June Test 2017 Chem195

SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, WESTVILLE CAMPUS

CHEM195: AUGMENTED CHEMISTRY
JUNE 2017 TEST
DURATION: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS:

100
Internal Examiners:
Dr Chantal Koorbanally (Wvl)
Dr Bongiwe Mshengu (Wvl)
Mr Muvhango Rasalanavho (PMB)
Dr Zikhona Tywabi-Ngeva (PMB)
SECTION A
Instructions:
• This paper consists of 13 pages.
• Please check that you have them all.
• There are two SECTIONS (Section A and Section B).
• SECTION A must be answered on the MCQ sheets provided.
Students are requested, in their own interests, to write legibly
SECTION A
University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus
June 2017 Test CHEM195: General Principles of Chemistry
Answer all questions in this section on the MCQ sheets provided by shading in the
correct option with a pencil.
1. Which of the following is an example of a physical change? (1)
A. Bubbles and foam observed after mixing baking soda and vinegar.
B. A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters.
C. Burning a piece of paper.
D. Baking a birthday cake.
2. What is the definition of intensive properties? (1)
A. Properties that depend on the amount of matter.

B. Properties that are independent of the amount of matter.
C. Properties that are more intense than other properties.
D. Properties that are related to the number of moles.
3. Classify the following substances as an element, compound, homogeneous

mixture or heterogeneous mixture: (2)
(i) Table salt (ii) Mercury (iii) Air
A. (i) Homogeneous (ii) Compound (iii) Heterogeneous

B. (i) Heterogeneous (ii) Element (iii) Homogeneous
C. (i) Compound (ii) Element (iii) Homogeneous
D. (i) Homogeneous (ii) Element (iii) Compound
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4. Which one of the following methods would NOT be used to separate solid
substances from liquids? (1)
A. Extraction
B. Filtration
C. Decanting
D. Centrifugation
5. Which of the following pieces of glassware is graduated from top to bottom?(1)
A. Pipette
B. Erlenmeyer Flask
C. Burette
D. Measuring cylinder
6. Using the rules for significant figures, determine the answer to the following
calculation. (1)
1.302 x 103 + 952.70
(1.507 x 10-2) – 0.0025
A. 1.8 x 105
B. 1.79 x 105
C. 1.794 x 105
D. 1.7937 x 105
7. Using the Law of Constant Composition, if 3.00 g of Ca produces 2.56 g of

CaO, what mass of Ca will produce 6.22 g of CaO? (1)
A. 7.77 g
B. 5.30 g
C. 7.29 g
D. 0.41 g
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8. What is the mass (in grams) of Al with the volume of 0.327 L and a density of
2.70 g.cm-3? (2)
A. 8.83 x 10-4 g
B. 0.883 g
C. 8.26 x 103 g
D. 883 g
9. Three naturally occurring isotopes of silicon (28Si, 29Si, and 30Si) have masses of
27.977 u, 28.977 u, and 29.974 u; respectively. Which of these isotopes occurs
in greater abundance? (1)
A. 28Si
B. 29Si
C. 30Si
D. All three isotopes occur in equal amounts
10. Which subatomic particles is the same in the following species? (1)
20Ne, 14N3−, 26Al3+
A. Protons
B. Neutrons
C. Electrons
D. Nuclides
11. What is the name given to elements 58-71 in the periodic table? (1)
A. Lanthanide series
B. Noble gases
C. Actinide series
D. Transition metals
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12. Which of the following elements are expected to have similar properties? (1)
A. Sc and Ti
B. Ar and Mg
C. Na and K
D. Na and Be
13. Which of the following is an ionic compound: (1)
A. CH3OH
B. Cl2
C. BaSO4
D. H2O
14. What is the IUPAC name for Fe2O3? (1)
A. Iron(II) oxide
B. Iron trioxide
C. Di-iron trioxide
D. Iron(III) oxide
15. What is the chemical formula for sodium perchlorate? (1)
A. NaClO
B. NaClO3
C. NaClO4
D. Na2Cr2O7
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16. The following is the unbalanced equation for the process of photosynthesis.
x CO2 + y H2O → C6H12O6 + z O2
What are the stoichiometric co-efficients for x,y,z above? (1)
A. 6 ,6, 6
B. 3, 6, 6
C. 3, 3, 3
D. 6, 4, 6
17. What is the percentage composition of phosphorus in Ni3(PO4)2? (2)
A. 16.92 %
B. 8.46 %
C. 3.66 %
D. 30.97 %
18. It is found that 1.431 g of element X contains 7.509 × 1021 atoms. The molar
mass of X is (1)
A. 0.01785 g.mol-1
B. 57.40 g.mol-1
C. 114.8 g.mol-1
D. 137.8 g.mol-1
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19. Which of the following compounds contains the largest number of atoms? (1)
A. 1.0 mol of C3H9PO

B. 1.0 mol of Sr(NO3)2
C. 1.0 mol of Al2O3
D. 1.0 mol of NH3
20. Styrene's molecular formula is C8H8. What mass of styrene contains

6.85 x 1021 atoms of carbon? The molar mass of styrene is 104 g.mol-1. (2)
A. 0.148 g
B. 0.137 g
C. 0.0114 g
D. 1.18 g
21. An organic compound that has the empirical formula CHO has a molecular
mass of 174 u. Its molecular formula is (1)
A. C7H7O7
B. C9H9O9
C. C8H8O8
D. C6H6O6
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22. How many moles of potassium carbonate will be produced if 4.76 moles of
potassium hydrogen carbonate are heated? (1)
2KHCO3(s) 
→ K2CO3(s) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
A. 2.38
B. 3.44
C. 4.76
D. 9.52
23. A chemical reaction has the equation: 2A + B→ C. In which case is B the

limiting reactant? (1)
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
24. Identify the spectator ion(s) in the following reaction:
Cu(OH)2(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) + 2H2O(l) (1)
A. Cu2+ and Cl–

B. H+ and Cl–
C. Cu(OH)2
D. Cl–
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25. A precipitate is expected when an aqueous solution of rubidium iodide is added

to an aqueous solution of (1)
A. calcium nitrate
B. lead perchlorate
C. iron(II) chloride
D. barium hydroxide
26. Which of the following is a strong acid in aqueous solution? (1)
A. HClO2
B. HClO
C. HI
D. H2S
27. Which of the following is a weak base in aqueous solution? (1)
A. HOCl
B. NaOH
C. HBr
D. NH3
28. What is the net ionic equation for the reaction of Pb(NO3)2 with KI? (2)
A. Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + KI (aq) → No reaction

B. Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2KI(aq) → PbI2(s) + 2KNO3(aq)
C. Pb2+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) → Pb(NO3)2(s)
D. Pb2+(aq) + 2I–(aq) → PbI2(s)
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29. Which one of the following is necessary in order for a metal to be oxidized? (1)
A. addition of hydrogen
B. removal of oxygen
C. removal of electrons
D. addition of electrons
30. What is the oxidation number of P in NH4H2PO4? (1)
A. –3
B. –5
C. +3
D. +5
31. In the following reaction,

2H2O2(l) → 2H2O(l) + O2(g)
hydrogen peroxide functions as: (2)
A. an oxidizing agent
B. a reducing agent
C. both an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent
D. neither an oxidizing agent nor a reducing agent
32. In the following reaction, which species is oxidized? (1)
Cu2+(aq) + Fe(s) → Cu(s) + Fe2+(aq)
A. Fe
B. Fe2+
C. Cu
D. Cu2+
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33. The following reaction can be classified as: (1)

(NH4)2Cr2O7(s) → Cr2O3(s) + N2(g) + H2O(l)
A. Decomposition or neutralization
B. Decomposition or precipitation
C. Decomposition or combustion
D. Decomposition or gas forming
34. How many moles of KOH are present in 10.4 mL of 0.873 M KOH? (1)
A. 1.19 × 10–3 mol

B. 9.08 × 10–3 mol
C. 9.08 mol
D. 11.9 mol
35. What is the nuclide symbol for an atom which contains 49 protons, 65
neutrons, and 46 electrons? (1)
A. 114In3+
B. 46Pd3-
C. 106Pd3+
D. 49In3+
36. From the list given below, select the pair that best describes allotropes. (1)
A. Buckyball and diamond

B. Graphite and rhombic sulphur
C. S8 and P4
D. Graphite and black phosphorus
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37. A certain radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 590 KHz. What is the
wavelength of the radio waves? (2)
A. 0.500 m
B. 5.08 x 1011 nm
C. 508 nm
D. 5.00 x 109 nm
38. Microwave ovens emit microwave energy with a wavelength of 12.9 cm. What
is the energy of exactly one photon of this microwave energy? (1)
A. 1.54 x 10-26 J
B. 1.54 x 10-24 J
C. 1.24 x 10-23 J
D. 2.32 J
39. What are the quantum numbers associated with the 6f sublevel? (1)
A. n = 6 ; l = 6 ; ml = 0 ; ms = +½
B. n = 6 ; l = 5 ; ml = 0 ; ms = +½
C. n = 6 ; l = 3 ; ml = -3 ; ms = -½
D. n = 6 ; l = 4 ; ml = 0 ; ms = -½
40. What type of orbitals are designated by: n = 3 ; l = 2 ; ml = 0? (1)
A. 3s
B. 3p
C. 3d
D. 3f
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41. Which statement is correct concerning electrons in degenerate orbitals? (1)
A. They have better shielding properties

B. They are in the excited state
C. They all have equal energy
D. They all have different energy
42. What is the maximum number of orbitals in n = 6? (1)
A. 6
B. 12
C. 36
D. 72
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End Section A
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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, WESTVILLE CAMPUS
CHEM195: AUGMENTED CHEMISTRY
JUNE 2017 TEST
DURATION: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS:

100
Internal Examiners:
Dr Chantal Koorbanally (Wvl)
Dr Bongiwe Mshengu (Wvl)
Mr Muvhango Rasalanavho (PMB)
Dr Zikhona Tywabi-Ngeva (PMB)
SECTION B
Instructions:
• This paper consists of 15 pages and a Periodic Table.
• Please check that you have them all.
• There are two SECTIONS (Section A and Section B).
• SECTION B must be answered on the question paper.
Students are requested, in their own interests, to write legibly

SECTION B
Answer the following questions directly on the question paper in the space provided.
Students are requested to write neatly and clearly to ensure accurate marking.
QUESTION 1
1.1 Copper has two naturally occurring isotopes, 63Cu and 65Cu. The atomic mass
of 63Cu is 62.9296 u and its percentage abundance is 69.15%. If the average
atomic mass of Cu is 63.546 u, calculate the atomic mass of 65Cu? (3)
[3]
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QUESTION 2
2.1 An unknown compound was found to have an empirical formula of C5H12N2.

Determine the molecular formula of this compound if its molar mass is
300.0 g.mol-1? (2)
2.2 Salicylic acid is used to make aspirin. It contains only carbon, oxygen, and
hydrogen. Combustion of a 43.5 mg sample of this compound produced
97.1 mg of CO2 and 17.0 mg of H2O. (6)
[8]
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QUESTION 3
3.1 The concentration of sulfate ions in wastewater is to be determined using
gravimetric analysis. An excess of lead nitrate is added to a 135.0 mL sample of
the wastewater (containing SO42-) forming the insoluble lead sulfate (Mmass
= 303.30 g.mol-1) according to the balanced equation given below:
SO42–(aq) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) → PbSO4(s) + 2NO3–(aq)

(wastewater)
The solid lead sulfate is dried, and its mass is measured to be 0.4028 g. What
was the concentration (M) of sulfate ions in the original wastewater sample?
(3)
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3.2 DDT, (C14H9Cl5), an insecticide harmful to fish, birds and humans, is produced
by the following reaction in a government laboratory:
2 C6H5Cl(l) + C2HOCl3(l) → C14H9Cl5(s) + H2O(l)
3.2.1 Determine the limiting reagent if 1039 g of chlorobenzene (C6H6Cl) is

reacted with 695 g of chloral (C2HOCl3).
Note: Mmass (C6H6Cl) = 112.55 g.mol-1
Mmass (C2HOCl3) = 147.38 g.mol-1 (3)
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3.2.2 Calculate the mass of DDT that would be formed? (2)
3.2.3 What volume of the excess reagent would remain unreacted?
Note: Density of chlorobenzene = 1.11 g.mL-1
Density of chloral = 1.404 g.mL-1 (3)
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3.2.4 If the actual yield of DDT is 1378.0 g, what is the percentage yield for
this reaction? (1)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Consider the following complete ionic reaction when answering the questions
that follow:
2Rh3+(aq) + 3SO42-(aq) + 6Na+(aq) + 6OH-(aq) → 2Rh(OH)3(s) + 6Na+(aq) + 3SO42-(aq)
4.1.1 Write down the molecular equation (1)
4.1.2 Write down the net ionic equation (1)
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4.2 Balance the following redox reaction equations if the reaction is taking place in
basic medium.
Al(s) + MnO4-(aq) → MnO2(s) + Al(OH)4-(aq) (4)
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4.3 What mass of oxalic acid dihydrate is required to prepare 250.0 mL of a 1.51M
solution of oxalic acid?
(Note: Mmass of the acid is 126.07 g mol-1) (2)
4.4 Briefly explain the procedure you would follow to prepare the solution
mentioned in 4.3. Include appropriate names of laboratory equipment you
would use. (2)
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4.5 Calculate the volume of water that must be added to 68.7 mL of 0.945 M
H2SO4 in order to dilute it to 0.132 M. (3)
4.6 A student performed a titration and obtained the results shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1. Titration of 20.00 mL of acid solution against NaOH.
Titration 1 2 3 4
Final Reading 18.04 18.46 18.40 18.58

(mL)
Initial Reading 0.55 0.92 1.04 1.12

(mL)
Titre (mL)
4.6.1 Calculate the titre volumes and enter your results in the table above? (1)
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4.6.2 What is meant by concordant results? (1)
4.6.3 Show your understanding of concordancy by finding the average titre?

(1)
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QUESTION 5
5.1 What is the wavelength (in nm) of a photon associated with an electron
moving from n= 6 to n= 3? (3)
5.2 Which spectroscopic process, associated with the question above, is

occurring? (1)
5.3 Consider the condensed spectroscopic electron configuration of titanium:

[Ar] 4s23d2
Write out the full set of quantum numbers for the electrons in the 3d orbitals.
(2)
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5.4 Write out the full expanded electron configuration for zirconium (Zr). (1)
5.5 With the aid of an orbital diagram, demonstrate the Aufbau Principle for an
atom of Aluminium (Al). (2)
5.6 Demonstrate Hund’s Rule by drawing an orbital diagram for the outermost
electrons of phosphorus. (1)
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5.7 Consider the element in Group 16 and Period 4 :

5.7.1 Name this element (½)
5.7.2 Write the abbreviated electron configuration for this element (½)
5.7.3 How many valence electrons does the element have (½)
5.7.4 How many unpaired electrons does the element have (½)
[12]
~END~
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1 18
1 2
H He
1.008 2 13 14 15 16 17 4.003
3 4
Periodic Table 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.941 9.012 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.88 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.39 69.72 72.61 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 98.91 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57* 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89** 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (266) (270) (277) (276) (281) (280)
* 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (147) 150.4 152.0 157.2 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0
** 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
(232) (231) (238) (237) (239) (243) (247) (247) (252) (252) (257) (256) (259) (260)

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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, WESTVILLE CAMPUS

DURATION: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS:

Dr Chantal Koorbanally (Wvl)

Dr Bongiwe Mshengu (Wvl)

Mr Muvhango Rasalanavho (PMB)

Dr Zikhona Tywabi-Ngeva (PMB)

Students are requested, in their own interests, to write legibly

1. Which of the following is an example of a physical change? (1)

2. What is the definition of intensive properties? (1)

A. Properties that depend on the amount of matter.

3. Classify the following substances as an element, compound, homogeneous

A. (i) Homogeneous (ii) Compound (iii) Heterogeneous

5. Which of the following pieces of glassware is graduated from top to bottom?(1)

7. Using the Law of Constant Composition, if 3.00 g of Ca produces 2.56 g of

D. All three isotopes occur in equal amounts

20Ne, 14N3−, 26Al3+

13. Which of the following is an ionic compound: (1)

14. What is the IUPAC name for Fe2O3? (1)

15. What is the chemical formula for sodium perchlorate? (1)

17. What is the percentage composition of phosphorus in Ni3(PO4)2? (2)

A. 1.0 mol of C3H9PO

20. Styrene's molecular formula is C8H8. What mass of styrene contains

23. A chemical reaction has the equation: 2A + B→ C. In which case is B the

24. Identify the spectator ion(s) in the following reaction:

Cu(OH)2(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) + 2H2O(l) (1)

A. Cu2+ and Cl–

25. A precipitate is expected when an aqueous solution of rubidium iodide is added

26. Which of the following is a strong acid in aqueous solution? (1)

27. Which of the following is a weak base in aqueous solution? (1)

A. Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + KI (aq) → No reaction

30. What is the oxidation number of P in NH4H2PO4? (1)

31. In the following reaction,

32. In the following reaction, which species is oxidized? (1)

Cu2+(aq) + Fe(s) → Cu(s) + Fe2+(aq)

33. The following reaction can be classified as: (1)

A. 1.19 × 10–3 mol

A. Buckyball and diamond

40. What type of orbitals are designated by: n = 3 ; l = 2 ; ml = 0? (1)

41. Which statement is correct concerning electrons in degenerate orbitals? (1)

A. They have better shielding properties

42. What is the maximum number of orbitals in n = 6? (1)

[TOTAL MARKS 49]

DURATION: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS:

Dr Chantal Koorbanally (Wvl)

Dr Bongiwe Mshengu (Wvl)

Mr Muvhango Rasalanavho (PMB)

Dr Zikhona Tywabi-Ngeva (PMB)

Students are requested, in their own interests, to write legibly

2.1 An unknown compound was found to have an empirical formula of C5H12N2.

SO42–(aq) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) → PbSO4(s) + 2NO3–(aq)

2 C6H5Cl(l) + C2HOCl3(l) → C14H9Cl5(s) + H2O(l)

3.2.1 Determine the limiting reagent if 1039 g of chlorobenzene (C6H6Cl) is

Note: Mmass (C6H6Cl) = 112.55 g.mol-1

Mmass (C2HOCl3) = 147.38 g.mol-1 (3)

3.2.2 Calculate the mass of DDT that would be formed? (2)

3.2.3 What volume of the excess reagent would remain unreacted?

Note: Density of chlorobenzene = 1.11 g.mL-1

Density of chloral = 1.404 g.mL-1 (3)

2Rh3+(aq) + 3SO42-(aq) + 6Na+(aq) + 6OH-(aq) → 2Rh(OH)3(s) + 6Na+(aq) + 3SO42-(aq)

4.1.1 Write down the molecular equation (1)

4.1.2 Write down the net ionic equation (1)

Al(s) + MnO4-(aq) → MnO2(s) + Al(OH)4-(aq) (4)