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CHEMISTRY 101 Fall 1999 EXAM 3

FORM M SECTIONS 578 -588 DR. PECK

Directions: (1) Choose the best answer for these multiple choice questions.
Transfer your answers onto the scantron.
(2) DO NOT write on the envelope.
(3) Complete signature, ID, etc. on the scantron. When finished, place only the
completed scantron in the envelope.

1. According to the Brønsted–Lowry definition, bases, when reacting with acids

(a) accept protons. (b) form hydronium ions. (c) give up protons.
(d) accept electrons. (e) lose electrons.

2. To what mass does the expression “one mole of copper(II) sulfide” refer?

(a) the mass of copper(II) sulfide needed to occupy one liter

(b) the mass of solid copper(II) sulfide needed to occupy 22.4 L at STP
(c) the mass of copper(II) sulfide in grams equal to one formula weight
(d) the mass of copper combined with sulfur in one molecule.
(e) the mass in grams of one molecule of copper(II) sulfide

3. Which one of the following statements about the following reaction is false?

CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2H2 O(g)

(a) Every methane molecule that reacts produces two water molecules.
(b) If 16.0 g of methane react with 32.0 g of oxygen, the maximum amount of CO2
produced will be 22.0 g.
(c) If 16.0 g of methane react with 64.0 g of oxygen, the combined masses of the products
will be 80.0 g.
(d) If 22.4 liters of methane at STP react with 64.0 g of oxygen, 22.4 L (STP) of CO2 can
be produced.
(e) If 11.2 liters of methane react with an excess of oxygen, the volume of CO2
produced at STP is (44/16)(11.2) liters.

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4. Which series is the correct order of decreasing acid strength for each group of acids?

(a) HClO 3 > HClO 4 > H2SO4 > HNO3 (b) H2S > H2Te > H2Se > H2O
(c) HF > HCl > HBr > HI (d) H2SO > H2SO2 > H2SO3 > H2SO4
(e) HClO 4 > HClO 3 > HClO 2 > HClO

5. The conjugate base of H2PO4– is

(a) HPO42– (b) PO43– (c) NaH2PO4
(d) H3PO4 (e) H3O+

6. SnCl4 can accept two electron pairs and act as

(a) a Brønsted acid. (b) an Arrhenius base. (c) a Lewis base.

(d) a Lewis acid. (e) an Arrhenius acid.

7. An oxidizing agent, when involved in a redox reaction,

(a) is always a metal. (b) always contains oxygen.

(c) always gives off electrons. (d) is always reduced.
(e) is called a catalyst.

8. Which is true of the equation?

8KI + 9H2SO4 → 4I2 + 8KHSO4 + H2S + 4H2O

(a) The substance reduced is H2SO4.

(b) The oxidizing agent is KI.
(c) This is not an oxidation–reduction equation.
(d) The substance oxidized is KHSO4.
(e) The reducing agent is H2S.

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9. In which acid is the oxidation number of phosphorus lowest?

(a) H4P2O7 (b) H3PO4 (c) H4P2O5

(d) H3PO2 (e) H3PO3

10. When the equation (SO2 + MnO4– → Mn2+ + SO42– ) is correctly balanced in aqueous,
acidic solution, one of the terms in the final equation will be

(a) 2Mn2+ (b) 1MnO 4– (c) 3SO2

(d) 4SO42– (e) 5H2O

11. The molecular orbital electron configuration of B2 – is

H 2
σ1s 2 σ1s σ2 s 2 σ H2s 2 π 2p y 2 π2 pz 1 .

What is the bond order for B2 – ?

(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 1.5 (d) 2 (e) 2.5

12. Which gas, present in the same closed system, has the greatest average kinetic energy at a given
temperature?

(a) hydrogen (b) neon

(c) carbon dioxide (d) water

(e) None; the average kinetic energy is the same for each gas.

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13. Air is sealed in a vessel at 273 °C and then cooled to 0 °C. If the vessel itself does not contract,
the pressure inside the vessel will become

(a) one-half of its original value.

(b) one-fourth of its original value.
(c) twice its original value.
(d) zero.
(e) equal to the original value.

14. The Kelvin temperature of one liter of gas is doubled and its pressure is tripled, volume will then
be

(a) 1/6 L (b) 3/2 L (c) 2/3 L (d) 6 L (e) 12 L

15. The height of the mercury in the right arm open to atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg) is 100
mm and the height in the left arm is 120 mm.

gas

120 mm 100 mm

What is the pressure of the gas in the bulb?

(a) 20 torr (b) 640 torr (c) 740 torr

(d) 780 torr (e) 120 torr

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16. The approximate number of molecules in a liter of oxygen gas at STP is

23
32 x 6 x 10
(a) 6 x 1023 (b)
22.4

23 23
6 x 10 6 x 10
(c) 22.4 x 6 x 1023 (d) (e)
22.4 22.4 x 32

17. A certain gas has a density of 2.23 g·L–1 at 0 °C and 760 torr. Its molecular weight is

(a) 4.90 (b) 25.0 (c) 50.0 (d) 51.0 (e) 10.0

18. A mixture of 11.0 g of CO2 and 8.00 g of O2 and an undetermined amount of H2 occupies
22.4 L at 760 torr and 0.00 °C. How many grams of H2 are present?

(a) 0.0500 g (b) 0.100 g (c) 0.500 g (d) 1.00 g (e) 2.00 g

19. It is desired to collect enough oxygen over water at 25 °C and 750 torr barometric pressure to
be equivalent to 1 L of pure oxygen at 0 °C and 760 torr. The vapor pressure of water at 25
°C is 23.5 torr. The volume to be collected is
298 750
(a) 1Lx x
273 760
273 750 – 23.5
(b) 1Lx x
298 760 – 23.5
273 750 – 23.5
(c) 1Lx x
298 760
298 760
(d) 1 L x x
273 750 – 23.5
273 760
(e) 1Lx x
298 750 – 23.5

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20. To what volume in liters must 105 mL of hydrochloric acid, containing 47.5 g of HCl, be diluted
to make a 1.05 M HCl solution?

(a) 1.30 L (b) 2.00 L (c) 3.40 L

(d) 10.0 L (e) 1.24 L

21. A 40–mL portion of a 0.1 M M gSO4 solution contains how many grams of MgSO4?

(a) 0.48 g (b) 24 g (c) 0.96 g

(d) 0.6 g (e) 120 g

22. 10.0 mL of a solution of acetic acid, CH3CO2H, requires 25.0 mL of 0.400 M sodium
hydroxide to neutralize it. How many moles of acetic acid were present in the original 10.0 mL
of acetic acid solution?

(a) 0.0010 (b) 0.0100 (c) 1.00

(d) 2.00 (e) 40.0

23. When 50 mL of 0.1 M HCl is mixed with 50 mL of 0.2 M NaOH, the resulting hydroxide ion
concentration will be

(a) l x 10–7 M. (b) 0.1 M. (c) 0.2 M. (d) 0.5 M. (e) 0.05 M.

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24. How many grams of CaO will react with 30.0 L of 1.00___l0 –3 M Na3PO4 solution, assuming
complete reaction?

Net reaction is: 2PO43– (aq) + 3Ca2+(aq) → Ca3(PO4)2(s)

(a) 1.2 (b) 1.68 (c) 2.52

(d) 7.57 (e) 3.00

25. What mass of CaCO3 will produce 8.0 L of CO2 (measured at STP) in the following reaction?

CaCO3(s) → CaO (s) + CO2(g)

100 8 100
(a) g (b) 100 x (c) g
22.4 22.4 8

22.4 22.4
(d) 44 x g (e) 22.4 x
8 8

26. Which statement concerning the autoionization (self-ionization) of water is false?

2H2 O(l) H3 O+(aq) + OH– (aq)

(a) A H2 O molecule may react as an acid by donating a proton.

(b) In this reaction H3 O+ and OH– are a conjugate acid-base pair.
(c) A H2 O molecule may react as a base by accepting a proton.
(d) This reaction is an acid-base reaction according to the Brønsted-Lowry theory.
(e) Water is amphiprotic.

27. What is the molarity of a solution of FeSO4 if 25.06 mL of it reacts with 38.19 mL of 0.1214 M
KMnO 4 ?
MnO4 – + 8H+ + 5Fe2+ → Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2 O

(a) 0.4267 M (b) 0.9250 M (c) 0.1854 M

(d) 0.3992 M (e) 0.07985 M

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28. What volume of 0.1012 N HCl solution is required to neutralize 25.86 mL of 0.1134 N
Ba(OH)2 ?

(a) 14.49 mL (b) 23.08 mL (c) 28.98 mL

(d) 46.16 mL (e) 57.96 mL

29. Calculate the density of O2 , in g/L, at STP.

(a) 0.810 g/L (b) 0.714 g/L (c) 1.14 g/L (d) 1.43 g/L (e) 1.62 g/L

30. The simplest formula for a compound is NO2 . If 46.0 grams of the gas occupies
11.2 liters at standard conditions, the mass of one mole of the compound is _____.

(a) 46.0 g/mol (b) 23.0 g/mol (c) 30.0 g/mol

(d) 62.0 g/mol (e) 92.0 g/mol

31. What is the pressure of 64.0 g of oxygen gas in a 1.50-L container at –37°C?

(a) 4.12 atm (b) 8.2 atm (c) 25.8 atm (d) 51.6 atm (e) 19.6 atm

32. What is the order of increasing rate of effusion for the following gases?

Ar, CO2 , He, N2

(a) N2 <Ar<CO2 <He (b) Ar<CO2 <He<N2

(c) Ar<He<CO2 <N2 (d) CO2 <Ar<N2 <He
(e) CO2 <N2 <Ar<He

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33. The kinetic–molecular theory of ideal gases assumes that

(a) the volume of a gas molecule is negligible.
(b) the collisions of gas molecules are inelastic.
(c) all gas molecules travel at the same speed.
(d) gas molecules exert no pressure on the walls.
(e) the molecules move along curved paths

34. Which is explained by the kinetic–molecular theory as applied to gases?

(a) the high compressibility of gases
(b) the molar masses of gases
(c) the color of gases
(d) the combustibility of gases
(e) the chemical activity of gases

ANSWERS: 1(a), 2(c), 3(e), 4(e), 5(a), 6(d), 7(d), 8(a), 9(d), 10(a), 11(c), 12(e), 13(a), 14(c), 15(c), 16(d),
17(c), 18(d), 19(d), 20(e), 21(a), 22(b), 23(e), 24(c), 25(b), 26(b), 27(b), 28(c), 29(d), 30(e), 31(c), 32(d),
33(a), and 34(a).

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