of ClF3. What percent yield
of ClF3 was obtained?
Cl2 + 3F2 ---> 2 ClF3
a. 58% d. 86%
b. 69% e. 92%
c. 76%
39. If a reaction of 5.0 g of hydrogen with 5.0 g of carbon monoxide produced 4.5 g of methanol,
what was the percent yield?
2 H2 + CO ---> CH3OH
a. 11% d. 24%
b. 79% e. 63%
c. 96%

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40. How many grams of O2 are required to completely oxidize 100.0 grams of Fe in the following
chemical reaction?
4 Fe + 3 O2 ---> 2 Fe2O3
a. 57.28 g d. 21.48 g
b. 42.97 g e. 75.0 g
c. 76.37 g
41. If equal masses of N2 and H2 (7.00 grams each) are combined to produce ammonia NH3, how
many grams of ammonia could be produced at maximum yield?
N2 + 3 H2 ---> 2 NH3
a. 3.97 g d. 8.50 g
b. 7.00 g e. 4.25 g
c. 14.0 g
42. Consider the reaction 2KNO3 + 10K --> 6K2O + N2. If 155 grams of K reacted with 122 grams of
KNO3, what is the limiting reagent?
a. KNO3 c. neither
b. K d. not enough information
43. Consider the reaction HgS + O2 --> SO2 + Hg. If 200.0 grams of HgS reacted with 150.0 grams
of O2, what is the limiting reagent?
a. HgS c. neither
b. O2 d. not enough information
44. Consider the reaction 2ZnS + 3O2 --> 2ZnO + 2SO2. Suppose that you wanted enough O2 to
completely react with 500. g of ZnS. What mass of O2 should be present?
a. 164 g c. 215 g
b. 110. g d. 246 g
45. How many grams of PI3 could be produced from 250 g of I2 and excess phosphorous if the
reaction gives a 98.5% yield?
P4 + 6I2 --> 4PI3
a. 246 g d. 270 g
b. 254 g e. 286 g
c. 266 g
46. The reaction of 5.0 g of F2 with excess Cl2 produced 5.6g of ClF3. What is the percent yield of the
reaction?
Cl2 + 3F2 --> 2ClF3
a. 92% d. 76%
b. 58% e. 86%
c. 69%

For questions 47-50, use the following equation.

SiO2 + HF --> SiF4 + H2O

47. What mass of SiF4 can be prepared from the reaction of 15g SiO2 with excess HF?
a. 52g d. 26g
b. 1.04g e. 104g
c. 12g
48. If 5.0g of SiO2 is reacted with 6.0g of HF, the limiting reagent is:
a. H2O c. HF
b. SiO2 d. SiF4
49. Given the data from question 48, the theoretical yield of H2O is:
a. 2.7g d. 3.0g
b. 7.8g e. 11g
c. 8.7g
50. Given the data from question 48, which of the following is true when the reaction is completed?
a. 0.50g of HF remains unreacted c. 0.67g of HF remains unreacted
b. 0.67g of SiO2 remains unreacted d. 0.50g of SiO2 remains unreacted