CHEM 1111 Section 10

Fall 2015 Exam 1
Prof. Michael J. Wagner
Monday, September 28, 2015

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clear which answer you have selected, it will have to be marked incorrect. If you change your
answer, write a clear note to let the grader know which answer you intended.

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Each question is worth 2.5 points. 100 point total.

1) The SI base unit of mass is

A. mg
B. g
C. kg
D. metric ton
E. lb

2) How many milliliters is 0.0055 L?

A. 0.55 mL
B. 5.5 mL
C. 0.5 mL
D. 0.0000055 mL
E. 182 mL

3) Isopropyl alcohol, commonly known as rubbing alcohol, boils at 82.4°C. What is the boiling point in
kelvin?

A. 387.6 K
B. 355.6 K
C. 323.6 K
D. 190.8 K
E. –190.8 K

4) The result of (3.8621 × 1.5630) – 5.98 is properly written as

A. 0.06
B. 0.056
C. 0.0565
D. 0.05646
E. 0.056462
  

5) Which of the following is a type of radioactive radiation that consists of positively charged
particles and is deflected away from the positively charged plate?

A. α rays
B. β rays
C. γ rays
D. δ rays
E. ε rays

6) Atoms X, Y, Z, and R have the following nuclear compositions:

I II III IV

Which of the following are isotopes of the same element?

A. I & II
B. I & IV
C. II & IV
D. III & IV
E. I & III

7) An atom of the isotope sulfur-31 consists of how many protons, neutrons, and electrons? (p =
proton, n = neutron, e = electron)

A. 15 p, 16 n, 15 e
B. 16 p, 15 n, 16 e
C. 16 p, 31 n, 16 e
D. 32 p, 31 n, 32 e
E. 16 p, 16 n, 15 e
  

8) Which of these elements is most likely to be a good conductor of electricity?

A. N
B. S
C. He
D. Cl
E. Fe

9) Which of the following is a metalloid?

A. Carbon, C, Z = 6
B. Sulfur, S, Z = 16
C. Germanium, Ge, Z = 32
D. Iridium, Ir, Z = 77
E. Bromine, Br, Z = 35

10) Lithium forms compounds which are used in dry cells, storage batteries, and in high-
temperature lubricants. It has two naturally occurring isotopes, 6Li (isotopic mass = 6.015123
amu) and 7Li (isotopic mass = 7.016005 amu). What is the percent abundance of lithium-6?

A. 92.53%
B. 86.65%
C. 49.47%
D. 7.47%
E. 6.015%

11) How many atoms are in 0.534 mol of nickel, Ni?

A. 1.13 × 1024 atoms

B. 1.48 × 1025 atoms
C. 2.44 × 1022 atoms
D. 3.22 × 1023 atoms
E. 6.98 × 1021 atoms
  

12) Determine the mass of hydrogen (in grams) that contains 5.08 × 1015 hydrogen atoms.

A. 5.12 × 1015 g
B. 3.06 × 1039 g
C. 3.06 × 10–9 g
D. 8.50 × 10–9 g
E. 8.5 × 1015 g

13) Select the arrangement of electromagnetic radiation which starts with the shortest wavelength and
increases to longest wavelength.

A. radio, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays

B. radio, ultraviolet, infrared, gamma rays
C. gamma rays, radio, ultraviolet, infrared
D. gamma rays, infrared, radio, ultraviolet
E. gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, radio

14) What is the energy in joules of a mole of photons associated with red light of wavelength 7.00 × 102 nm?

A. 256 kJ
B. 1.71 × 105 J
C. 4.72 × 10–43 J
D. 12.4 kJ
E. 2.12 × 1042 J

15) Calculate the frequency of the light emitted by a hydrogen atom during a transition of its electron from
the n = 4 to the n = 1 principal energy level.

A. 3.08 × 1015 s-1

B. 1.03 × 108 s-1
C. 2.06 × 1014 s-1
D. 1.35 × 10–51 s-1
E. 8.22 × 1014 s-1
  

16) Calculate the wavelength of a neutron that has a velocity of 200. cm/s.

A. 1.98 × 10–9 m
B. 216 nm
C. 1.8 × 1050 m
D. 198 nm
E. 5.05 mm

17) Which of the following is a correct set of quantum numbers for an electron in a 3d orbital?

A. n = 3, l = 0, ml = –1
B. n = 3, l = 1, ml = +3
C. n = 3, l = 2, ml = 3
D. n = 3, l = 3, ml = +2
E. n = 3, l = 2, ml = –2

18) Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers can correctly represent a 3p orbital?

A B C D E

n=3 n=1 n=3 n=3 n=3

l=1 l=3 l=2 l=1 l=0

ml = 2 ml = 3 ml = 1 ml = –1 ml = 1
  

19) A possible set of quantum numbers for the last electron added to complete an atom of germanium in its
ground state is

n l ml ms

A 4 0 0 +1/2

B 3 0 +1 –1/2

C 4 1 –1 +1/2

D 3 1 +1 –1/2

E 4 2 +2 –1/2

20) Hund's rule states that the most stable arrangement of electrons in orbitals of equal energy is the one in
which the number of electrons with parallel spin is ______________.

A. minimized
B. nullified
C. neutral
D. maximized
E. not relevant

21) "No two electrons in an atom can have the same four quantum numbers" is a statement of

A. the Pauli exclusion principle.

B. Bohr's equation.
C. Hund's rule.
D. de Broglie's relation.
E. Dalton's atomic theory.
  

22) The orbital diagram for a ground-state oxygen atom is

1s 2s 2p

A ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿ ↿ ↿

B ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂

C ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿

D ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿ ↿

E ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿

23) Which ground-state atom has an electron configuration described by the following orbital diagram?

[Ne] ↿⇂ ↿ ↿ ↿

3s 3p

A. phosphorus
B. nitrogen
C. arsenic
D. vanadium
E. sulfur

24) How many unpaired electrons does a ground-state atom of sulfur have?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
  

25) The ground-state electron configuration for an atom of indium is

A. [Kr]5s24p64d5
B. [Ar]4s23d104p1
C. [Ar]4s24p63d5
D. [Kr]5s25p64d5
E. [Kr]5s24d105p1

26) Which of the following elements is paramagnetic?

A. O
B. Ne
C. Mg
D. Be
E. More than one of these elements is paramagnetic.

27) Which two electron configurations represent elements that would have similar chemical properties? (1)
1s22s22p4, (2) 1s22s22p5, (3) [Ar]4s23d104p3, (4) [Ar]4s23d104p4

A. (1) and (2)

B. (1) and (3)
C. (1) and (4)
D. (2) and (4)
E. (2) and (3)

28) Which one of these elements is a transition element?

A. Sr
B. Pb
C. As
D. Fe
E. H
  

29) The general electron configuration for atoms of the halogen group is

A. ns2np6.
B. ns2np5.
C. ns2np6 (n – 1)d7.
D. ns1.
E. ns2np7.

30) How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 6

31) The energy states of atoms containing more than one electron arise from nucleus-electron and electron-
electron interactions. Which of the following statements correctly describes these effects?

A. Larger nuclear charge lowers energy; more electrons in an orbital lowers energy.
B. Larger nuclear charge lowers energy; more electrons in an orbital increases energy.
C. Smaller nuclear charge lowers energy; more electrons in an orbital lowers energy.
D. Smaller nuclear charge lowers energy; more electrons in an orbital increases energy.
E. None of these statements is generally correct.

32) Which of these atoms has the smallest radius?

A. Al
B. P
C. As
D. Te
E. Na
  

33) Arrange these ions in order of increasing ionic radius: K+ , P3– , S2– , Cl–.

A. K+ < Cl– < S2– < P3–

B. K+ < P3– < S2– < Cl–
C. P3– < S2– < Cl– < K+
D. Cl– < S2– < P3– < K+
E. Cl– < S2– < K+ < P3–

34) Which of these elements has the highest first ionization energy?

A. Cs
B. Ga
C. K
D. Bi
E. As

35) Which of the following elements has the largest second ionization energy (IE2)?

A. Li
B. B
C. O
D. F
E. Na

36) Which of these elements has the greatest electron affinity?

A. K
B. Br
C. As
D. Ar
E. I

37) The electron affinity of oxygen is equal to

A. the ionization energy of O–.

B. the ionization energy of O2–.
C. the second ionization energy of O.
D. twice the electron affinity of O+.
E. none of these.
  

38) Elements with ________________ first ionization energies and ___________ electron affinities
generally form cations.

A. low, very negative

B. high, positive or slightly negative
C. low, positive or slightly negative
D. high, very negative
E. None of these is generally correct.

39) Select the element with the greatest metallic character.

A. Li
B. Ca
C. Al
D. Pb
E. Cs

40) Which ground-state ion does not have an electron configuration described by the following orbital
diagram?

[Ar] ↿ ↿ ↿ ↿

4s 3d

A. V+
B. Cr2+
C. Mn3+
D. Co5+
E. Fe4+
  

Useful equations Useful constants and

E = hν conversion factors
c = λν h = 6.62606896 ×10 34 J·s−

ΔE = (–2.18 × 10 18 J)( −
!
! −
!
! ) c = 2.99792458 ×108 m/s
! !
! !
1 mL = 1 cm3
!!! !!
Eel =  
! 1 J = 1 kg · m2/s2
!! !!
F∝   1 eV = 1.602 ×10 19 J−

!!
NA = 6.022 ×1023 particles mol 1
−

mass of a neutron = 1.675 × 10–27 kg

  
  

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