Diagnostic Test in Biochemistry September 22,2020

I. Directions: Each group of lettered answer choices below refers to the numbered statements
or questions that immediately follow. For each question or statement, select the one
lettered choice that is the best answer and fill in the corresponding circle on the answer
sheet. An answer choice may be used once, more than once, or not at all in each set of
questions
Questions 1–3 refer to atoms of the following elements:
A. carbon
B. fluorine
C. hydrogen
D. nitrogen
E. aluminum
1. In the ground state, has only 1 electron in a p orbital.
2. Has the largest atomic radius.
3. Has the largest value for first ionization energy

Questions 4–5
A. CO2
B. CH4
C. SF6
D. H2O
E. NH3
4. Which of the molecules is linear?
5. Which of the molecules can be described as having sp hybridization?

6. A buffer is formed by adding 500 mL of 0.20 M HC2H3O2 to 500 mL of 0.10 M NaC2H3O2.

What would be the maximum amount of HCl that could be added to this solution without
exceeding the capacity of the buffer?
A. 0.01 mol
B. 0.05 mol
C. 0.10 mol
D. 0.15 mol
E. 0.20 mol

Questions 7–11
Directions: Predict the change in entropy using the choices provided.
A. The change in entropy will be positive.
B. The change in entropy will be zero.
C. The change in entropy will be negative.
D. The change in entropy can be either positive or negative.
E. The change in entropy cannot be determined from the information given.
7. Cl2(g)→ 2Cl(g)
8. H2(g) at 5.0 atm → H2(g) at 1.0 atm
9. Sublimation of solid CO2
10. 2H2 (g) + O2(g) → 2H2 O(g)
11. PCl5 (g) ↔ PCl 3 (g) + Cl 2(g)

Questions 12 and 13
A. KNO3
B. CaO
C. NaHCO3
D. MgSO4
E. Mg(OH)2

12. Commonly known as “baking soda.”

13. Fertilizer that can also be used to neutralize acid rain in lakes.

14. A molecule exhibits sp3 d2 hybridization in its bonding structure. The most probable
geometric shape of this molecule is
A. triangular bipyramidal
B. T-shaped
C. octahedral
D. linear
E. hexagonal
15. A solution has a pH of 11.0. What is the hydrogen ion concentration?
A. 1.0 × 10–11 M
B. 1.0 × 10–3 M
C. 0.0 M D.
1.0 × 103 M
E. 1.0 × 1011 M
16. A catalyst affects the activation energy by
A. increasing the forward rate of reaction.
B. changing the enthalpy of the reaction.
C. increasing the rate of the reverse reaction.
D. changing the reaction mechanism, thus lowering the activation energy.
E. catalysts do not affect activation energies.

17. What is the molality of a 10. % (by weight) C6 H20 solution?

A. 0.012 m
B. 0.12 m
C. 1.2 m
D. 12 m
E. Not enough information is provided.
19. A test tube containing CaCO3 is heated until the entire compound decomposes. If the test
tube plus calcium carbonate originally weighed 30.08 grams and the loss of mass during the
experiment was 4.40 grams, what was the approximate mass of the empty test tube?
A. 20.08 g
B. 21.00 g
C. 24.50 g
D. 25.08 g
E. 25.68 g

20. When 100 grams of butane gas (C4H10, MW = 58.4) is burned in excess oxygen gas, the
theoretical yield of H2O (in grams) is:
A. 54.15 x 18.02
100 x 5
B. 5 x 58.4___
100 x 18.02
C. 4 x 18.02 X 100
13 x 100
2
D. 5 x 58.14 x 18.02
100
E. 100 x 5 x 18.02
58.14
21. When 2.00 grams of a certain volatile liquid is heated, the volume of the resulting vapor is
821 mL at a temperature of 127°C at standard pressure. The molecular mass of this substance
is
A. 20.0 g/mole
B. 40.0 g/mole
C. 80.0 g/mole
D. 120. g/mole
E. 160. g/mole

22. A 10.0% sucrose solution has a density of 2.00 g/mL. What is the mass of sucrose dissolved
in 1.00 liter of this solution?
A. 1.00 × 102 g
B. 2.00 × 102 g
C. 5.00 × 102
D. 1.00 × 103 g
E. 1.00 × 104 g
23. Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure for glycine (NH2CH2COOH)?
A. H H

C=O–N–C–H

H H

B. H H O
║
N–C–C–O–H

H H

C. H – C – N – C = O – O – H

H H

H H
D.
N H

O–C–C=O

E. N

H C H
║
C= N O

N
H H

24. 6.0 moles of chlorine gas are placed in a 3.0-liter flask at 1250 K. At this temperature, the
chlorine molecules begin to dissociate into chlorine atoms. What is the value for Kc, if 50.% of
the chlorine molecules dissociate when equilibrium has been achieved?
A. 1.0
B. 3.0
C. 4.0
D. 6.0
E. 12.0
25. Given that the first, second, and third dissociation constants for H3 PO4 are 7.0 × 10-3,
6.0 × 10-8, and 5.0 × 10-13 respectively, calculate K for the complete dissociation of H3PO4.
A. 2.10 × 10-32
B. 2.10 × 10-28
C. 2.10 × 10-22
D. 2.10 × 10-11
E. 2.10 × 1022

26. What is the OH– concentration (M) of a solution that contains 5.00 × 10-3 mole of H+ per
liter? Kw = 1.00 × 10-14
A. 7.00 × 10-14 M
B. 1.00 × 10-12 M
C. 2.00 × 10-12 M
D. 1.00 × 10-11 M
E. 2.00 × 10-11 M

27. Suppose that 0.500 liter of 0.0200 M HCl is mixed with 0.100 liter of 0.100 M Ba(OH)2.
What is the pH in the final solution after neutralization occurred?
A. 3.00
B. 5.00
C. 7.00
D. 9.00
E. 12.00

28. Hemoglobin contains ~ 0.33 % of iron by mass. What is the approximate minimum molar
mass of hemoglobin?
A. 1.6 × 102 g ⋅ mol-1
B. 1.6 × 103 g ⋅ mol-1
C. 1.6 × 104 g ⋅ . mol-1
D. 1.6 × 105 g ⋅ mol-1
E. 1.6 × 106 g ⋅ mol-1

29. Consider diethyl ether and 1-butanol. Which of the following are correct?
A. Diethyl ether will have the higher boiling point.
B. 1-butanol will have the higher boiling point.
C. Because they contain the same number and types of atoms, they will boil at the same
temperature.
D. Because they contain the same number of atoms, but different types of atoms, more
information is needed in order to determine which one will boil at a higher temperature.
E. Because they contain different numbers of atoms, but the same type of atoms, more
information is needed in order to determine which one will boil at a higher temperature.
30. How many asymmetric carbon atoms are present in the following molecule?

OH CH3
A. 0
B. 1 H3C C C CH2 OH
C. 2
D. 3 H H
E. 4

31. Which of the following does NOT show hydrogen bonding?

A. ammonia, NH3
B. hydrazine, N2 H4
C. hydrogen peroxide, H2 O2
D. dimethyl ether, CH3 OCH3
E. methyl alcohol, CH3 OH

32. Sulfur trioxide gas dissociates into sulfur dioxide gas and oxygen gas at 1250°C. In an
experiment, 3.60 moles of sulfur trioxide were placed into an evacuated 3.0-liter flask. The
concentration of sulfur dioxide gas measured at equilibrium was found to be 0.20 M. What is
the equilibrium constant, KC, for the reaction?
A. 1.6 × 10-4
B. 1.0 × 10-3
C. 2.0 × 10-3
D. 4.0 × 10-3
E. 8.0 × 10-3

Question 33 – 37

A. amide
B. amine
C. ketone
D. thiol
E. salt

33. H H

H–C–C–O [ K+]

H H
34. H O H H
║
H–C–C–C–C–H

H H H

35.
H O H
║
H–C–C–N

H H

36.
H H

H
N–H
H
C

H H

37. H H

H – C – C – S –H

H H

38. Given a molecule with the general formula AB2, which one of the following would be the
most useful in determining whether the molecule was bent or linear?
A. ionization energies
B. electron affinities
C. dipole moments
D. electronegativities
E. bond energies
39. A freshman chemist analyzed a sample of copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate for water of
hydration by weighing the hydrate, heating it to convert it to anhydrous copper(II) sulfate, and
then weighing the anhydrate. The % H2O was determined to be 30.%. The theoretical value is
33%. Which of the following choices is definitely NOT the cause of the error?
A. After the student weighed the hydrate, a piece of rust fell from the tongs into the crucible.
B. Moisture driven from the hydrate condensed on the inside of the crucible cover before the
student weighed the anhydride.
C. All the weighings were made on a balance that was high by 10%.
D. The original sample contained some anhydrous copper(II) sulfate.
E. The original sample was wet.

40. Balance the following equation using the lowest possible whole-number coefficients.
NH3 + CuO → Cu + N2 + H2O
The sum of the coefficients is

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 1

41. Which of the following would be the most soluble in water?

A. carbon tetrachloride
B. methane
C. octane
D. methyl ethyl ketone
E. ethyl alcohol

42. Which of the following would express the approximate density of carbon dioxide gas at
0°C and 2.00 atm pressure (in grams per liter)?
A. 2 g/L
B. 4 g/L
C. 6 g/L
D. 8 g/L
E. none of the above

43. When subjected to the flame test, a solution that contains K+ ions produces the color
A. yellow
B. violet
C. crimson
D. green
E. orange
44. How many of the molecules contain two pi bonds between the carbon atoms?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

45. How many of the molecules contain at least one sigma bond?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

46. Which of the following salts forms a basic solution when dissolved in water?
A. KCl
B. NH4 NO3
C. Li2 SO4
D. Na2 CO3
E. AlI3

Question 47 – 50.

Ethylamine reacts with water as follows:

C2 H5 NH2(aq) + H2 O(L) → C2 H5 NH3+(aq) + OH-(aq)
The base-dissociation constant, Kb, for the ethylamine ion is 5.6 × 10-4.
(a) A student carefully measures out 65.987 mL of a 0.250 M solution of ethylamine. Calculate
the OH- ion concentration.

(b) Calculate the pOH of the solution.

(c) Calculate the % ionization of the ethylamine in the solution in part (a).

(d) What would be the pH of a solution made by adding 15.000 grams of ethylammonium
bromide (C2 H5 NH3 Br) to 250.00 mL of a 0.100-molar solution of ethylamine. (The addition of
the solid does not change the solution volume.)