Chemistry 1

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. An atomic mass unit (amu) is defined as

a. 1.602 10-19 C.
b. the mass of 1 mole of hydrogen-1 atoms.
c. the mass of 1 hydrogen-1 atom.
d. the mass of 1 carbon-12 atom.
e. 1/12 the mass of 1 carbon-12 atom.
____ 2. Silver (107.87 amu) has two naturally occurring isotopes. In a typical sample, 51.84% of silver exists as Ag-
107 (106.9051 amu). Calculate the atomic mass of the other isotope.
a. 107.48 amu
b. 107.87 amu
c. 108.91 amu
d. 109.19 amu
e. 109.90 amu
____ 3. Gallium has an atomic mass of 69.7 amu. In a typical sample, 60.4% of Ga exists as Ga-69 (68.9257 amu).
What is the identity and the atomic mass of the other isotope?
a.
; 70.9 amu
b.
; 70.9 amu
c.
; 70.9 amu
d.
; 71.9 amu
e.
; 71.9 amu
____ 4. An element has three naturally occurring isotopes with the following abundances and masses:

abundance mass (amu)

78.99% 23.985042
10.00% 24.985837
11.01% 25.982593

Determine the atomic mass of the element.

a. 24.31 amu
b. 24.98 amu
c. 74.95 amu
d. 2431 amu
e. none of the above
____ 5. The average molar mass of lithium is 6.941. A sample of lithium consists of two isotopes with masses of
6.01512 amu and 7.01600 amu. Determine the percent abundance of each isotope.
a. 7.49% Li-6 and 92.51% Li-7
b. 8.45% Li-6 and 91.55% Li-7
c. 12.49% Li-6 and 87.51% Li-7
d. 91.55% Li-6 and 8.45% Li-7
e. 92.51% Li-6 and 7.49% Li-7
____ 6. Three naturally occurring isotopes of oxygen exist, O-16, O-17, and O-18. How many different O 2 molecules
are possible using these three isotopes?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 9
____ 7. Which one of the following is the most effective method of determining isotopic ratios of elements?
a. distillation
b. filtration
c. chromatography
d. absorption spectroscopy
e. mass spectrometry
____ 8. The molar mass of argon is 39.95 g/mole. What is the mass of a single argon atom?
a. 2.406 10-25 g
b. 6.634 10-23 g
c. 8.441 10-23 g
d. 1.507 10-22 g
e. 4.157 10-21 g
____ 9. The molar mass of nitrogen (N2) is 28.0 g/mole. What is the mass of a single nitrogen atom?
a. 2.32 10-23 g
b. 4.65 10-23 g
c. 9.30 10-23 g
d. 4.30 10-22 g
e. 8.43 10-22 g
____ 10. The mass of a single molecule of elemental phosphorus is 2.057  10-22 g. How many atoms combine to form
a single molecule of elemental phosphorus?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. 10
____ 11. The mass of a single atom of zirconium is 1.515 10-22 grams. Which is a correct method for determining the
molar mass of Zr?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e. none of the above

____ 12. The mass of a single atom of sulfur is 5.325 10-23 grams. Which is a correct method for determining the molar
mass of elemental sulfur, S8?
 a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 13. A 1.45 g sample of chromium contains __________ atoms.

a. 1.25 1022
b. 1.6 1022
c. 8.73 1023
d. 2.16 1025
e. 4.54 1025
____ 14. You have a 5.0 g sample of each of the following elements: Ra, Rb, Rh, Rn, Ru. Which sample contains the
most atoms?
a. Ra
b. Rb
c. Rh
d. Rn
e. Ru
____ 15. Which of the following samples contains the largest number of atoms?
a. 2.0 moles of H3PO4
b. 3.0 moles of H2SO3
c. 4.0 moles of HNO3
d. 6.0 moles of HClO
e. 8.0 moles of HBr
____ 16. Which of the following samples contains the largest number of hydrogen atoms?
a. 2.0 moles of C6H16
b. 3.0 moles of C3H8
c. 4.0 moles of C3H6
d. 6.0 moles of C2H4
e. 8.0 moles of C2H2
____ 17. What mass of oxygen is present in 10.0 grams of carbon dioxide (CO 2)?
a. 0.227 g
b. 4.64 g
c. 4.40 g
d. 7.27 g
e. 8.80 g
____ 18. What is the mass in grams of 0.338 mol of glucose (C6H12O6)?
a. 0.00188 g
 b. 0.0164 g
c. 1.88 g
d. 53.3 g
e. 60.9 g
____ 19. What is the mass in grams of 0.362 moles nitric acid (HNO 3)?
a. 0.00574 g
b. 0.0438 g
c. 22.8 g
d. 53.8 g
e. 174 g
____ 20. Which is a correct method for determining the mass in grams of 0.190 mol silver?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e. none of the above

____ 21. How many moles are present in 0.098 grams of HCl?
a. 0.00083 mol
b. 0.0027 mol
c. 0.28 mol
d. 3.6 mol
e. 380 mol
____ 22. Which is a correct method for calculating the moles present in 132 grams of calcium carbonate?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e. none of the above

____ 23. How many atoms are present in 5.00 grams of iron?
a. 8.95 10-2 atoms
b. 3.36 1018 atoms
c. 1.88 1021 atoms
d. 5.39 1022 atoms
e. 3.36 1026 atoms
____ 24. What is the total number of chlorine atoms present in 2.00 grams of magnesium chloride (MgCl 2)?
a. 8.18 1021 atoms
b. 1.26 1022 atoms
c. 2.53 1022 atoms
d. 1.20 1024 atoms
e. 2.41 1024 atoms
____ 25. Which is a correct method for determining the total number of atoms in 123 grams of sulfur trioxide (SO 3)?
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 26. What mass of oxygen is present in 10.0 grams of potassium nitrate (KNO 3)?
a. 4.75 g
b. 5.43 g
c. 6.39 g
d. 8.00 g
e. 9.17 g
____ 27. What is the percent composition of silicon nitride (Si 3N4)?
a. 30.21% Si and 69.79% N
b. 42.92% Si and 57.08% N
c. 54.03% Si and 45.97% N
d. 60.06% Si and 39.94% N
e. 69.40% Si and 30.60% N
____ 28. What is the percent composition of iron(II) sulfate hexahydrate?
a. 4.2% Fe; 4.2% S; 41.6% O; 50.0% H
b. 16.7% Fe; 16.7%S; 66.6% O
c. 21.5% Fe; 12.3%S; 24.6% O; 41.6% H
d. 21.5% Fe; 12.3%S; 61.5% O; 4.7% H
e. 36.8% Fe; 21.1%S; 42.1% O
____ 29. Which is a correct method for determining the mass of carbon present in 0.132 grams of propane (C 3H8)?
a.

b.
 c.

d.

e.

____ 30. Chalcopyrite is a mineral which contains 34.62% Cu, 30.43% Fe, and 34.95% S. What is the chemical
formula for chalcopyrite?
a. CuFeS
b. CuFeS2
c. CuFe2S
d. Cu2FeS
e. Cu2FeS2
____ 31. Beryl is a mineral which contains 5.03% Be, 10.04% Al, 31.35% Si, and 53.58% O. What is the chemical
formula for beryl?
a. BeAl(SiO3)2
b. BeAl(SiO3)3
c. Be3(AlSiO3)2
d. Be3Al2(SiO3)6
e. Be4Al(SiO3)8
____ 32. Which set of molecules is in order from lowest to highest mass percent oxygen?
a. CH3OH < CH3CH2OH < CH3CH2CH2OH < HOCH2CH2OH
b. HOCH2CH2OH < CH3OH < CH3CH2OH < CH3CH2CH2OH
c. CH3CH2CH2OH < CH3CH2OH < CH3OH < HOCH2CH2OH
d. CH3CH2OH < CH3CH2CH2OH < CH3OH < HOCH2CH2OH
e. CH3CH2OH < CH3OH < HOCH2CH2OH < CH3CH2CH2OH
____ 33. Combustion analysis of 2.400 grams of toluene, an organic solvent, yields 8.023 g CO 2 and 1.877 g H2O.
What is the simplest formula for toluene?
a. C7H4
b. C4H7
c. C7H6
d. C8H7
e. C7H8
____ 34. Isopentyl acetate, a molecule composed of C, H, and O, smells like bananas. Combustion analysis of 1.750
grams of this molecule yields 1.695 g H2O and 4.142 g CO2. What is the simplest formula for isopentyl
acetate?
a. C7H14O2
b. C7H7O4
c. C8H10O3
d. C8H16O
e. C9H6O
____ 35. Combustion analysis of 0.800 grams of an unknown hydrocarbon yields 2.613 g CO 2 and 0.778 g H2O. What
is the percent composition of the hydrocarbon?
a. 66.6% C; 33.4% H
b. 82.3% C; 17.7% H
c. 89.1% C; 10.9% H
d. 92.4% C; 7.60% H
 e. not enough information given to solve the problem
____ 36. An oxide of nitrogen contains 63.1% oxygen and has a molar mass of 76.0 g/mol. What is the molecular
formula for this compound?
a. N2O
b. NO
c. NO2
d. N2O3
e. N2O5
____ 37. When propane undergoes complete combustion, the products are carbon dioxide and water.

aC3H8(g) + bO2(g) cCO2(g) + dH2O(g)

What are the respective coefficients when the equation is balanced with the smallest whole numbers?
a. a = 1, b = 1, c = 1, d = 1
b. a = 1, b = 1, c = 3, d = 4
c. a = 1, b = 3, c = 3, d = 8
d. a = 1, b = 3, c = 3, d = 4
e. a = 1, b = 5, c = 3, d = 4
____ 38. Hydrazine, a fuel used to power rocket engines, is a product of the reaction between ammonia and bleach.
Balance the equation for the reaction.

aNH3(aq) + bOCl-(aq) cN2H4(l) + dCl-(aq) + eH2O(l)

a. a = 2, b = 1, c = 1, d = 1, e = 1
b. a = 2, b = 2, c = 1, d = 2, e = 2
c. a = 2, b = 1, c = 2, d = 1, e = 2
d. a = 4, b = 3, c = 1, d = 3, e = 1
e. a = 4, b = 3, c = 2, d = 3, e = 2
____ 39. The catalytic conversion of ammonia to nitric oxide is the first step in a three-step process which ultimately
results in nitric acid. Balance the equation for the reaction.

aNH3(g) + bO2(g) cNO(g) + dH2O(g)

a. a = 2, b = 1, c = 2, d = 1
b. a = 3, b = 2, c = 3, d = 3
c. a = 4, b = 3, c = 2, d = 6
d. a = 4, b = 5, c = 4, d = 6
e. a = 6, b = 15, c = 6, d = 9
____ 40. The combustion of methanol, CH3OH, yields carbon dioxide and water as products. Which of the reactions
below is correct and properly balanced?
a. CH3OH(l) + O2(g)  CO2(g) + H2O(g)
b. CH3OH(l) + O2(g)  CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
c. 2CH3OH(l) + O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
d. 2CH3OH(l) + 2O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
e. 2CH3OH(l) + 3O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
____ 41. Aluminum reacts with oxygen to form aluminum oxide. Which of the reactions below is correct and properly
balanced?
a. Al(s) + O(g)  AlO(s)
b. 2Al(s) + O2(g)  2AlO(s)
c. 3Al(s) + O2(g)  Al3O2(s)
 d. 4Al(s) + O2(g)  2Al2O(s)
e. 4Al(s) + 3O2(g)  2Al2O3(s)
____ 42. If 16.4 g of oxygen gas react with excess hydrogen, what mass of water is produced?

2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(g)

a. 9.23 g
b. 18.5 g
c. 20.4 g
d. 23.9 g
e. 36.9 g
____ 43. Which method is correct for determining the mass of carbon dioxide that can be made by the combustion of
3.219 grams of ethanol with excess oxygen?

C2H5OH(l) + 3O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l)

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

____ 44. How many moles of ammonia can be made by reacting 7.0 mol of N 2 with 4.0 mol of ?

N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g)

a. 2.7 mol
b. 4.0 mol
c. 7.0 mol
d. 11 mol
e. 14 mol
____ 45. Sodium metal and water react to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. What mass of Na will react with
excess water to produce 15 g NaOH?

2Na(s) + 2H2O(l)  H2(g) + 2NaOH(aq)

a. 4.3 g
b. 5.4 g
c. 8.6 g
d. 11 g
 e. 26 g
____ 46. What mass of oxygen will react with 2.64 g of magnesium?

2Mg(s) + O2(g)  MgO(s)

a. 0.487 g
b. 1.00 g
c. 1.26 g
d. 1.74 g
e. 3.47 g
____ 47. What mass of carbon dioxide can be made by reacting 1.56 grams of sodium bicarbonate with 0.687 grams of
hydrochloric acid?

NaHCO3(s) + H
+
(aq)  CO2(g) + H2O(l) + Na+(aq)
a. 2.25 g
b. 2.98 g
c. 0.817 g
d. 0.829 g
e. 11.4 g
____ 48. What mass of silver iodide can be made by the reaction of 10.0 g of silver nitrate (AgNO 3) with 10.0 g of
sodium iodide (NaI)?

Ag
+
(aq) + I-(aq)  AgI(s)
a. 8.82 g
b. 10.0 g
c. 13.8 g
d. 15.7
e. 20.0 g
____ 49. A mass of 8.15 g C2H4(g) reacts with excess oxygen. If 16.2 g CO2(g) is collected, what is the percent yield of
the reaction?

C2H4(g) + 3O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

a. 25.6%
b. 31.7%
c. 41.0%
d. 57.1%
e. 63.3%
____ 50. A mass of 4.00 g of H2(g) reacts with 2.00 g of O2(g). If 1.94 g of H2O(l) is collected, what is the percent yield
of the reaction?

2H2(g) + O2(g)  2H2O(l)

a. 5.4 %
b. 49 %
c. 32 %
d. 86 %
 e. 97 %
____ 51. Hydrogen and nitrogen gases are reacted to produce 2.10 10
3
kg of ammonia. If the percent yield of the reaction was only 15.2%, what mass of hydrogen was initially
present (assuming H2(g) is the limiting reactant)?

N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g)

a. 3.73 102 kg
b. 2.45 103 kg
c. 3.64 103 kg
d. 1.09 104 kg
e. 1.64 106 kg
____ 52. 2.500 grams of MgSO4· H2O, a hydrated salt with an unknown water content, is dried in an oven to remove
the water. After drying, the anhydrous salt has a mass of 1.221 grams. How many moles of water are present
per mole of hydrated magnesium sulfate?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
e. 9
____ 53. Which of the balanced chemical equations is consistent with the following pictoral representation of a
chemical reaction?

a. 2SO2 + O2  2SO3
b. H2 + I2  2HI
c. 2H2 + O2  2H2O
d. 2N2 + 3H2  2NH3
e. none of the above
Chemistry 1
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E
2. ANS: C
3. ANS: C
4. ANS: A
5. ANS: A
6. ANS: D
7. ANS: E
8. ANS: B
9. ANS: A
10. ANS: C
11. ANS: D
12. ANS: B
13. ANS: B
14. ANS: B
15. ANS: C
16. ANS: A
17. ANS: D
18. ANS: E
19. ANS: C
20. ANS: A
21. ANS: B
22. ANS: B
23. ANS: D
24. ANS: C
25. ANS: E
26. ANS: A
27. ANS: D
28. ANS: D
29. ANS: E
30. ANS: B
31. ANS: D
32. ANS: C
33. ANS: E
34. ANS: A
35. ANS: C
36. ANS: D
37. ANS: E
38. ANS: A
39. ANS: D
40. ANS: E
41. ANS: E
42. ANS: B
43. ANS: A
44. ANS: A
45. ANS: C
46. ANS: D
47. ANS: C
48. ANS: C
49. ANS: E
50. ANS: D
51. ANS: B
52. ANS: D
53. ANS: A