PART 3 6.

Which of the following is a

characteristic of nonmetals?
1. The primary substances of which all a. Shiny
other things are composed are b. Malleable
a. molecules. c. good conductors
b. compounds. d. low melting points
c. elements. e. ductile
d. electrons.
e. protons. 7. Which of the following elements is a
nonmetal?
2. Which of the following is a a. Nitrogen
characteristic of the modern periodic b. Sodium
table? c. Iron
a. A group is a horizontal row on the d. Silver
periodic table. e. Calcium
b. A period is a column on the
periodic table. 8. Which of the following elements is a
c. The elements in each group have noble gas?
similar chemical properties. a. Oxygen
d. The elements in each period have b. Chlorine
similar chemical properties. c. Bromine
e. All of the above d. Argon
e. Nitrogen
3. Which of the following properties is
NOT a characteristic of the Group 1 9. Which element would have physical
elements (alkali metals)? and chemical properties similar to
a. They are shiny. chlorine?
b. They are good conductors of heat. a. Ar
c. They react vigorously with water. b. Br
d. Most of them are liquids at room c. S
temperature. d. O
e. They are good conductors of e. P
electricity.
10. What is the symbol of the element in
4. The Group 18 elements Group 14 and Period 2?
a. are unreactive and are rarely a. Be
found in combination with other b. Mg
elements. c. Ca
b. are good conductors of electricity. d. C
c. melt at high temperatures. e. Si
d. are ductile
e. react vigorously with water. 11. What is the symbol of the element in
Period 4 and Group 2?
5. Which of the following elements is a a. Be
metal? b. Mg
a. Nitrogen c. Ca
b. Fluorine d. C
c. Argon e. Si
d. Strontium
e. Phosphorus
12. Identify the noble gas in the following 18. Which of the following descriptions of a
list. subatomic particle is correct?
a. Helium a. A proton has a positive charge
b. Nitrogen and a mass of approximately 1
c. Oxygen amu.
d. Gold b. An electron has a negative charge
e. Chlorine and a mass of approximately 1
amu.
13. Identify the halogen in the following c. A neutron has no charge and its
list. mass is negligible.
a. Selenium d. A proton has a positive charge
b. Boron and a negligible mass.
c. Bromine e. A neutron has a positive charge
d. Potassium and a mass of approximately 1
e. Platinum amu.

14. Identify the alkaline earth metal in the 19. In an atom, the nucleus contains
following list. a. an equal number of protons and
a. Iron electrons
b. Barium b. all the protons and neutrons.
c. Vanadium c. all the protons and electrons.
d. Chlorine d. only neutrons.
e. Nitrogen e. only protons.

15. Identify the metalloid in the following 20. The atomic number of an atom is equal
list. to the number of
a. Sulfur a. nuclei.
b. Fluorine b. neutrons.
c. Silver c. neutrons plus protons.
d. Copper d. electrons plus protons.
e. Germanium e. protons.

16. Semiconductors are located in the 21. The number of neutrons in an atom is
periodic table on (or in) the equal to
a. left side of the table. a. the atomic number.
b. right side of the table. b. the mass number.
c. line dividing metals from c. the mass number + the atomic
nonmetals in the table. number.
d. first period of the table. d. the mass number - the atomic
e. last period of the table. number.
e. the number of protons.
17. The smallest particle of an element
that retains the characteristics of the 22. The mass number of an atom can be
element is a(n) calculated from
a. Electron a. the number of electrons.
b. neutron. b. the number of protons plus
c. proton. neutrons.
d. atom. c. the number of protons.
e. nucleus. d. the number of electrons plus
protons.
 e. the number of neutrons.
23. What is the mass number of an atom 28. Isotopes are atoms of the same
of potassium that has 20 neutrons? element that have
a. 15 a. different atomic numbers.
b. 19 b. the same atomic numbers but
c. 35 different numbers of protons.
d. 39 c. the same atomic numbers but
e. 59 different numbers of electrons.
d. the same atomic number but
24. Consider a neutral atom with 30 different numbers of neutrons.
protons and 34 neutrons. The atomic e. the same atomic mass but
number of the element is (i) , the mass different numbers of protons.
number is (ii) , and the number of
electrons is (iii). 29. The correct symbol for the isotope of
a. 64, (ii) 30, (iii) 64 potassium with 22 neutrons is
b. (i) 30, (ii) 30, (iii) 64 a. 𝐾
c. (i) 64, (ii) 64, (iii) 30 b. 𝐾
d. (i) 30, (ii) 64, (iii) 30 c. 𝑃
e. (i) 30, (ii) 64, (iii) 0 d. 𝑃
e. 𝐾
25. How many protons are in an isotope of
sodium with a mass number of 25? 30. Given the following: 𝑋, 𝑋 , 𝑋, and
a. 11 𝑋. Which are isotopes of each other?
b. 14
a. 𝑋 and 𝑋are isotopes of each
c. 15
other; and 𝑋 and 𝑋 are
d. 25
isotopes of each other.
e. 32
b. 𝑋 and 𝑋 are isotopes of each
other.
26. Consider an isotope of sodium with a
mass number of 25. The number of c. 𝑋, 𝑋 , 𝑋, and 𝑋 are isotopes
neutrons in this isotope of sodium is of each other.
a. 11. d. None are isotopes of each other.
b. 14.
c. 16. 31. The atomic mass of an element is
d. 25. equal to
e. 32. a. its mass number.
b. its atomic number.
27. Which of the following gives the correct c. one-twelfth of the mass of a
numbers of protons, neutrons, and carbon-12 atom.
electrons in a neutral atom of Sn? d. a weighted average mass of all of
a. 118 protons, 50 neutrons, 118 the naturally occurring isotopes of
electrons the element.
b. 118 protons, 118 neutrons, 50 e. the average mass of all of the
electrons naturally occurring isotopes of the
c. 50 protons, 68 neutrons, 50 element.
electrons
d. 68 protons, 68 neutrons, 50 32. A sample of chlorine has two naturally
electrons occurring isotopes. The isotope Cl-35
e. 50 protons, 50 neutrons, 50 (mass 35.0 amu) makes up 75.8% of
electrons the sample, and the isotope Cl-37
(mass = 37.0 amu) makes up 24.3% of
 the sample. What is the average 37. The electron arrangement of any
atomic mass for chlorine?
a. 36.0 amu
b. 35 amu
c. 36.6 amu
d. 35.5 amu
e. 35.521 amu
33. A sample of silicon has three naturally
occurring isotopes: Si-28 (mass 28.0
amu); Si-29 (mass 29.0 amu) and Si-
30 (mass = 30.0 amu). If the average 38. What is the element with the electron
atomic mass of silicon is 28.1 amu,
which isotope is the most abundant?
a. Si-28
b. Si-29
c. Si-30
d. All isotopes have the same natural
abundance.
34. Which of the following is NOT true for
the atoms 13N, 14N, and 15N?
a. They all have the same mass
number.
b. They are isotopes.
c. They all have the same atomic
number
d. They all have 7 protons.
e. They all have 7 electrons.
35. The elements lithium, sodium, and
potassium
a. are isotopes of each other.
b. are in the same period of
elements.
c. have the same number of 41. What is the electron configuration for
neutrons.
d. are in the same group.
e. have the same mass number.
36. The elements sodium, magnesium,
and silicon
a. are isotopes of each other.
b. are in the same period of 42. What element has the electron
elements.
c. have the same number of
neutrons.
d. are in the same group.
e. have the same mass number.
particular atom shows
a. the number of isotopes possible.
b. a description of the shape of each
energy level.
c. the number of electrons in each
energy level.
d. a diagram of an atomic nucleus.
e. the maximum number of electrons
each energy level can hold.
configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5?
a. Be
b. Cl
c. F
d. S
e. Ar
39. What is the electron configuration for
aluminum?
a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
b. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
e. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p8
40. Which of the following electron
configurations is impossible?
a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
b. 1s2 2s4 2p6 3s2 3p3
c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
e. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
potassium (atomic number 19)?
a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p7
b. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 3d2
c. 1s2 2s2 2p8 3s2 3p5
d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
e. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 4s1
configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2?
a. Carbon
b. Oxygen
c. Sulfur
d. Iron
e. silicon
43. The number of electrons in the outer c. the electron arrangement.
energy level of a neutral atom of boron d. only the electrons that will
(atomic number 5) is participate in bond formation.
a. 2. e. the electrons that the element will
b. 3. gain when it forms a compound.
c. 5.
d. 8. 49. How many valence electrons are in the
e. 10. electron-dot structures for the
elements in group 13?
44. What is the correct electron a. 1
configuration for the lithium atom? b. 2
a. 1s3 c. 3
b. 2s1 d. 4
c. 1s1 2s2 e. 6
d. 1s2 2s1
e. 1s2 2s5 50. The number of dots in the electron dot
structure of nitrogen is
45. 45) What is the abbreviated electron a. one.
configuration for nickel (atomic number b. two.
28)? c. three.
a. [He] 2s2 2p3 d. four.
b. [Ar] 4s2 3d8 e. five.
c. [Kr] 4s2 3d8
d. [Ar] 4s2 4p4 51. The number of dots in the electron dot
e. [Ar] 3d8 structure of carbon is
a. one.
46. What is the element with the b. two.
abbreviated electron configuration [Kr] c. three.
5s2 4d8? d. four.
a. Ni e. Five
b. Pd
c. Pt 52. Which of the following is the correct
d. Kr electron-dot structure for carbon?
e. Xe a. b. c.

47. Valence electrons are electrons

located
a. in the outermost energy level of an
atom.
b. in the nucleus of an atom.
c. in the innermost energy level of an
atom.
d. throughout the atom.
e. in the first three shells of an atom.
48. In an electron-dot structure of an
element, the dots are used to
represent
a. all of the electrons in the atom.
b. the valence electrons.
d. e.
53. The atomic size of atoms
a. increases going across a period.
b. decreases going across a period.
c. decreases going down within a
group.
d. does not change going across a
period.
e. None of the above.
 59. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na.
54. The ionization energy of atoms The element with the smallest
a. decreases going across a period. ionization energy is
b. decreases going down within a a. B.
group. b. C.
c. increases going down within a c. F.
group. d. Li.
d. does not change going down e. Na.
within a group.
e. None of the above. 60. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na.
The element with the most metallic
55. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na., character is
the element with the largest atomic a. B.
radius is b. C.
a. B. c. F.
b. C. d. Li.
c. F. e. Na.
d. Li.
e. Na. 61. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na.
The element with the least metallic
56. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na, character is
the element with the smallest atomic a. B.
radius is b. C.
a. B. c. F.
b. C. d. Li.
c. F. e. Na
d. Li.
e. Na. 62. Which of the following will dissolve in
water to produce a molecular solution?
57. Of the elements: B, C, F, Li, and Na. a. CaCl2
The element with the highest ionization b. NaOH
energy is c. CH3OH
a. B. d. Sr(OH)2
b. C.
c. F. 63. Which one of the following would form
d. Li. an ionic solution when dissolved in
e. Na. water?
a. I2
58. Ionization energy is b. CH3OH
a. the energy an ion acquires from c. Ca(NO3)2
an electron. d. C12H22O11
b. the energy needed to remove the
least tightly bound electron. 64. Molecular solutions do not conduct
c. highest for metals in Group 1A (1). electricity because they contain
d. higher for potassium than for a. molecules only.
lithium. b. cations and anions.
e. None of the above. c. molecules and anions.
d. molecules and cations.
65. When dissolved in water, which of the d. the minimum moles of solute
following produces an ionic solution? needed to produce one litre of a
a. O2 saturated solution
b. CH4 71. To determine the solubility of a solute
c. CaCl2 in water, a solution must be prepared
d. C12H22O11 that is
a. saturated.
66. When dissolved in water, which of the b. unsaturated.
following forms a molecular solution? c. concentrated.
a. HCl (g) d. supersaturated.
b. NaNO3 (s)
c. CH3OH(l) 72. When Ca(OH)2 attains solubility
d. K2SO4(s) equilibrium, the
a. solution is saturated.
67. Which of the following dissolves in b. pH will be less than 7.
water to form an ionic solution? c. Trial Ksp is less than the Ksp
a. O2 d. concentrations of the ions are
b. SiO2 equal.
c. KMnO4
d. C12H22O11 73. Which of the following units is
commonly used to describe solubility?
68. Which of the following produces a a. mL/s
molecular solution when dissolved in b. g/°C
water? c. mol/L
a. RbClO d. °C/mol
b. CH3OH
c. NH4SCN 74. Which of the following units can be
d. NaCH3COO used to represent solubility?
a. G
69. Consider the following solutions b. Mol
I. K3PO4 c. mol/L
II. C2H5OH d. mL/s
III. C12H22O11
IV. KCH3COO 75. Which of the following units could be
Which of the solutes above form only used to describe solubility?
molecular aqueous solutions? a. g/s
a. I and II b. g/L
b. II and III c. M/L
c. II, III and IV d. mol/s
d. I, II, III and IV
76. A saturated solution of NiCO3 was
70. Which of the following does not define evaporated to dryness. A 250.0 mL
solubility? sample was found to contain 1.1 ×10-2
a. the concentration of solute in a g NiCO3. The molar mass of NiCO3 is
saturated solution 118.7 g mol. The molar solubility of
b. the moles of solute dissolved in a NiCO3 is:
given volume of solution a. 9.3 ×10-5 M
c. the maximum mass of solute that b. 3. 7 × 10-4 M
can dissolve in a given volume of c. 4.4 ×10-2 M
solution d. 1. 4 × 10-7 M
 c. 𝐶𝑎𝑆𝑂 ( ) + 𝐻 𝑂( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑎𝑂( ) + 𝐻 𝑆𝑂 ( )
77. A student evaporated 200.0mL of a d. 𝐶𝑎𝑆𝑂 ( ) + 2𝐻 𝑂( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑎(𝑂𝐻) ( ) + 𝐻 𝑆𝑂 ( )
saturated solution of SrCrO4 to
dryness. The residue contained
1.2×10-3 mol SrCrO4. The solubility of 83. Consider the following equation:
SrCrO4 is: 𝐴𝑔𝐶𝑙( ) ⇌ 𝐴𝑔 ( ) + 𝐶𝑙 ( )
a. 1. 4×10-6 M
Which of the following graphs
b. 3. 6×10-5 M
represents the relationship between
c. 2. 4×10-4 M + −
[Ag ] and [Cl ] in this system at a
d. 6.0×10-3 M
constant temperature?
78. In a solubility equilibrium, the
a. b.
a. rate of dissolving equals the rate
of crystallization.
b. neither dissolving nor
crystallization are occurring.
c. concentration of solute and
solvent are always equal.
d. mass of dissolved solute is greater
than the mass of the solution. c. d.

79. In a saturated solution of KNO3, the

rate of crystallization is
a. equal to zero.
b. equal to the rate of dissolving.
c. less than the rate of dissolving.
d. greater than the rate of dissolving.
84. The equation that represents the
80. In a saturated solution, the rate of equilibrium in a saturated solution of
dissolving is Fe2(SO4)3 is
a. equal to zero. a. 𝐹𝑒 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 3𝐹𝑒 ( ) + 2𝑆𝑂 ( )
b. equal to the rate of crystallization. b. 𝐹𝑒 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 2𝐹𝑒 ( ) + 3𝑆𝑂 ( )
c. less than the rate of crystallization c. 𝐹𝑒 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 3𝐹𝑒 ( ) + 2𝑆𝑂 ( )
d. greater than the rate of d. 𝐹𝑒 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 2𝐹𝑒 ( ) + 3𝑆𝑂 ( )
crystallization.
e.
85. The ion concentrations in 0.25M
81. Which of the following represent the
Al2(SO4)3 are
equilibrium in a saturated solution of
[Al+3] [SO4-2]
Cr2(SO4)3?
a. 0.25M 0.25M
a. 𝐶𝑟 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑟 ( ) + 𝑆𝑂 ( ) b. 0.5M 0.75M
b. 𝐶𝑟 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑟 ( ) + 𝑆𝑂 ( ) c. 0.75M 0.5M
c. 𝐶𝑟 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 2𝐶𝑟 ( ) + 3𝑆𝑂 ( ) d. 0.1M 0.15M
d. 𝐶𝑟 (𝑆𝑂 ) ( ) ⇌ 2𝐶𝑟 ( ) + 3𝑆𝑂 ( )
86. Which of the following solution would
have [Fe+3] = 0.02M?
82. The equation representing the a. 0.4L of 0.05M Fe(NO3)3
equilibrium in a saturated solution of b. 0.8L of 0.02M Fe2(SO4)3
CaSO4 is c. 0.5L of 0.04M FeC6H5O7
a. 𝐶𝑎𝑆𝑂 ( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑎 ( ) + 𝑆𝑂 ( ) d. 0.5L of 0.001M Fe2(C2O4)3
b. 𝐶𝑎𝑆𝑂 ( ) ⇌ 𝐶𝑎 ( ) + 𝑆 ( ) + 4𝑂 ( )
87. In a 200 mL sample of 0.030M solution. The concentration of the Mg2+
Na3PO4, the [Na+] is: in this solution is
a. 0.006 M a. 7.0 x 10-5 M
b. 0.010 M b. 7.0 x 10-4 M
c. 0.018 M c. 7.0 x 10-3 M
d. 0.090 M d. 7.0 x 10-6 M

88. In an experiment, 0.500 mol of 94. Which of the following substances has
Fe(NO3)3 is dissolved in water to the lowest solubility?
produce a 2.00 L solution. The [NO3-] a. BaS
in this solution is b. CuS
a. 0.250 M c. FeS
b. 0.500 M d. ZnS
c. 0.750 M
d. 1.50 M 95. In a saturated solution of Zn(OH)2, the
e. [Zn2+] is:
89. A 200.0 mL solution contains 0.050 a. less than 0.10 M
mol of Ba(NO3)2. The [NO3-] is: b. more than 10.0 M
a. 0.050 M c. more than 0.10 M, but less than 1.0 M
b. 0.10 M d. more than 1.0 M, but less than 10.0 M
c. 0.25 M
d. 0.50 M 96. Which one of the following salts is
e. soluble?
90. A 3.0 L solution of NiCl2 is found to a. BaSO4
have a chloride concentration of 0.60 b. CaCO3
M. The concentration of nickel(II) ions c. K3PO4
in this solution is d. Fe(OH)2
a. 0.30 M
b. 0.60 M 97. From the list of salts below, how many
c. 0.90 M are considered soluble at 25°C?
d. 1.2 M CuCl2, CaSO4, PbS, Ag3PO4
a. Zero
91. In 0.20M Na2CrO4, the ion b. One
concentrations are c. Two
[Na+] [CrO4-2] d. Three
a. 0.4M 0.2M
b. 0.2M 0.2M 98. Which of the following salts has the
c. 0.2M 0.4M lowest solubility?
d. 0.4M 0.8M a. copper(I) chloride
b. ammonium sulphide
92. The ion concentrations in 2.00L of c. potassium hydroxide
0.32M K3PO4 are d. mercury(II) sulphate
[K+] [PO4-3] e.
a. 0.16M 0.16M 99. A soluble magnesium salt is
b. 0.32M 0.32M a. MgSO3
c. 0.48M 0.16M b. MgCO3
d. 0.96M 0.32M c. Mg(NO3)2
-4
d. Mg3(PO4)2
93. At a certain temperature, 7.0 x10 mol
MgSO4 is present in 100.0 mL of
100. Which of the following compounds
could be used to prepare a 0.20 M
solution of hydroxide ion?
a. KOH
b. Fe(OH)3
c. Mg(OH)2
d. Zn(OH)2
ANSWEY KEY

1. C 36. B 71. A
2. C 37. C 72. A
3. D 38. B 73. C
4. A 39. A 74. C
5. D 40. B 75. B
6. D 41. D 76. B
7. A 42. E 77. D
8. D 43. B 78. A
9. B 44. D 79. B
10. D 45. B 80. B
11. C 46. B 81. D
12. A 47. A 82. A
13. C 48. B 83. A
14. B 49. C 84. D
15. E 50. E 85. B
16. C 51. D 86. D
17. D 52. C 87. D
18. A 53. B 88. C
19. B 54. B 89. D
20. E 55. E 90. A
21. D 56. C 91. A
22. B 57. C 92. D
23. D 58. B 93. C
24. D 59. E 94. B
25. A 60. E 95. A
26. B 61. C 96. C
27. C 62. C 97. B
28. D 63. C 98. A
29. A 64. A 99. C
30. B 65. C 100. A
31. D 66. C
32. D 67. C
33. A 68. B
34. A 69. B
35. D 70. B