CHEM 111 – Exam 3

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1. Which of the following will be least soluble in water?
A. Potassium sulfate, K2SO4
B. Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
C. Chloromethane, CH3Cl
D. Calcium chloride, CaCl2
E. Sodium hydroxide, NaOH

2. Which one of the following ionic compounds is insoluble in water?

A. Na3PO4
B. AgNO3
C. NaCl
D. CaCO3
E. MgCl2

3. In the following reaction, what ions, if any, are spectator ions?

Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2NaCl(aq) → PbCl2 (s) + 2 NaNO3 (aq)
A. Pb2+ (aq), Cl- (aq)
B. Na+ (aq), NO3-(aq)
C. Pb2+ (aq), NO3- (aq)
D. Na+ (aq), Cl- (aq)
E. There are no spectator ions.

4. Oxidation is associated with an increase in oxidation number

A. True
B. False
C. Partly true partly false
D. Not sure
E. None of the above

5. Select the precipitate that forms when the following reactants are mixed.
NaCO3(aq) + BaCl2 (aq)
A. Ba2CO3
B. BaCO3
C. NaCl
D. NaCl2
E. BaO

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6. Select the chemical formula for the precipitate that forms when the following reactants are mixed
CuCl2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) →
A. Cu2CO3
B. CuCO3
C. CuSO4
D. NaCl
E. Na2CO3

7. Consider the reaction:

3Co2+ (aq) + 6NO3 (aq) + 6Na+ (aq) + 2 PO43- (aq) → Co3(PO4)2 (s) + 6 Na+ (aq) + 6NO3 (aq)
Identify the net ionic equation for this reaction.
A. Na+ (aq) + NO3- (aq) → NaNO3 (aq)
B. 3Co2+ (aq) + NO3- (aq) + Na+ (aq) + 2PO43- (aq) → Co3(PO4)2 (s) + NaNO3 (aq)
C. 3CO2+ (aq) + 6 NO3- (aq) + 6Na+ (aq) + 2PO43- → Co3(PO4)2 (s) + NaNO3 (aq)
D. 3 Co2+ (aq) + 2 PO43- (aq) → Co3(PO4)2 (s)
E. None of these choices are correct.

8. An acid
A. produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water.
B. changes the color of phenolphthalein indicator from colorless to pink.
C. donates electrons in an electron transfer reaction.
D. produces H+ when dissolved in water.
E. None of these choices are correct.

9. Which of the following is a weak acid?

A. H2SO4
B. HNO3
C. HF
D. HBr
E. HCl

10. Which, if any, of the following properties applies to weak acids?

A. They are strong electrolytes.
B. They are excellent conductors of electricity.
C. When dissolved in water, they do not ionize completely.
D. All of these choices are correct.
E. None of these choices are correct.

11. Select the net ionic equation for the reaction between lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and hydrobromic
acid (HBr).
LiOH (aq) + HBr (aq) → H2O (l) + LiBr (aq)
A. LiOH (aq) → Li+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
B. HBr (aq) → H+ (aq) + Br- (aq)
C. H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) → H2O (l)
D. Li+ (aq) + Br- (aq) → LiBr (aq)
E. Li+ (aq) + OH- (aq) + H+ (aq) + Br- (aq) → LiBr (aq) + H2O (l)

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12. Calculate the oxidation number of the chlorine atom in perchloric acid, HClO 4, a strong oxidizing
agent?
A. -1
B. +4
C. +5
D. +7
E. None of these choices are correct.

13. What is the oxidation number of iodine in I2?

A. -1
B. 0
C. +1
D. +7
E. None of these choices are correct.

14. Select the classification for the following reaction.

H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) → 2 HCl (g)
A. Combination
B. Decomposition
C. Displacement
D. Acid-base
E. None of these choices are correct.
15. Select the classification for the following reaction.
2H2O2 (g) + Cl2 (g) → 2H2O (l) + O2 (g)
A. Combination
B. Decomposition
C. Displacement
D. Acid-base
E. None of these choices are correct.

16. Balance the following equation:

B2O3 (s) + HF (l) → BF3 (g) + H2 O (l)
A. B2O3 (s) + 6HF (l) → 2BF3 (g) + 3H2O (l)
B. B2O3 (s) + H6F6 (l) → B2F6 (g) + H6 O3 (l)
C. B2O3 (s) + 2HF (l) → 2BF3 (g) + H2O (l)
D. B2O3 (s) + 3HF (l) → 2BF3 (g) + 3H2O (l)
E. B2O3 (s) + 6HF (l) → 2BF3 (g) + 6H2O (l)

17. Balance the following equation:

H2 (g) + F2 (g) → HF (g)
A. 3H2 (g) + 7F2 (g) → 3HF (g)
B. 5H6 (g) + 9F2 (g) → 6H2F (g)
C. H2 (g) + F2 (g) → 2HF (g)
D. H2 (g) + F2 (g) → HF (g)
E. 4H2 (g) + F2 (g) → 3HF (g)

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18. Balance the following equation:
Mg (s) + O2 (g) → MgO (s)
A. Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 10MgO (s)
B. Mg (s) + O2 (g) → MgO (s)
C. 2Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 2MgO (s)
D. Mg (s) + 2O2 (g) → Mg2O (s)
E. 7Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 5MgO (s)

19. In a correctly balanced equation, the same number of each type of atom must appear on both sides
of the yield arrow.
A. True
B. False
C. Not sure
D. Partly true partly false
E. None of these choices are correct.

20. Sulfur dioxide reacts with chlorine to produce thionyl chloride accoding to the equation:
SO2 (g) + 2Cl2 (g) → SOCl2 (g) + Cl2O (g)
If 0.400 mol of Cl2 reacts with excess SO2, how many moles of Cl2O are formed?
A. 0.800 mol
B. 0.400 mol
C. 0.200 mol
D. 0.100 mol
E. 0.050 mol

21. Aluminum will react with bromine to form aluminum bromide.

2Al (s) + 3Br2 (l) → Al2Br6 (s)
How many moles of Al are needed to form 2.43 mol of Al2Br6
A. 7.29 mol
B. 4.86 mol
C. 2.43 mol
D. 1.62 mol
E. 1.22 mol

22. Ammonia will react with fluorine to produce dinitrogen tetrafluoride and hydrogen fluoride.
2NH3 (g) + 5F2 (g) → N2F4 (g) + 6HF (g)
How many moles of NH3 are needed to react completely with 13.6 mol of F2?
A. 34.0 mol
B. 27.2 mol
C. 6.80 mol
D. 5.44 mol
E. 2.27 mol

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23. Upon reaction of 1.274 g of copper sulfate (CuSO4) with excess zinc metal (Zn), 0.392g copper
metal (Cu) was obtained according to the equation
CuSO4 (aq) + Zn (s) → Cu (s) + ZnSO4 (s)
The theoretical yield of copper was also determined to be 0.5072g. What is the percent yield?
A. 55.1 %
B. 25.8 %
C. 77.3 %
D. 20.3 %
E. 35.6 %

24. In a preparation of ClF3, 0.750 mol of Cl2 reacts with 3.00 mol of F2. Find the limiting reactant.
Cl2 (g) + 3F2 (g) → 2ClF3 (g)
A. F2
B. Cl2
C. ClF3
D. Both F2 and ClF3
E. None of these choices are correct.

25. Calculate the oxidation number of the sulfur atom in the sulfate ion, SO 42-.
A. -1
B. +6
C. -2
D. +8
E. None of these choices are correct.

26. My CHEM 111 class starts from and ends at in the

morning/afternoon (4 Bonus points).

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 Exam 3 - Formula Sheet

1) Mass=amount (mol)× Molar Mass (g/mol)

mass( g)
Amount (mol)=
2) g
Molar Mass ( )
mol

3 ¿ No. of entities=amount (mol)× N

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where N = 6.022 x 10 entities/mol

No . of entities
4 ¿ Amount ( mol)=
N
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where N = 6.022 x 10 entities/mol

5) Molarity = moles of solute or M = mol solute

Liters of solution L soln

6) Mdil x Vdil = amount (mol of solute) = Mconc x Vconc

Actual Yield
7 ¿ % Yield= x 100 %
T heoretical Yield

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