I. Multiple Choice (Put E if none.) 8.

The volume of a sample of nitrogen is

1. Which of the following is a characteristic 5.40 liters at 28°C and 680 torr. What
of substances in the gas phase? volume will it occupy at STP?
(A) Substances in the gas phase retain (A) 4.7 L (B) 4.4 L (C) 3.3 L (D) 6.6 L
their shapes easily.
(B) Subtances in the gas phase have 9. What is the molecular weight of a pure
higher densities than same substances gaseous compound having a density of
have in the solid or liquid phase. 3.02 g/L at -47°C and 507 torr?
(C) Substances in the gas phase are the (A) 72 g/mol (B) 78 g/mol
most easily compressible among the three (C) 84 g/mol (D) 90 g/mol
states of matter.
(D) Substances in the gas phase have less 10. Gases tend to deviate less from the
tendency to form homogeneous mixtures ideal gas law at:
than same solutions in the liquid phase. (A) low temperatures and high pressures.
(B) low temperatures and low pressures.
2. What is the pressure of 218 cm Hg in (C) high temperatures and high pressures.
atmospheres (atm)? (D) high temperatures and low pressures.
(A) 2.87 atm (B) 0.287 atm
(C) 1.67 atm (D) 0.167 atm 11. When a gas is heated from 400°C to
600°C, what happens to its pressure,
3. A sample of gas fully occupies a 348 mL assuming volume is constant?
container at 31°C and 747 mm Hg. What is (A) raises by a factor of less than 1.5
the temperature of the gas when it is (B) raises by a factor of approximately 1.5
compressed to 300 mL at 801 mm Hg? (C) becomes about 2/3 of the original
(A) 5°C (B) 6°C (D) becomes more than 2/3 of the original
(C) 7°C (D) 8°C
12. Calculate the mole fraction of C2H5OH
4. Calculate the pressure exerted by 0.125 in a solution that contains 23 grams of
moles of a 4.00 L gas at 80.12°C. ethanol, C2H5OH, and 80 grams of
(A) 0.86 atm (B) 0.91 atm methanol, CH3OH.
(C) 0.21 atm (D) 0.26 atm (A) 0.17 (B) 0.22
(C) 0.25 (D) 0.33
5. A container with volume of 0.65 L is at
297 K and 1.1 atm. How many grams of 13. Which statement is false?
water vapor gas can be collected? (A) Gas compounds can expand without
(A) 0.52 g (B) 5.2 g limit, with non-variable molecular weight.
(C) 0.40 g (D) 4.0 g (B) Gases diffuse into each other and mix
almost instantly when put in one container.
6. What is the density of carbon dioxide (C) Pressure must be exerted on a sample
gas, in grams per liter, at STP? of a gas in order to confine it.
(A) 1.4 g/L (B) 1.7 g/L (D) The density of a gas is constant as
(C) 2.0 g/L (D) 2.3 g/L long as its temperature remains constant.

7. Which of the following is false about the
gas laws?
(A) Charles’ law states the relationship of
the volume and temperature of a gas when
other factors are held constant.
(B) Boyle’s law is when the temperature of
a gas is held constant.
(C) Avogadro’s law relates the number of
moles of a gas and its volume when
pressure and temperature are constant.
(D) Gay-Lussac’s law holds when the
pressure of a gas is constant.
14. A mixture of 48 grams of CH 4 and 60
grams of argon has pressure 264 torr at
constant temperature and volume. The
partial pressure of CH4 in torr is:
(A) 88 (B) 106 (C) 176 (D) 211
15. If CO2 effuses through a porous barrier
at a rate of 5.6 moles per minute, at what
rate (in moles per minute) would N2 gas
diffuse?
(A) 3.6 (B) 4.5 (C) 7.0 (D) 8.8
16. Which statement is inconsistent with
the kinetic molecular theory of gases?
(A) The actual volume of the gas
molecules themselves is very small
compared to the assumed volume
occupied by the gas.
(B) Average kinetic energies of different
gases vary at the same temperature.
(C) There is no net gain or loss of the total
kinetic (translational) energy in collisions
between gas molecules.
(D) The theory explains most of the
observed behavior of gases at ordinary
temperatures and pressures.
17. Which of the following is not true?
(A) Van der Waal's equation corrects for
the non-ideality of real gases.
(B) Molecules of CH4(g) at high pressures
and low temperatures have no/ less
attractive forces between each other.
(C) Molecules of an ideal gas are assumed
to have no significant volume.
(D) Real gases do not always obey the
ideal gas laws.
18. Three 250-mL flasks are filled with N 2,
Cl2 and Ne, respectively. Which of the
following statements is true?
(A) The velocity of the gas molecules is
arranged from highest to lowest with Ne,
Cl2 and N2 in order.
(B) The velocity of the gas molecules is
arranged from highest to lowest with N2,
Cl2 and Ne in order.
(C) In each flask there are the same
number of gas molecules.
(D) There are twice as many N2 and Cl2
molecules as Ne atoms.
19. Consider the phase diagram of X:
Which of the following is correct?
(A) At point 1, X spontaneously converts to II. added intermolecular forces in the liquid
gas directly from the solid phase without
passing the liquid phase.
(B) At point 2, gas phase of X exists
because of high temperature and pressure.
(C) At point 3, both the solid and liquid
phase of X are present.
(D) At point 4, X at gas phase will
spontaneusly convert to liquid.
20. In a phase diagram of a substance,
where can you locate conditions under
which only one phase exists?
(A) at an intersection of two lines
(B) at the normal boiling point
(C) at an intersection of three lines
(D) in an area bounded by the lines
21. Which of the following is incorrect
about water?
(A) It has a relatively high specific heat, so
it takes long to heat up.
(B) It has a sizeable heat of vaporization,
so it delivers evaporative cooling.
(C) Ice is denser than liquid water since
particles in solid phase are more compact.
(D) Many substances are soluble in water
due to its polarity.
22. Which of the following pairs of liquids
are miscible?
1. benzene, C6H6, and hexane, C6H12
2. water and methanol, CH3OH
3. water and hexane
4. water and benzene
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 4 only (D) 2, 3 and 4
23. This type of intermolecular force is due
to the attraction between temporary
dipoles and their induced temporary
dipoles, usually by diatomic elements.
(A) metallic bond (B) London dispersion
(C) ionic bond (D) covalent bond
24. Which of the following boils at
the highest temperature?
(A) methane, CH4 (B) ethyne, C2H2
(C) propene, C3H6 (D) butyne, C4H6
25. Which of the following changes would
increase the vapor pressure of a liquid?
I. increase in temperature
III. more open vessel containing the liquid
(A) I and II only (B) I and III only
(C) II and III only (D) III only
26. At 25°C, which of the following liquids
would have the highest viscosity?
(A) HOCH2CH2OH (B) CH3CH2Cl
(C) CH3COOCH3 (D) CH3CH2OCH2CH3
27. Which of these substances should
have the highest heat of vaporization?
(A) H2O (B) H2S
(C) C6H6 (D) CH3OCH3
28. Choose among I-VI that do not exhibit
hydrogen bonding:
I. HCOOH II. AsH 3 III. CH3NH2
IV. H2Te V. HF VI. (CH3)3N
(A) II, IV, V (B) II, IV, VI
(C) II, III, IV (D) II and IV only
29. Arrange the following bonding types
from weakest to strongest:
1] ion-dipole 2] dipole-dipole
3] H-bonding 4] ion-ion
(A) 4, 1, 2, 3 (B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) 2, 1, 3, 4 (D) 2, 3, 1, 4
30. Which one is classified incorrectly?
(A) C5H12(s), molecular solid
(B) KI(s), ionic solid
(C) SiC(s), covalent solid
(D) P(s), metallic solid
31. Which statement is false?
(A) Molecular solids generally melt faster
than covalent and metallic solids.
(B) The interactions among the molecules
in molecular solids are generally stronger
than those among the particles that define
either covalent or ionic crystal lattices.
(C) The metallic solid can be viewed as
positive ions closely packed in a sea of
valence electrons.
(D) Metallic solids exhibit a wide range of
melting points because metallic bonds
cover a wide range of bond strength.
32. Of these barium solid compounds,
which is expected to melt the hardest?
(A) BaF2 (B) BaCl2
(C) BaBr2 (D) BaI2
33. Without breaking any chemical bonds,
which of the following can be melted?
(A) sodium sulfate (B) zinc chloride
(C) sulfur dioxide (D) silicon dioxide
34. At room temperature, SiO 2 is a solid,
whereas CO2 is a gas. This is because:
(A) both are molecular, but dispersion
forces between SiO2 molecules are
stronger because it is larger.
(B) both are molecular, but CO2 is linear
whereas SiO2 is bent, and therefore has
dipole-dipole attractions.
(C) CO2 is molecular whereas SiO2 is a
covalent network solid.
(D) CO2 is molecular while SiO2 is ionic.
35. A 2.256 g sample of an unknown vapor
occupies 702 mL at 106°C and 551 mm
Hg. The empirical formula of the
compound is NO2. What is the molecular
formula of the compound?
(A) N4O8 (B) N3O6 (C) N2O4 (D) NO2
II. Problem Solving
1. Into a container are placed inert gases
Ar, Kr and Xe. The Xe placed (at 580 torr)
had 5 times the mass of Ar, with Ar (at 300
torr) half the mass of Kr (at 640 torr). What
is the final pressure in torr?
2. A mixture of ozone, nitrogen and neon
gases contains equal moles of each gas
and has a total mass of 12.0g. What is the
density of this gas mixture at 213°C and
919.6 cm Hg? Assume ideal gas behavior.
3. A common method for preparing oxygen
is the decomposition of KClO3 according to
the reaction:
KClO3 KCl + O2
The collection of O2 gas is by displacement
of water. Experimentally, 116 cm3 of O2 was
collected over water when the atmospheric
pressure is 790 torr, and the temperature
of water and the gas is 14°C. Note that the
vapor pressure of water at 14°C is 12.0
torr. (Use: KClO3 = 122.55 g/mol; O2 = 32.0
g/mol; KCl = 74.55 g/mol)
A] Calculate the mass (in grams) of O2
collected in moles.
B] What is the mass (in grams) of KClO3
needed to produce the above amount of
O2? Assume 100% yield of O 2.
***
 gas law (with molar mass), we can find for
𝑃(𝑀𝑀)
the density of the mixture: ρ = 𝑅𝑇 .
Given P = 919.3 cm Hg = 12.1 atm, and T
Answer Key 𝑔
I. Multiple Choice = 213°C = 486.15 K, we get ρ = 9. 73 𝐿 .
(01) C (11) A (21) C (31) B
(02) A (12) A (22) A (32) A
(03) D (13) D (23) B (33) C 3) First, balance the equation:
(04) B (14) C (24) D (34) C 2KClO3 2KCl + 3O2
(05) A (15) C (25) B (35) B Note that:
(06) C (16) B (26) A 𝑃𝑂 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 − 𝑃𝐻 𝑂𝑃𝑂 = 790 𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑟 − 12. 0 𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑃𝑂 =
(07) D (17) B (27) A 2 2 2 2

(08) B (18) C (28) B

(09) C (19) D (29) D A] PV = nRT
𝑃𝑂 𝑉
(10) D (20) D (30) D
𝑛𝑜 = 𝑅𝑇
2

2
II. Problem Solving
1) Let x be the mass of Ar. Therefore, the
𝑛𝑜 =
778
760 ( 116
1000 ) = 5. 0×10 𝑚𝑜𝑙
−3
mass of Kr is 2x and mass of Xe is 5x. 2
0.0821×287.15
Converting each into moles:
𝑥 2𝑥
Ar = 39.95 𝑚𝑜𝑙; Kr = 83.80 𝑚𝑜𝑙; Xe = Mass of 𝑂2:
5𝑥 −3 32.0 𝑔
131.29
𝑚𝑜𝑙 5. 0×10 𝑚𝑜𝑙× = 0. 16𝑔 𝑂2
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙
By Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures:

∑(𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ×𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒) = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 B] mole ratio:

−3 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐾𝐶𝑙𝑂3 122.55𝑔 𝐾𝐶𝑙𝑂3
5. 0×10 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2 × 3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2
× 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐾𝐶𝑙𝑂3
= 0. 41𝑔 𝐾𝐶
Thus:

( ) ( )
𝑥 2𝑥
39.95 83.80
𝑥 2𝑥 5𝑥 (300) + 𝑥 2𝑥 5𝑥 (64
39.95
+ 83.80
+ 131.29 39.95
+ 83.80
+ 131.29 **Nothing follows**

( )
5𝑥
131.29
+ 𝑥 2𝑥 5𝑥 (580) = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒
39.95
+ 83.80 + 131.29

Note that x can be cancelled, so:

( ) (
1
39.95
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 = 1 2 5 (300) +
39.95
+ 83.80
+ 131.29

Directly solving, we get a total pressure of

approximately 516 torr.

2) Let x be the moles of ozone. So, x is

also the moles of nitrogen and neon gas.
Using molar mass,

( 48.0 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂3
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂3 ) (𝑥) + ( 28.02 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁2
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁2 ) (𝑥) + ( 20.18 𝑚𝑜𝑙
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁

So x is 0.125 mol, and the whole mixture is

0.374 mol. The “molar mass” of the mixture
12.0𝑔
is 0.374𝑚𝑜𝑙 = 32. 1 𝑔/𝑚𝑜𝑙. Using the ideal