CHEM*1040: General Chemistry I

University of Guelph, Department of Chemistry

Midterm Examination
VERSION ZZ
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 9:45 AM – (11:05) – 11:45 AM
Midterm = 80 minutes; Class writing time = 2 hours (time + ½)

READ these instructions carefully and follow exactly:

1. Your test consists of:

a. this booklet with a cover page, 5 pages of multiple choice questions plus a data page (7 pages in all), and
b. a test scoring answer sheet for recording your 22 multiple choice answers.
Check that you have the correct pages.

2. You can remove the data page from this booklet and use it for rough work.

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4. Notes, printed material of any kind, any communication with other students or any other aids
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6. For each multiple choice question, circle the letter of the one best answer on your booklet and transfer
that answer to the test scoring answer sheet in pencil only. There is no penalty for incorrect answers.

7. Answers must be transferred to the answer sheet within the examination period.

8. The Test Scoring Answer Sheet is considered your final answer no matter what may appear on your
booklet pages or data sheet.

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1. How many atoms of carbon are contained in 47.6 g of Al2(CO3)3?
The molar mass of Al2(CO3)3 is 233.99 g/mol.
A. 3.68×1023 C atoms
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B. 2.96×10 C atoms
C. 2.87×1025 C atoms
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D. 1.10×10 C atoms
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E. 1.23×10 C atoms

2. What is the formal charge on the chlorine atom in the chlorate ion, ClO3–,
when drawn with three single bonds?
A. –2
B. –1
C. 0
D. +1
E. +2

3. Consider the following reaction: N2(g) + O2(g)  2NO(g); K = 6.7×10–10 at 630 °C.
What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction below at the same temperature?
NO(g)  ½N2(g) + ½O2(g)
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A. 5.5×10
B. 7.5×108
C. 3.9×104
D. 1.5×109

4. For the reaction 4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2O(g), what are the limiting reactant and
the number of moles of excess reactant when 8 moles of NH3 and 12 moles of O2 react?
A. NH3 and 4 moles of O2 remain
B. NH3 and 2 moles of O2 remain
C. NH3 and 1 mole of O2 remain
D. NH3 and 0.4 moles of O2 remain
E. NH3 and O2 react with no excess

5. Which of the following pairs of aqueous solutions will form a precipitate when mixed?
A. NH4NO3 and Cs2CO3
B. AgC2H3O2 and Cu(NO3)2
C. KCl and Rb3PO4
D. Hg2(NO3)2 and NaI
E. None of the above solution pairs will produce a precipitate.
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 6. Place PF3, OF2 and PF4+ in order of increasing F-A-F bond angle, where A represents the
central atom in each molecule.
A. PF3 < OF2 < PF4+
+
B. OF2 < PF4 < PF3
+
C. PF4 < OF2 < PF3
D. OF2 < PF3 < PF4+
+
E. PF4 < PF3 < OF2

7. Place the following ions in order of increasing radius: Br– Na+ Rb+
A. Br– < Rb+ < Na+
B. Rb+ < Br– < Na+
C. Na+ < Rb+ < Br–
D. Rb+ < Na+ < Br–
E. Br– < Na+ < Rb+

8. A 0.465 g sample of an unknown gas occupies 245 mL at 298 K and 1.24 bar.
What is the molar mass of this unknown gas?
A. 37.9 g/mol
B. 81.8 g/mol
C. 12.2 g/mol
D. 26.3 g/mol
E. 33.9 g/mol

9. Consider the following: 2SO2(g) + O2(g)  2SO3(g); K = 6.67 at a particular temperature.

A 4.0 L flask is filled with 0.33 mol SO2, 0.33 mol O2, and 0.33 mol SO3. Which way will the
system shift and how will the concentration of SO3 change as equilibrium is established?
A. The system shifts right and [SO3] will decrease.
B. The system shifts right and [SO3] will increase.
C. The system shifts left and [SO3] will decrease.
D. The system shifts left and [SO3] will increase.

10. What is the cation’s ground-state electron configuration in VSO4•6H2O?

A. [Ar]3d54s2
B. [Ar]3d34s2
C. [Ar]3d3
D. [Ar]3d24s1
E. [Ar]3d14s2

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11. What is the hybridization of the bromine atom in BrF2–?
A. sp3d2
B. sp3d
C. sp3
D. sp2
E. sp

12. Consider the molecules BrF2– and BrF4+. Comment on their polarity.
A. Both BrF2– and BrF4+ are polar.
B. Both BrF2– and BrF4+ are nonpolar
C. BrF4+ is nonpolar while BrF2– is polar.
D. BrF2– is nonpolar while BrF4+ is polar.

13. What volume of a 0.244 M KCl solution is required to react exactly with 50.0 mL of a 0.210 M
Pb(NO3)2 solution?
A. 97.4 mL
B. 86.1 mL
C. 43.0 mL
D. 116 mL
E. 58.1 mL

14. For the reaction Xe(g) + 2F2(g)  XeF4(g), what effect will reducing the volume of the
reaction mixture have on the system?
A. The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
B. The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.
C. The equilibrium constant will decrease.
D. The equilibrium constant will increase.
E. No effect will be observed.

15. How many sigma (σ) bonds and pi (π) bonds are in H2CCHCCH?
A. seven σ and two π
B. five σ and three π
C. six σ and three π
D. five σ and five π
E. seven σ and three π

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16. Consider glucose fermentation: C6H12O6(aq) → 2C2H5OH(aq) + 2CO2(g)
A 1.00-mol sample of C6H12O6 (MM = 180.18 g·mol-1) was placed in a vat with 100 g of yeast.
If 35.1 g of C2H5OH (MM = 46.08 g·mol-1) was obtained, what was the % yield of C2H5OH?
A. 19.0%
B. 35.1%
C. 76.2%
D. 38.1%
E. 100%

17. How many molecules of butane are contained in 25.0 mL of butane?

The density of butane is 0.6011 g/mL and the molar mass is 58.12 g/mol.
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A. 2.59×10 molecules
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B. 1.46×10 molecules
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C. 6.87×10 molecules
25
D. 7.14×10 molecules
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E. 1.56×10 molecules

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18. Identify the set of quantum numbers that represent the last electron added to the 30Zn atom.
A. n = 3, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = +½
B. n = 4, l = 3, ml = 3, ms = +½
C. n = 3, l = 3, ml = 0, ms = –½
D. n = 4, l = 2, ml = 2, ms = –½
E. n = 3, l = 2, ml = 2, ms = –½

19. A solution is prepared by mixing 70.0 mL of 0.100 M HCl and 30.0 mL of 0.200 M NaCl.
What is the molarity of chloride ion in this solution?
A. 0.130 M
B. 7.69 M
C. 0.186 M
D. 6.50 M
E. 0.0100 M

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20. Draw the Lewis structure for NO2–, including any valid resonance structures.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The nitrite ion contains two N–O single bonds.
B. The nitrite ion contains one N–O single bond and one N=O double bond.
C. The nitrite ion contains two N=O double bonds.
D. The nitrite ion contains two N–O bonds that are equivalent to 1½ bonds.
E. None of the above a true.

21. What volume of ammonia gas, measured at 660.3 mmHg and 58.2oC, is required to produce
4.89×10–2 moles of ammonium sulfate according to the following balanced equation?
2NH3(g) + H2SO4(aq) → (NH4)2SO4(s)
A. 155 L
B. 3.06 L
C. 1.53 L
D. 7.66×10–1 L
E. 3.58×10–2 L

22. One of the less prominent lines in the spectrum of mercury is at 1013.975 nm. How many
photons of this wavelength are required to achieve a total energy of 100.0 kJ?
A. 1.488×1044 photons
B. 5.104×1023 photons
C. 1.488×1035 photons
D. 5.104×1019 photons
E. 1.488×1032 photons

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 DATA SHEET (Any work on this page will NOT be graded.)

Gas constant, R = 8.314 J⋅mol –1⋅K–1 = 8.314 kPa⋅L⋅ mol –1⋅K–1 c = 2.998 × 108 m/s
R = 0.0821 atm⋅L⋅mol –1⋅K–1 h = 6.626 × 10–34 Js
R = 0.0831 bar⋅L⋅mol –1⋅K–1 Avogadro’s Number = 6.022 × 1023 mol – 1
1 atm = 101.3 kPa = 1.013 bar = 760 Torr = 760 mmHg 1 nm = 1 × 10–9 m
0°C = 273.15 K 1 mmol = 1.0×10–3 moles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2
1 H He
1.01 4.00
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.94 9.01 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.30 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3536
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se BrKr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.84 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.41 69.72 72.64 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (98) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.87 112.4 114.8 118.71 121.76 127.6 126.9 131.29

55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.33 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 196.97 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)

87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
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Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
(223) (226) (227) (261) (262) (263) (262) (265) (266) (269) (272) (277) (286) (288) (289) (289) (294) (294)

Solubility Rules for some ionic compounds in water

1. All alkali metal and ammonium salts are SOLUBLE.
2. All nitrate, acetate, chlorate and perchlorate salts are SOLUBLE.
3. Most chloride, bromide and iodide salts are SOLUBLE – EXCEPT for silver, lead or mercury (I) halides.
4. Most sulfate salts are SOLUBLE – EXCEPT for silver, lead, mercury (I), calcium, strontium or barium sulfates.
5. Carbonate, phosphate and oxalate salts are NOT SOLUBLE – EXCEPT for alkali metal or ammonium salts.
Hydroxides, oxides and sulfides are NOT SOLUBLE
6.
– EXCEPT for alkali metal, ammonium, calcium, strontium or barium salts.
7. Chromate salts are NOT SOLUBLE – EXCEPT for alkali metal, ammonium, calcium or magnesium chromates.