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Chapter 1
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1) The number 0.00430 has __________
significant figures, while the number D
1.00430 has __________ significant Leading zeros are
figures. nonsignificant
A) 5, 4
B) 6, 5
C) 4, 3
D) 3, 6
E) 2, 5

2) The correct answer (reported to the A
proper number of significant figures) to
2 significant figures.
the following operation: (6.2 × 3.25) is
__________. A point indicates the
last zero is significant.
A) 20.
B) 20.1
C) 20.15
D) 20.2
E) 21
3) The density of a metal cube with a
volume 1.68 cm3, and mass 32.4 g is B
__________. 3 significant figures.
Unit: g/cm3
A) 0.0519 g/cm3
B) 19.3 g/cm3
C) 54.4 cm3/g
D) 19.3 g/cm
E) 32.4 g.cm3

Chapter 2

1) A certain mass of carbon reacts E
with 13.6 g of oxygen to form Double the mass in CO
carbon monoxide. __________
grams of oxygen would react with
that same mass of carbon to form
carbon dioxide, according to the
law of multiple proportions?
A) 25.6 B) 6.8 C) 13.6

D) 136 E) 27.2

2) Which statement below correctly D
describes the responses of alpha, beta, Alpha particles are positively charged
and gamma radiation to an electric
field? Beta particles are negatively charged
Gamma rays carry no charge
A) Both beta and gamma are deflected
in the same direction, while alpha shows
no response.
B) Both alpha and gamma are deflected
in the same direction, while beta shows
no response.
C) Both alpha and beta are deflected in
the same direction, while gamma shows
no response.
D) Alpha and beta are deflected in
opposite directions, while gamma shows
no response.
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3) Which pair of atoms constitutes a B
pair of isotopes of the same element? Same atomic number but different
mass number
14 14
A) 6 X 7 X
14 12
B) 6 X 6 X
17 17
C) 9 X 8 X
19 19
D) 10 X 9 X
20 21
E) 10 X 11 X

4) The element __________ is the D
most similar to strontium (Sr) in Same group
chemical and physical properties.
A) Li
B) At
C) Rb
D) Ba
E) Cs

5) Elements in Group 6A are B
known as the __________. 1A: Alkali metals
2A: Alkaline earth metals
A) alkali metals 7A: Halogens
B) chalcogens 8A: Noble gases
C) alkaline earth metals
D) halogens
E) noble gases

6) The empirical formula of a D
compound with molecules Molecular formula: C12H14O6
containing 12 carbon atoms, 14
hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen Divide by 2:
atoms is __________. Empirical formula: C6H7O3
A) C12H14O6
B) CHO
C) CH2O
D) C6H7O3
E) C2H4O

7) A molecule of water contains B
hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:8 ratio
by mass. This is a statement of
__________.
A) the law of multiple

proportions
B) the law of constant
composition
C) the law of conservation of mass
D) the law of conservation of
energy
E) none of the above

8) Which one of the following is not one
of the postulates of Dalton's atomic A
theory?
A) Atoms are composed of protons,

neutrons, and electrons.
B) All atoms of a given element are
identical; the atoms of different elements
are different and have different
properties.
C) Atoms of an element are not changed
into different types of atoms by chemical
reactions: atoms are neither created nor
destroyed in chemical reactions.
D) Compounds are formed when atoms
of more than one element combine; a
given compound always has the same
relative number and kind of atoms.
E) Each element is composed of
extremely small particles called atoms.
9) Which one of the following is not
E
true concerning cathode rays?
The experiment was repeated
with different cathode metals.
A) They originate from the negative
electrode.
B) They travel in straight lines in the
absence of electric or magnetic
fields.
C) They impart a negative charge to
metals exposed to them.
D) They are made up of electrons.
E) The characteristics of cathode
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10) The charge on an electron was
C
determined in the __________.
A) cathode ray tube, by J. J.

Thompson
B) Rutherford gold foil experiment
C) Millikan oil drop experiment
D) Dalton atomic theory
E) atomic theory of matter

11) In the Rutherford nuclear-atom
model, __________. A
Rutherford proposed that the atom’s
mass resides in the nucleus.
A) the heavy subatomic particles,
protons and neutrons, reside in the Neutrons were later discovered by
nucleus Chadwick
B) the three principal subatomic particles
(protons, neutrons, and electrons) all
have essentially the same mass
C) the light subatomic particles, protons
and neutrons, reside in the nucleus
D) mass is spread essentially uniformly
throughout the atom
E) the three principal subatomic particles
(protons, neutrons, and electrons) all
have essentially the same mass and mass
is spread essentially uniformly
throughout the atom
12) In the absence of magnetic or
B
electric fields, cathode rays
__________. Cathode rays are negatively
charged, so their path is affected
by the magnetic field
A) do not exist
B) travel in straight lines
C) cannot be detected
D) become positively charged
E) bend toward a light source

13) All atoms of a given element
B
have the same __________.
Atomic number
A) mass
B) number of protons
C) number of neutrons
D) number of electrons and
neutrons
E) density

14) There are __________
electrons, __________ protons, and D
__________ neutrons in an atom of Atomic number( protons or
132 electrons in a neutral atom): 54
54 Xe
Mass number (protons +
neutrons): 132
A) 132, 132, 54
B) 54, 54, 132
C) 78, 78, 54
D) 54, 54, 78
E) 78, 78, 132

15) In the symbol below, x = _____.
E
x
6 C Mass number varies with isotopes
A) 19
B) 13
C) 6
D) 7
E) not enough information to
determine

16) An unknown element is found to
have three naturally occurring isotopes A
with atomic masses of: Average atomic mass is closest to
35.9675 (0.337%) 39.9624 of 99.6% abundance.
37.9627 (0.063%) Ar: 39.948 ( a little less than
39.9624 (99.600%) 39.9624)
Which of the following is the unknown
element?
A) Ar
B) K
C) Cl
D) Ca
E) None of the above could be the
unknown element.
17) Which compounds do not have
the same empirical formula? B
Both are lowest ratio
A) C2H2 and C6H6 A) CH
B) CO and CO2 C) CH2
C) C2H4 and C3H6 D) CH2O
D) C2H4O2 and C6H12O6 E) C2H4O
E) C2H5COOCH3 and CH3CHO

Chapter 6

1) The photoelectric effect is ________. D
A) transition of photons between

different atoms
B) Inversely related to the energy
striking a metal surface
C) Resistance to the electric current
D) Ejection of electrons from a metal
surface when struck with enough
energy (threshold amount)
E) Radiation of energy by a metal

2) The energy of a photon of light is D
__________ proportional to its
frequency and __________
proportional to its wavelength.
A) Directly, directly
B) Inversely, inversely
C) Inversely, directly
D) Directly, inversely
E) Indirectly, not

3) The energy of a photon that has a B
frequency of 8.21 x 1015 is _________ J.
E = h
h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
A) 8.08 x 10-50
B) 5.44 x 10-18
C) 1.99 x 10-25
D) 1.24 x 1049
E) 1.26 x 10-19

4) The energy of a photon that has a E
wavelength of 12.3 nm is __________ J. Convert λ into m first:
E = h  = c/λ
12.3 x 10-9
h = 6.626  10−34 J.s. c = 3 x 108 m/s
A) 1.51 x 10-17
B) 4.42 x 10-23
C) 1.99 x 10-25
D) 2.72 x 10-50
E) 1.62 x 10-17

5) A spectrum containing only A
specific wavelengths is called a
__________ spectrum.
A) line
B) continuous
C) visible
D) Rydberg
E) invariant

6) At what speed (m/s) must a 10.0 C
mg object be moving to have a de Mass = 10.0 x10-6 Kg
Broglie wavelength of 3.3x10-41 m?
h
 = mv
h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
A) 41
B) 1.9x10-11
C) 2.0x1012
D) 3.3x10-42
E) 9.1x1031
7) Of the following transitions in the C
Bohr hydrogen atom, the __________
transition results in the emission of
the highest-energy photon.
A) n=1 to n=6
B) n=1 to n=4
C) n=6 to n=1
D) n=6 to n=3
E) n=1 to n=4

8) An electron in a Bohr hydrogen atom D
has energy of -1.362 x 10-19J. The value
of n for this electron is ______.
E = -B/n2 OR E = -hcRH/n2
B = 2.179  10-18 J h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
c = 3 x 108 m/s
RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1
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9) Can an electron in any atom has energy B
of -0.379 x 10-18J? -0.379 x 10-18 = -2.179 x 10-18/n2
n2 = 5.75
E = -B/n2 OR E = -hcRH/n2
n = 2.4
B = 2.179  10-18 J h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
“n” must be an integer since
c = 3 x 108 m/s energy is quantized. The electron
RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1 cannot exist between shells 2 and
3.
A) Yes
B) No
C) Depends on the specific atom
D) Depends on the energy state of the
electron (excited or ground)
E) Not enough information
10) The energy (J) required for an electronic B
transition in a Bohr hydrogen atom from n =
2 to n = 3 is __________ J.
E = -B[(1/nf2)-(1/ni2)] OR E = -hcRH [(1/nf2)-(1/ni2)]

B = 2.179  10-18 J h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
c = 3 x 108 m/s
RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1
A) 4.1 x 10-19
B) 3.03 x 10-19
C) -3.0 x 10-19
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11) The frequency of electromagnetic B
radiation required to promote an electron
from n = 2 to n = 4 in a Bohr hydrogen atom
is __________ Hz.
E= h
B = 2.179  10-18 J h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
c = 3 x 108 m/s
RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1
A) 4.13 x 10-19
B) 6.17 x 1014
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12) The n = 2 to n = 6 transition in the Bohr B
hydrogen atom corresponds to the ________ Convert the calculated λ
of a photon with a wavelength of ______ nm. from m to nm: x 109
E= hc/λ
B = 2.179  10-18 J h = 6.626  10−34 J.s.
c = 3 x 108 m/s
RH = 1.097 x 107 m-1
A) Emission, 410
B) Absorption, 410
C) Absorption, 660
D) Emission, 94
E) Emission, 390
13) The __________ quantum D
number defines the shape of an A) Electron spin
orbital.
B) Shell energy
C) Orbital orientation
A) Spin (ms)
D) Subshell type, i.e., shape of
B) Principal (n) orbitals
C) Magnetic (ml) E) Ψ2: probability of finding the
D) Angular momentum (l) electron in the atom’s space
E) Phi (Ψ)

14) There are __________ orbitals C
in the third shell. Number of orbitals = n2
Number of electrons = 2n2
A) 25
B) 4
C) 9
D) 16
E) 1

15) The n = 1 shell contains ______ p B
orbitals. All the other shells contain n = 1 has s subshell only
______ p orbitals.
Any p subshell has 3 orbitals
A) 3, 6
B) 0, 3
C) 6, 2
D) 3, 3
E) 0, 6

16) In a hydrogen atom, an D
electron in a __________ orbital n = 1 lowest possible energy level
can absorb a photon, but cannot
emit a photon.
A) 3s
B) 2s
C) 3p
D) 1s
E) 3f

17) How many p-orbitals are D
occupied in a Ne atom? All 3 orbitals of p subshell are
occupied
A) 5
B) 6
C) 1
D) 3
E) 2

18) How many quantum numbers B
are necessary to designate a n, l, ml, ms
particular electron in an atom?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
E) 5

19) A __________ orbital is D
degenerate with a 5dz2 in a many- Degenerate orbitals must have the
electron atom. same n and l values
A) 5pz
B) 4dz2
C) 5s
D) 5dxy
E) 4dzz

20) The principal quantum C
number for the outermost Same as the period number
electrons in a Br atom in the
ground state is __________.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 1

21) The quantum number (l) for B
the outermost electrons in a The outermost shell has n = 2,
nitrogen atom in the ground state same as the period number.
is __________.
Highest value for l is 1
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) -1

22) Which group in the periodic C
table contains elements with the 3 valence electrons
valence electron configuration of
ns2np1?
A) 1A
B) 2A
C) 3A
D) 4A
E) 8A

23) Which quantum numbers E
must be the same for the orbitals Principal shell and subshell
that they designate to be
degenerate in a many-electron
system?
A) n, l, and ml
B) n only
C) n, l, ml, and ms
D) l only
E) n and l only

24) In a px orbital, the subscript x E
denotes the __________ of the
electron.
A) energy
B) spin of the electrons
C) probability of the shell
D) size of the orbital
E) axis along which the orbital is
aligned

25) Which diagram violates Hund’s B
rule? A) Pauli (parallel spin in the same
orbital)
A) B) Lowest energy is achieved
when parallel spin is
maximized
B)
C) & D) No violation
E) Aufbau (higher energy 2p
C) subshell is occupied leaving the
lower energy 2s subshell empty
D)
E)
26) Which one of the following B
configurations depicts an excited Two electrons are promoted to a
oxygen atom? higher n (from 2p to 3s)
A) 1s22s22p2
B) 1s22s22p23s2
C) 1s22s22p1
D) 1s22s22p4
E) [He]2s22p4

27) Which one of the following E
configurations depicts Fe3+ ion? Two electrons are removed from
4s and a third electron from 3d
A) [Ar]4s23d6 (electrons are removed first from
the principal shell of the highest n,
B) [Ar]4s13d4 so 4s electrons are removed first,
C) [Ar]3d6 then a third electron is removed
D) [Ar]4s23d3 from 3d)
E) [Ar]3d5
How many single electrons does it D

have? Half-filled d subshell
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
28) Which of the following is the D
configuration of silver (Ag)? Should have half filled 5s subshell
as it shares similar properties with
A) [Kr]5s24d9 Cu (same group).
B) [Kr]5s15d10
C) [Kr]5d96s2
D) [Kr]5s14d10
E) [Kr]4s25d10

Chapter 7

1) An electron in a __________ subshell D
experiences the greatest effective nuclear
The most attracted by
charge in a many-electron atom. the protons is the
closest to the nucleus,
with the lowest “n”
A) 3f value and the lowest
B) 3p energy subshell
C) 3d
D) 3s
E) 4s

2) A tin atom has 50 electrons. Electrons in the E
__________ subshell experience the (greatest The least attracted by
shielding) lowest effective nuclear charge. the protons is the
farthest from the
nucleus, with the
A) 1s highest “n” value and
the highest energy
B) 3p subshell
C) 3d
D) 5s
E) 5p

3) Of the following, which gives the correct D
order for atomic radius for Mg, Na, P, Si and Ar? Decreases across a
period from left to right
in the periodic table, all
A) Mg > Na > P > Si > Ar elements lie within the
same period
B) Ar > Si > P > Na > Mg
C) Si > P > Ar > Na > Mg
D) Na > Mg > Si > P > Ar
E) Ar > P > Si > Mg > Na

4) __________ is isoelectronic with argon and A
__________ is isoelectronic with neon.
Isoelectronic means
having the same number
A) Cl-, F- of electrons
B) Cl-, Cl+
C) F+, F-
D) Ne-, Kr+
E) Ne+, Kr-

5) Which isoelectronic series is correctly D
arranged in order of increasing radius? All are isoelectronic, the
one with the most
protons will experience
A) K+ < Ca2+ < Ar <Cl- the highest effective
B) Cl- < Ar < K+ <Ca2+ nuclear charge, resulting
in the smallest radius,
C) Ca2+ < Ar < K+ <Cl- and vice versa.
D) Ca2+ < K+ < Ar <Cl-
E) Ca2+ < K+ < Cl- < Ar

6) Of the choices below, which gives the B
correct order for first ionization energies?
It decreases on going
from right to left
A) Cl > S > Al > Ar > Si through a period in the
periodic table
B) Ar > Cl > S > Si > Al
C) Al > Si > S > Cl > Ar
D) Cl > S > Al > Si > Ar
E) S > Si > Cl > Al > Ar

7) Which equation correctly represents the first D
ionization of aluminum? Energy required to
remove an electron
from a gaseous atom
A) Al-(g) Al(g) + e-
B) Al(g) Al-(g) + e-
C) Al(g) + e- Al-(g)
D) Al(g) Al+(g) + e-
E) Al+(g) + e- Al(g)

8) Which of the following correctly represents E
the second ionization of aluminum?
Energy required to
remove an electron
A) Al+(g) + e- Al(g) from a gaseous cation
with a charge of +1
B) Al(g) Al+(g) + e-
C) Al-(g) + e- Al2-(g)
D) Al+(g) + e- Al2+(g)
E) Al+(g) Al2+(g) + e-

9) Of the following species, __________ has C
the largest radius. Excluding Ar that has the
lowest number of
energy shells (3), all are
A) Rb+ isoelectronic, the one
B) Sr2+ with the least protons
will experience the
C) Br- lowest effective nuclear
charge, resulting in the
D) Kr largest radius.
E) Ar

10) Chlorine is much more apt to exist as an C
anion than is sodium. This is because
__________. Atoms with higher
electron affinity tend to
become anions.
A) chlorine is bigger than sodium
B) chlorine has a greater ionization energy than
sodium does
C) chlorine has a greater electron affinity than
sodium does
D) chlorine is a gas and sodium is a solid
E) chlorine is more metallic than sodium

11) Sodium is much more apt to exist as a cation D
than is chlorine. This is because __________. Atoms with lower
ionization energy tend
to become cations.
A) chlorine is a gas and sodium is a solid
B) chlorine has a greater electron affinity than
sodium does
C) chlorine is bigger than sodium
D) chlorine has a greater ionization energy than
sodium does
E) chlorine is more metallic than sodium

12) In the generation of most anions, the energy
change (kJ/mol) that _______ an electron is D
________.
A) removes, positive
B) adds, positive
C) removes, negative
D) adds, negative
E) None of the above is correct.

13) Which one of the following is a metalloid? A
A) Ge
B) S
C) Br
D) Pb
E) C

14) The list that correctly indicates the order of
metallic character is __________. C
A) B > N > C
B) F > Cl > S
C) Si > P > S
D) P > S > Se
E) Na > K > Rb

15) Compounds of exclusively nonmetals are
__________. C
A) Ionic
B) Atomic
C) Molecular
D) Energetic
E) Unstable

16) Metalloids are __________.
E
A) type of metals
B) type of nonmetals
C) elements with unique properties
D) synthetic elements
E) Elements that share properties of both metals
and nonmetals

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A) Atoms are composed of protons,

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E = -B[(1/nf2)-(1/ni2)] OR E = -hcRH [(1/nf2)-(1/ni2)]

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