Name: _____________________________________ Problem Set 1– General Chemistry II

Year & Section: _____________________________ Date: ______________________

1. Which of the following substances should have the highest boiling point?
A. CH4
B. Cl2
C. Kr
D. CH3Cl
E. N2
2. Which of the following liquids would have the highest viscosity at 25°C?
A. CH3OCH3
B. CH2Cl2
C. C2H5OH
D. CH3Br
E. HOCH2CH2OH
3. Which one of the following substances will have both dispersion forces and dipole-dipole forces?
A. HCl
B. BCl3
C. Br2
D. H2
E. CO2
4. Krypton has a higher melting point than argon because of its
A. hydrogen bonding.
B. stronger dispersion forces.
C. permanent dipole moment.
D. ionic bonds.
E. greater ionization energy.
5. Which of the responses includes all of the following that can form hydrogen bonds with water
molecules?
(1) Na+ (2) CH3COOH (3) C2H6 (4) CH3NH2
A. (1) and (2)
B. (1) and (3)
C. (2) and (3)
D. (2) and (4)
E. (3) and (4)
6. Which of the following is not true with regard to water?
A. Water has a high heat capacity.
B. Water has an unusually high boiling point.
C. Water can form hydrogen bonds.
D. Ice is denser than liquid water.
E. Water is a polar molecule.
7. Which property of water allows a razor blade to float on it without sinking?
A. viscosity
B. surface tension
C. density
D. specific heat
E. triple point
8. An example of a covalent network solid is
A. diamond.
B. potassium.
C. iodine.
D. sodium chloride.
E. None of these.
9. What mass of K2CO3 is needed to prepare 200. mL of a solution having a potassium ion
concentration of 0.150 M?
A. 4.15 g
B. 10.4 g
C. 13.8 g
D. 2.07 g
E. 1.49 g
10. A homogeneous mixture of two substances is a
A. colloid. C. solution.
B. suspension. D. compound.
11. The dissolving medium in the solution is the
A. solute. C. solution.
B. solvent. D. mixture.
12. What is the solvent in 70% alcohol solution?
A. alcohol C. sugar
B. water D. kerosene
13. Kerosene is a nonpolar solvent. Which solute will dissolve in it?
A. hexane C. ethanol
B. sodium carbonate D. potassium chloride
14. Most salt become soluble in water as the
A. pressure is increased. C. temperature is decreased.
B. temperature is increased. D. pressure is decreased.
15. A 40% alcohol contains
A. 40 mL alcohol in 100 mL of water.
B. 40 mL alcohol in 60 mL of water.
C. 60 mL of alcohol in 100 mL of water.
D. 60 mL of alcohol in 40 mL of water.
16. What is the molar concentration of a solution containing 15.0 g of CH3COOH and 20 mL of water?
A. 1.25 M C. 0.125 M
B. 12.5 M D. 0.0125 M
16. What is the mole fraction of ascorbic acid, C6H8O6, in a solution containing 80.5 g of ascorbic acid
and 210 g of water?
A. 0.0377 C. 0.457
B. 0.962 D. 11.67
17. What is the molality when 75.0 grams of MgCl2 is dissolved in 500.0 g of solvent?
A. 1.28 m C. 2.18 m
B. 1.58 m D. 5.18 m
18. Which of the following salts is insoluble?
A. LiCl
B. NaCl
C. AgCl
D. KCl
19. Which of the following salts is soluble?
A. PbCl2
B. PbI2
C. AgCl
D. NaCl
20. Whch is insoluble?
A. Cd(CH3COO)2
B. PbCl2
C. AgNO3
D. PbNO3

21-25. Express the concentration of a solution in (%w/w, %v/v, %w/v) containing 10 g of sucrose,
C12H22O11, and 75 mL of water. Assume that the density of water is 1.00 g/mL.
(Density of Sucrose = 1.59 g/mL)