Problem Set 3

I. Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following equations are balanced?
I. Mg + 2H2O → Mg(OH)2 + H2
II. 4LiH + AlCl3 → 2LiAlH4 + 2LiCl
III. 2KOH + CO2 → K2CO3 + H2O
IV. 2Sn + 2H2SO4 → 2SnSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II and IV

2. The equation below is not balance. How many molecules of phosphine (PH3) will there be in
the balanced equation?

PH3 + O2 → P4O10 + H2O

A. 1
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
3. What type of reaction is the equation below?
BaCl2 + 2AgNO3 → 2AgCl + Ba(NO3)2
A. Synthesis
B. Oxidation
C. Replacement
D. Decomposition
4. What is the sum of the coefficients of the balanced equation of the reaction below?
FeCl2 + Na2SiO3 → NaCl + FeSiO3
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D. 3
5. How many moles of HCl do you need to create 35.4 mL of a 12.0 M HCl solution?
A. 424 moles
B. 0.425 moles
C. 0.339 moles
D. 430 moles
6. What volume of 6.00 M HCl solution contains 1.80 mol HCl?
A. 0.300 L
B. 0.250 L
C. 0.900 L
D. 0.800 L
7. How many moles of sugar are required to make 2.00 L of 0.600 M sugar solution?
A. 2.40 mol
B. 24.0 mol
C. 1.20 mol
D. 6.66 mol
8. What is the molarity of a sodium hydroxide solution having 0.500 mol NaOH in 62.5 mL of
solution?
A. 0.00200 M
B. 0.200 M
C. 2.00 M
D. 8.00 M
9. What are the products when acetic acid is mixed with water?
A. CH3COO- + H3O+
B. CH3COOH + OH-
C. CH3COO+ + OH-
D. CH3COO- + H2O
10. Which of the following is true about a weak acid?
A. It completely ionizes in water
B. Its conjugate acid is strong
C. Its conjugate base is weak
D. Its conjugate base is strong
11. What is the salt that forms when hydrochloric acid neutralizes calcium hydroxide?
A. CaCl2
B. H2O
C. CaCl
D. Ca2Cl
12. Identify the conjugate acid in the reaction below.
NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH-
A. OH-
B. NH4+
C. H2O
D. NH3
13. Which of the following equations best represents a reduction of molybdenum?
A. MoO2 + H2O → H2MoO3
B. 2MoO2 + O2 → 2MoO3
C. MoO2 + 4H2 → Mo + 2H2O
D. MoO2 + 4H+ → Mo4+ + 2H2O
14. Which substance is the oxidizing agent in the reaction below?
Cu(s) + 2Ag+(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 2Ag(s)
A. Cu
B. Cu2+
C. Ag
D. Ag+
15. Identify the compound that has been reduced in the reaction below.
4S2O32- + O2 + 2H+ → 2S4O62- + 2H2O
A. S2O32-
B. O2
C. H+
D. H2O
16. Which of the following is not one of the ways we can view oxidation?
A. Electron lost
B. Hydrogen atoms lost
C. Electrons gained
D. Oxygen atoms gained
17. What defines an endothermic reaction?
A. It releases heat
B. It makes the system cold
C. It makes the system hot
D. Heat is a product
18. What does the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics dictate?
A. Energy is neither created nor destroyed
B. A third object in contact with two bodies in thermal equilibrium is in thermal equilibrium with
the two bodies
C. Total entropy always decreases for an isolated system
D. The forms of energy available for useful work are continuously decreasing
19. Which of the following exhibits the highest entropy?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Iron
D. Mercury
20. Which of the following exhibits the lowest entropy?
A. Wood
B. Coffee
C. Air
D. Salt water
21. In a room at 27 °C, a balloon has a volume of 2.00 L. What would its volume be in a sauna,
where the temperature is 47 °C?
A. 2.13 L
B. 3.48 L
C. 1.88 L
D. 1.15 L
22. What will happen to the temperature if the pressure of a gas in a container is increased?
Assume the number of moles and volume remain constant.
A. It will remain constant
B. It will increase
C. It will decrease
D. Nothing will happen
23. What is one assumption of the Kinetic-Molecular Theory?
A. Energy is not conserved when gas molecules collide
B. The atomic radii of the gas molecules are accounted for
C. The intermolecular forces of attraction are ignored
D. Gas molecules do not move in a straight line
24. Which gas law gives the relationship between volume and pressure?
A. Avogadro’s Law
B. Boyle’s Law
C. Charles’ Law
D. Gay-Lussac’s Law
25. What is the temperature of a gas in °C if its volume is 30.0 L, number of moles is 0.36, at a
pressure of 2.5 atm?
A. 0 °C
B. 2537 °C
C. 2264 °C
D. 2810 °C

II. Balancing Equations

1. Mg(OH)2 + H3PO4 → H2O + Mg3(PO4)2
2. FeCl2 + Na2SiO3 → NaCl + FeSiO3
3. CH3CH2CH2CH3 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
4. Al(OH)3 + HBr → AlBr3 + H2O
5. Rb + S8 → Rb2S
6. Decomposition of water to hydrogen gas and oxygen gas
7. The exothermic reaction of calcium oxide reacting with water to form calcium hydroxide
8. Nitrogen gas and oxygen gas react to form nitrogen monoxide
9. Ozone (O3) decomposes into oxygen gas.
10. Uranium (IV) oxide reacts with hydrogen fluoride (HF) to form uranium (IV) fluoride and
water.

III. Moles and Molar Mass

1. How many moles are there in 16.3 g of SF6?
2. How many molecules are there in 7.57 mol BaSO4?
3. What is the molar mass of AgNO3?
4. What is the mass of 1.2044 x 1024 molecules of water?
5. Given the balanced equation of CH4 + 2O2 → 2H2O + CO2, how many grams of carbon
dioxide will be produced from burning 96 g of methane?
IV. Solutions
1. In terms of molarity, what is the concentration of 23.4 mol of HCl in 10.0 L of solution?
2. How many moles are there in a 35 mL solution of 2 M HF?
3. In terms of percent by mass, what is the concentration of 276.75 g of NaCl in a solution with a
total mass of 3375 g?
4. In terms of parts per million, what is the concentration of 0.75 mg of mercury in a 400.0 g
solution?
5. What is the mass of calcium carbonate needed to make 500 mL of a 3 M solution?

V. Gas Laws
1. A sample of helium occupies 1820 mL at 719 mmHg. Assuming the temperature and number
of moles are held constant, what is the volume of helium at 800 mmHg?
2. A gas at a temperature of 100 °C occupies a volume of 154 mL. What will the volume be at 10
°C, assuming no change in pressure?
3. A gas sample has a volume of 1.54 L at a pressure of 730 mmHg. What would be the pressure
of the gas if the volume is changed to 614 mL? Assume that the amount and the temperature of
the gas remain constant.
4. How many moles of Kr are there in 0.555 L of the gas at 0.918 atm and 25 °C?
5. A 0.334 mol sample of xenon gas has a volume of 20.0 L at a pressure of 0.555 atm. What is
the temperature of the gas in degrees Celsius?