Chem 106 Comp Exam 1 PRACTICE
 

 

1.   Air occupies space and has mass, therefore it is
  energy
  dense
  colored
  matter

 

 

2.   Which of the following represents a physical change in matter
  a substance solidifies at 443
  a substance produces a gas when heated
  a substance burns when heated
  a substance changes color when exposed to air

 

 

3.   Which of the following terms correctly applies to a molecule of CO2
  triatomic, heteroatomic
  polyatomic, diatomic
  triatomic, homoatomic
  diatomic, heteroatomic

 

 

4.   Which of the following would NOT be classified as a compound
  NaCl
  Cl2
  CCl4
  no correct

 

 

5.   A solution can NOT be classified as a
  heterogeneous mixture
  homogeneous mixture
  pure substance
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

6.   Your friend has a mass of 85,400 g. What is his mass in kg?
  8540.0
  854.00
  85.400
  8.5400

 

 

7.   What is the exponent on the 10 when 0.000241 is correctly written in scientific notation
  -5
  -4
  -3
  -2

 

 

8.   (6.15 x 1015) x (1.41 x 10-3)

Do the calculation above and express the answer using correct scientific notation

  8.67 x 1018
  8.67 x 1015
  8.67 x 1012
  8.67 x 1011

 

 

9.   Which number has the greatest number of significant figures
  6.900+
  0.000031
  6.12 x 109
  3.1 x 1023

 

 

10.   6.02 + 5.119 + 0.04218Do the calculation above. How many significant figures are justified for the answer
  3
  4
  5
  7

 

 

11.   How many mL are in a 16.0 oz beverage

(1000 mL = 33.824 oz)

  2.11 x 103
  541
  473
  0.541

 

 

12.   An apple is about 64% water by weight. What would the DRY weight of a 350 g apple be? (Be careful).
  224 g
  126 g
  22.4 g
  12.6 g

 

 

13.   How many potassium (K) atoms are in one molecule of K2HPO4
  1
  2
  6.02 x 1023
  2 x (6.02 x 1023)

 

 

14.   Atoms are neutral. How can they have no charge
  equal numbers of protons and neutrons
  equal numbers of protons and electrons
  equal number of neutrons and electrons
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

15.   What is the reason U-238 is different from U-235
  three more electrons
  three more protons
  three more neutrons
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

16.   How would an atom of carbon containing 8 neutrons be represented
  126C
  86C
  128C
  146C

 

 

17.   How many electrons would be found in an atom represented as 2914X
  43
  29
  15
  14

 

 

18.   The average relative mass of an ozone molecule is 48.0 u. An ozone molecule contains only oxygen atoms. What does the molecular weight indicate about the formula of the ozone molecule
  it contains a single oxygen atom
  it contains two oxygen atoms
  it contains three oxygen atoms
  the data tell nothing about the formula of an ozone molecule

 

 

19.   How many atoms are contained in a sample of Krypton, Kr, that weighs 8.38 g
  Avogadro’s number
  one-tenth Avagadro’s number
  one
  one-tenth

 

 

20.   What is the mass of 0.500 mol of O2?
  32.0 g
  16.0 g
  8.0 g
  0.500 g

 

 

21.   What is the mass of 0.300 mol of CaS
  1.81 x 1023 g
  72.2 g
  21.6 g
  0.300 g

 

 

22.   How many atoms of Mg are present in 12.8 g of Mg?
  77.1 x 1023
  0.527
  7.71 x 1025
  3.17 x 1023

 

 

23.   The symbol of the element in period 2, group IIIA is
  Mg
  Be
  Al
  B

 

 

24.   How many orbitals are located in a 3d subshell
  1
  3
  5
  10

 

 

25.   What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the second shell
  2
  6
  8
  10

 

 

26.   What is the maximum number of subshells that can be found in the fourth shell
  1
  2
  3
  4

 

 

27.   Which of the following has the same number of valence electrons as silicon (Si)?
  C
  Al
  Cl
  no correct response

 

 

28.   If there are 5 electrons in a 2p subshell, how many unpaired electrons will there be
  0
  1
  2
  3

 

 

29.   Which element has the electronic configuration of 1s22s22p63s1
  F
  Na
  Sc
  Li

 

 

30.   Which of the following elements contain a 2p subshell completely filled with electrons?
  Ne
  P
  Co
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

31.   Up and down arrows can be used to represent the spin of electrons. According to the Pauli exclusion principle, which of the following represents two electrons simultaneously occupying the same orbital?
  up arrow, up arrow
  down arrow, down arrow
  up arrow, down arrow
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

32.   In which of the following elements does the distinguishing electron occupy a "d" subshell?
  Cr
  O
  Kr
  Sr

 

 

33.   Which of the following elements is classified as a representative metal
  element 30
  element 26
  element 38
  element 63

 

 

34.   Which of the following properties depends on the gravitational pull on an object?
  mass
  weight
  volume
  more than one choice is correct

 

 

35.   Express 0.0016 x 105 in correct scientific notation.
  1.6 x 102
  1.6 x 108
  1600
  it is correct as it is

 

 

36.   1.89 x 10-5/6.02 x 1012
Complete the calculation above and express the answer in correct scientific notation.
  3.14 x 10-18
  3.14 x 107
  3.14 x 10-7
  3.14 x 10-17

 

 

37.   Do the calculation above and give the answer using the correct number of significant figures.
  74,953
  74,950
  74,000
  7.5 x 103

 

 

38.   Which of the following has a charge of -1, a mass of 1 amu, and is found outside the nucleus?
  electron
  proton
  neutron
  no correct response

 

 

39.   An atom contains 36 neutrons and 34 protons. What is the correct representation for this atom?
  70/34 Se
  70/36 Kr
  70/34 Yb
  70/36 Yb

 

 

40.   Determine the molecular weight for Ca3(PO4)2 in amu.
  87.05
  135.05
  215.21
  310.18

 

 

41.   How many molecules of CaO are in 0.500 moles of CaO molecules?
  2
  1
  3.01 x 1023
  6.02 x 1023

 

 

42.   How many molecules of oxygen are contained in 0.500 moles of Na2CO3?
  3
  1.5
  3.01 x 1023
  9.03 x 1023

 

 

43.   Which of the following subshells can contain the largest number of electrons?
  2s
  3d
  4p
  5s

 

 

44.   What is the maximum number of orbitals that can occupy the third shell?
  3
  6
  9
  14

 

 

45.   Which of the following exhibits a violation of Hund's Rule, where the number in parenthesis indicates the number of electrons in that orbital?
  1s(2), 2s(2), 2px(1), 2py(0), 2pz(0)
  1s(2), 2s(1), 2px(1), 2py(0), 2pz(0)
  1s(2), 2s(2), 2px(1), 2py(1), 2pz(1)
  1s(2), 2s(2), 2px(2), 2py(2), 2pz(2)

 

 

46.   Which of the following elements would be a conductor of electricity and be a brittle solid?
  Al
  S
  Ag
  Si

 

Answers:

  1. d
  2. a
  3. a
  4. b
  5. d
  6. c
  7. b
  8. c
  9. a
  10. b
  11. c
  12. b
  13. b
  14. b
  15. c
  16. d
  17. d
  18. c
  19. b
  20. b
  21. c
  22. d
  23. d
  24. c
  25. c
  26. d
  27. a
  28. b
  29. b
  30. d
  31. c
  32. a
  33. c
  34. b
  35. a
  36. a
  37. d
  38. d
  39. a
  40. d
  41. c
  42. d
  43. b
  44. c
  45. b
  46. d