GASES

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Pressure is the force per unit
a. volume. c. length.
b. surface area. d. depth.
____ 2. Why does a can collapse when a vacuum pump removes air from the can?
a. The inside and outside forces balance out and crush the can.
b. The unbalanced outside force from atmospheric pressure crushes the can.
c. The atmosphere exerts pressure on the inside of the can and crushes it.
d. The vacuum pump creates a force that crushes the can.
____ 3. If the height of mercury in a barometer at 0C is less than 760 mm Hg, then
a. the atmospheric pressure is less than standard atmospheric pressure.
b. the atmospheric pressure is greater than standard atmospheric pressure.
c. the atmospheric pressure is equal to standard atmospheric pressure.
d. the atmospheric pressure cannot be determined.
____ 4. Standard temperature is exactly
a. 100C. c. 0C.
b. 273C. d. 0 K.
____ 5. Three samples of gas each exert 740. mm Hg in separate 2 L containers. What pressure do they exert if they
are all placed in a single 2 L container?
a. 247 mm Hg c. 1.48 103 mm Hg
b. 740 mm Hg d. 2.22 103 mm Hg
____ 6. A sample of oxygen occupies 560. mL when the pressure is 800.00 mm Hg. At constant temperature, what
volume does the gas occupy when the pressure decreases to 700.0 mm Hg?
a. 80.0 mL c. 600. mL
b. 490. mL d. 640. mL
____ 7. If the temperature of a fixed quantity of gas decreases and the pressure remains unchanged,
a. its volume increases. c. its volume decreases.
b. its volume is unchanged. d. its density decreases.
____ 8. The volume of a gas is 5.0 L when the temperature is 5.0C. If the temperature is increased to 10.0C without
changing the pressure, what is the new volume?
a. 2.5 L c. 5.1 L
b. 4.8 L d. 10.0 L
____ 9. The volume of a gas collected when the temperature is 11.0C and the pressure is 710 mm Hg measures 14.8
mL. What is the calculated volume of the gas at 20.0C and 740 mm Hg?
a. 7.8 mL c. 14.6 mL
b. 13.7 mL d. 15 mL
____ 10. If 0.5 L of O2(g) reacts with H2 to produce 1 L of H2O(g), what is the volume of H2O(g) obtained from 1 L of
O2(g)?
a. 0.5 L c. 2 L
b. 1.5 L d. 2.5 L
____ 11. What is the number of moles of H2 produced when 23 g of sodium react with water according to the equation
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)?
a. 0.50 mol c. 2.0 mol
b. 1.0 mol d. 4.0 mol
____ 12. If the temperature of a container of gas remains constant, how could the pressure of the gas increase?
a. The mass of the gas molecules increase.
b. The diffusion of the gas molecules increases.
c. The size of the container increases.
d. The number of gas molecules in the container increases.
____ 13. At constant temperature and pressure, gas volume is directly proportional to the
a. molar mass of the gas. c. density of the gas at STP.
b. number of moles of gas. d. rate of diffusion.
____ 14. The standard molar volume of a gas is all of the following except
a. the volume occupied by 1 mol of a gas at STP.
b. equal for all gases under the same conditions.
c. 22.4 L at STP.
d. dependent upon the size of the molecules.
____ 15. A 1.00 L sample of a gas has a mass of 1.92 g at STP. What is the molar mass of the gas?
a. 1.92 g/mol c. 22.4 g/mol
b. 19.2 g/mol d. 43.0 g/mol
____ 16. What is the process by which molecules of a gas randomly encounter and pass through a small opening in a
container?
a. diffusion c. distillation
b. vaporization d. effusion
____ 17. When the temperature of a gas is increased within a closed container, pressure increases due to
which of the following?
a. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls decreases.
b. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls increases.
c. The spaces between the molecules of gas decrease.
d. The gas turns into a liquid.
____ 18. Gas A and gas B (both unreactive) are allowed to mix. The total pressure is found to be 3.50 atm. If
gas B was measured initially at 1.25 atm, what is the partial pressure of gas A?
a. 4.75 atm
b. -2.25 atm
c. 2.25 atm
d. 1.25 atm
____ 19. The graph below shows a plot of volume versus pressure for a particular gas sample at constant
temperature. Use it to answer questions 19 and 20.

What is the volume of this gas at 4.0 atm pressure?

a. 0.68 L
b. 1.0 L
c. 0.5 L
d. 4.0 L
____ 20. At what pressure would this gas occupy a volume of 5.0 L?
a. 0.4 atm
b. 0.33 atm
c. 2.0 atm
d. 0.5 atm
____21. Which of the following is not a property of liquids?
a. a variable volume c. less fluid than gases
b. have higher densities than gases d. a variable shape
____22Which of the following does not affect the rate at which a liquid evaporates?
a. surface area of the liquid c. temperature
b. name of liquid d. intermolecular forces
____23. Which of the following substances would have the lowest vapor pressure?
a. a molecular liquid containing only weak molecule to molecule attractions
b. a molecular liquid containing strong molecule to molecule attractions
c. a molecular liquid containing hydrogen bonds
d. a gas at a higher temperature than the rest of these
___24. If a liquid is in a closed container, and the level of the liquid is constant, which of the following
conclusions can be made?
a. no more liquid is evaporating
b. the mass of liquid and of vapor is equal
c. evaporation and condensation has stopped
d. the rate of evaporation and condensation are equal
___25. If liquid A has a higher vapor pressure than liquid B at 25 C then…
a. liquid A’s intermolecular forces are weaker than liquid B’s
b. liquid A’s intermolecular forces are stronger than liquid B’s
c. liquid A does not evaporate as readily as liquid B
d. liquid A is less volatile than liquid B
___26. A liquid’s boiling point is the temperature when…
a. both the liquid and vapor state exist
b. an equilibrium exists between the liquid and solid states
c. the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
d. the vapor pressure of the liquid equals its solid vapor pressure
___27. What is true about the intermolecular forces among molecules in liquid C that has a higher boiling
point than liquid D?
a. they are approximately the same
b. liquid C’s are stronger than liquid D’s
c. liquid C’s are weaker than liquid D’s
d. there is no correlation between the intermolecular forces of C or D
___28. What effect does lowering the pressure above a liquid have on the liquid’s boiling point?
a. no effect b. increases the boiling point c. decreases the boiling point
d. initially changes the boiling point and then immediately returns to its initial value
___29. Which of the following types of solids would you expect to have the highest melting point?
a. ionic (like table salt, NaCl)
b. network covalent (like sand, SiO2, or diamond)
c. metallic (like copper)
d. molecular (like moth balls, C8H10)
___30. Which of the following is an example of amorphous solid?
a. Zinc sulfide b. silver c. cotton candy d. iodine crystal
GASES
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Pressure is the force per unit

a. volume. c. length.
b. surface area. d. depth.
____ 2. Why does a can collapse when a vacuum pump removes air from the can?
a. The inside and outside forces balance out and crush the can.
b. The unbalanced outside force from atmospheric pressure crushes the can.
c. The atmosphere exerts pressure on the inside of the can and crushes it.
d. The vacuum pump creates a force that crushes the can.
____ 3. If the height of mercury in a barometer at 0C is less than 760 mm Hg, then
a. the atmospheric pressure is less than standard atmospheric pressure.
b. the atmospheric pressure is greater than standard atmospheric pressure.
c. the atmospheric pressure is equal to standard atmospheric pressure.
d. the atmospheric pressure cannot be determined.
____ 4. Standard temperature is exactly
a. 100C. c. 0oC.
b. 273C. d. 0 K.
____ 5. Three samples of gas each exert 740. mm Hg in separate 2 L containers. What pressure do they exert if they
are all placed in a single 2 L container?
a. 247 mm Hg c. 1.48 103 mm Hg
b. 740 mm Hg d. 2.22 103 mm Hg
____ 6. A sample of oxygen occupies 560. mL when the pressure is 800.00 mm Hg. At constant temperature, what
volume does the gas occupy when the pressure decreases to 700.0 mm Hg?
a. 80.0 mL c. 600. mL
b. 490. mL d. 640. mL
____ 7. If the temperature of a fixed quantity of gas decreases and the pressure remains unchanged,
a. its volume increases. c. its volume decreases.
b. its volume is unchanged. d. its density decreases.
____ 8. The volume of a gas is 5.0 L when the temperature is 5.0C. If the temperature is increased to 10.0C without
changing the pressure, what is the new volume?
a. 2.5 L c. 5.1 L
b. 4.8 L d. 10.0 L
____ 9. The volume of a gas collected when the temperature is 11.0C and the pressure is 710 mm Hg measures 14.8
mL. What is the calculated volume of the gas at 20.0C and 740 mm Hg?
a. 7.8 mL c. 14.6 mL
b. 13.7 mL d. 15 mL
____ 10. If 0.5 L of O2(g) reacts with H2 to produce 1 L of H2O(g), what is the volume of H2O(g) obtained from 1 L of
O2(g)?
a. 0.5 L c. 2 L
b. 1.5 L d. 2.5 L
____ 11. What is the number of moles of H2 produced when 23 g of sodium react with water according to the equation
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)?
a. 0.50 mol c. 2.0 mol
b. 1.0 mol d. 4.0 mol
____ 12. If the temperature of a container of gas remains constant, how could the pressure of the gas increase?
a. The mass of the gas molecules increase.
b. The diffusion of the gas molecules increases.
c. The size of the container increases.
d. The number of gas molecules in the container increases.
____ 13. At constant temperature and pressure, gas volume is directly proportional to the
a. molar mass of the gas. c. density of the gas at STP.
 b. number of moles of gas. d. rate of diffusion.
____ 14. The standard molar volume of a gas is all of the following except
a. the volume occupied by 1 mol of a gas at STP.
b. equal for all gases under the same conditions.
c. 22.4 L at STP.
d. dependent upon the size of the molecules.
____ 15. A 1.00 L sample of a gas has a mass of 1.92 g at STP. What is the molar mass of the gas?
a. 1.92 g/mol c. 22.4 g/mol
b. 19.2 g/mol d. 43.0 g/mol
____ 16. What is the process by which molecules of a gas randomly encounter and pass through a small opening in a
container?
a. diffusion c. distillation
b. vaporization d. effusion
____ 17. When the temperature of a gas is increased within a closed container, pressure increases due to
which of the following?
a. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls decreases.
b. The frequency of collisions between molecules and the container walls
increases.
c. The spaces between the molecules of gas decrease.
d. The gas turns into a liquid.
____ 18. Gas A and gas B (both unreactive) are allowed to mix. The total pressure is found to be 3.50 atm. If
gas B was measured initially at 1.25 atm, what is the partial pressure of gas A?
a. 4.75 atm
b. -2.25 atm
c. 2.25 atm
d. 1.25 atm
____ 19. The graph below shows a plot of volume versus pressure for a particular gas sample at constant
temperature. Use it to answer questions 19 and 20.

What is the volume of this gas at 4.0 atm pressure?

a. 0.68 L
b. 1.0 L
c. 0.5 L
d. 4.0 L
____ 20. At what pressure would this gas occupy a volume of 5.0 L?
a. 0.4 atm
b. 0.33 atm
c. 2.0 atm
d. 0.6 atm
____21. Which of the following is not a property of liquids?
a. a variable volume c. less fluid than gases
b. have higher densities than gases d. a variable shape
____22.Which of the following does not affect the rate at which a liquid evaporates?
a. surface area of the liquid c. temperature
b. name of liquid d. intermolecular forces
____23. Which of the following substances would have the lowest vapor pressure?
e. a molecular liquid containing only weak molecule to molecule attractions
f. a molecular liquid containing strong molecule to molecule attractions
g. a molecular liquid containing hydrogen bonds
h. a gas at a higher temperature than the rest of these
___24. If a liquid is in a closed container, and the level of the liquid is constant, which of the following
conclusions can be made?
e. no more liquid is evaporating
f. the mass of liquid and of vapor is equal
g. evaporation and condensation has stopped
h. the rate of evaporation and condensation are equal
___25. If liquid A has a higher vapor pressure than liquid B at 25 C then…
a. liquid A’s intermolecular forces are weaker than liquid B’s
b. liquid A’s intermolecular forces are stronger than liquid B’s
c. liquid A does not evaporate as readily as liquid B
d. liquid A is less volatile than liquid B
___26. A liquid’s boiling point is the temperature when…
e. both the liquid and vapor state exist
f. an equilibrium exists between the liquid and solid states
g. the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
h. the vapor pressure of the liquid equals its solid vapor pressure
___27. What is true about the intermolecular forces among molecules in liquid C that has a higher boiling
point than liquid D?
e. they are approximately the same
f. liquid C’s are stronger than liquid D’s
g. liquid C’s are weaker than liquid D’s
h. there is no correlation between the intermolecular forces of C or D
___28. What effect does lowering the pressure above a liquid have on the liquid’s boiling point?
a. no effect b. increases the boiling point c. decreases the boiling point
e. initially changes the boiling point and then immediately returns to its initial value
___29. Which of the following types of solids would you expect to have the highest melting point?
e. ionic (like table salt, NaCl)
f. network covalent (like sand, SiO2, or diamond)
g. metallic (like copper)
h. molecular (like moth balls, C8H10)
___30. Which of the following is an example of amorphous solid?
b. Zinc sulfide b. silver c. cotton candy d. iodine crystal