SEFAKO MAKGATHO

HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PATHOLOGY & PRECLINICAL SCIENCES

TEST 1

MODULE: MCHM010 DATE : 13/03/2017

(CHEMISTRY 1A)

TIME: 1.5 HOURS PAPER : P1 OF 1

MARKS : 60

INTERNAL EXAMINER : NFH Makhubela

MODERATOR : MJ Mofokeng

THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF …8…PAGES INCLUDING THE COVER PAGE

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer all questions.

2. Write neatly and legibly.
3. Avoid using tippex

Question 1.

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1.1. When 5.5490× 108 is correctly rounded to three significant figures the number
becomes.
A) 5.55 B) 5.55 × 108 C) 555 D) 554 E) 5.54 × 108

1.2. A beaker contains 145.675 mL of a saline solution. If 24.2 mL of the saline

solution are removed from the beaker, what volume of solution remains?

A) 121.475 mL B) 121.4 mL C) 121.5 mL D) 121 mL

1.3. If you have equal masses of two different substances (A and B), and the
density of A is twice the density of B, then the volume of A is _____ the
volume of B.
A) Twice B) One-half C) Same as D) Four times
1.4. An oven is set for a temperature of 298 °F. What is the oven temperature in
K?
A) 166 K B) 421 K C) 148 K D) 571 K E) 439 K

1.5. Silicon has three naturally occurring isotopes: Si-28, Si-29 and Si-30. If the
average atomic mass of silicon is 28.09, which isotope has the highest
isotopic abundance?
A) Si-28 B) Si-29 C) Si-30 D) All isotopes have the same
isotopic abundance.

1.6. Which element is not an alkali metal?

A) Li B) K C) Rb D) H E) All of the above elements are alkali metals.

1.7. Which of the following properly represents the order of orbital filling based on
the relative energy of the orbitals?
A) 1s,2s,2p,3s,3p,3d,4s,4p C) 1s,2s,2p,3s,3p,4s,3d,4p
B) 1s,2s,3s,4s,2p,3p,4p,3d D) 1s,2s,2p,3s,3d,3p,4s,4p

1.8. Which element has the smallest ionization energy?

A) K B) Ga C) Br D) Rb

1.9. What is the symbol for the isotope with A = 31 and Z = 15?

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 15 46 31 31
A) 31 P B) 15 P C) 15 Ga D) 15 P

1.10. Which statement describing atoms is false?

A) The number of protons in an atom is referred to as the atomic number

of the atom.

B) The total number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom is

referred to as the mass number of the atom.

C) Protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus of an atom.

D) Electrons are located in the space outside the nucleus called the
electron cloud.

1.11. A sulfur atom has a larger atomic radius than an oxygen atom. Which
statement best explains why?

A) Sulfur contains more electrons than oxygen does.

B) Sulfur contains more protons than oxygen does.
C) The valence shell of sulfur is farther away from the nucleus than the
valence shell of oxygen is.

D) The larger number of protons in an oxygen atom pulls its electrons

closer to the nucleus than a sulfur atom.

1.12. The atomic weight of an element is the sum of the masses of the naturally
occurring isotopes of the element.

A) True B) False

1.13. What is the formula for the ionic compound formed when aluminum and sulfur
combine?

A) Al3S B) Al2S3 C) AlS3 D) Al3S2

1.14. What is the proper name for MgF2?

A) Magnesium fluoride C) Magnesium (II) fluoride

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 B) Magnesium (I) fluoride D) Magnesium difluoride

1.15. What is the name of the SO32– ion?

A) Sulfide ion B) Sulfate ion C) Sulfite ion D) Bisulfate ion

1.16. What is the chemical formula of tin (IV) cyanide?

A) Sn4CN B) SnCN4 C) Sn(CN)4 D) SnC4N4

1.17. What is the Lewis structure for chloroethylene (C 2H3Cl)?

A)

B)

C)

D)

1.18. Predict the bond angles around the carbon atom in the structure of carbonic
acid shown below.

A) 180° B) 120° C) 109.5° D) 90°

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1.19. What is the molecular shape around the phosphorus atom in PH 3?

A) Linear
B) Bent
C) Trigonal planar
D) Tetrahedral
E) Trigonal pyramidal
1.20. Which of the following molecule(s) is/are polar?

A) CO2 B) CH4 C) CBr4 D) CHBr3

Question 2.

2.1. What is the difference between a physical quantity and a number? (1)

2.2. An 18-karat gold necklace is 75% gold by mass, 16% silver, and 9.0% copper.

What is the mass, in grams, of the copper if the necklace contains 6.80 g of
silver? (5)

2.3. Identify each of the following as a physical or chemical change:

2.3.1. Wood burns in a fireplace. (1)

2.3.2. Malt undergoes fermentation to make beer. (1)

2.3.3. A copper pipe is exposed to air and turns green. (1)

2.4. A rugby player weighed 87.3 kg before a match, drank 2.3 L of liquid (density
1.06 g/mL) during the match, and weighed 85.9 kg after the match. How many
kilograms of sweat did he lose? (5)

2.5. What are the names of the three subatomic particles? What are their
approximate masses in atomic mass units, and what electrical charge does
each have? (6)

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Question 3.

3.1. What is the total number of orbitals in the third shell? The fourth shell? (2)

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3.2. Using n for the number of the outer shell, write a general outer-shell
configuration for the elements in group 7A and group 1A. (2)

3.3. Hydrogen is placed in group 1A on many periodic charts, even though it is not
an alkali metal. On other periodic charts, though, hydrogen is included with
group 7A even though it is not a halogen. Explain (not more than three
sentences). (2)

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3.4. The most abundant isotope of lead is 82 Pb. What is the atomic symbol and
name of an atom with the same mass number as this lead isotope and 128
neutrons? (2)

3.5. Give the formula for the following ionic compounds. (3)
3.5.1. Sodium bicarbonate.
3.5.2. Magnesium cyanide.
3.5.3. Potassium nitrite.
3.6. Name the following compounds: (2)

3.6.1. CBr4

3.6.2. P4O10

3.7. Using VSEPR theory, predict the shape of the molecule SO 2, indicating bond
and molecular polarity, given the electronegativities of sulphur and oxygen as
2.5 and 3.5 respectively. (7)

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