CHE 101 Question Bank for COMMON FINAL EXAM

Fall 2016

 Chapter 3 (Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions)

1. One mole of carbon contains how many atoms:

a) 6.022 x 1023 atoms
b) 6.022 x 1022 atoms
c) 6.022 x 1024 atoms
d) 12 atoms

2. What is the number of oxygen atoms in 55.0 g of iron (II) hydroxide Fe(OH)2?
a) 0.612
b) 2.00
c) 3.69 x 1023
d) 7.37 x 1023

3. What is the molar mass of C9H8O4?

a) 29 g
b) 108 g
c) 196 g
d) 180 g

4. What is the percent composition by mass of O in H3PO4?

a) 65.31%
b) 16%
c) 32%
d) 40%

5. What is the percent composition of CuS?

a) 50% Cu, 50% S
b) 80% Cu, 20% S
c) 66.5% Cu, 33.5% S
d) 33.5% Cu, 66.5% s

6. The reactant used up first in a reaction is called______ reagent.

a) limiting
b) excess
c) reaction yield
d) both a & b

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7. Consider the following reaction:
MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O
If 0.86 mole of MnO2 and 48.2 g of HCl react, which reagent will be used up first?
a) MnO2
b) HCl
c) MnCl2
d) Cl2

8. How many atoms are in 16.3 g of S (M=32.07)?

a) 3.06x1023
b) 6.023x1023
c) 3.06x10-23
d) 6.023x10-23

9. How many grams of zinc are there in 22.7 g of ZnCl2?

a) 0.35 g
b) 0.17 g
c) 10.9 g
d) 1476 g

10. Determine the number of moles of aluminum in 2.154 x 10-1 kg of Al.

a) 5816 mol
b) 7.984 mol
c) 6.02 x 1023 mol
d) 4.801 mol

11. How many moles of calcium (Ca) atoms are there in 77.4 g of Ca?
a) 1.93 mol Ca
b) 2.93 mol Ca
c) 3.93 mol Ca
d) 4.93 mol Ca

12. How many Helium atoms are there in 0.01 mole of Helium gas?
a) 6.02×1023
b) 6.02×1021
c) 6.02×1025
d) 6.02×1019

13. What is the mass in grams of a single mercury (Hg) atom?

a) 3.331 x 1022 g
b) 4.331 x 1022 g
c) 5.331 x 1022 g
d) 6.331 x 1022 g

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14. How many molecules of ethane (C2H6) are present in 0.334 g of C2H6?
a) 6.69 x 1021 molecules
b) 6.023 x 1023 molecules
c) 3.34 x 1022 molecules
d) 30 molecules

15. Calculate the percent composition by mass of Sn and O in SnO2.

a) % Sn = 78.77 % and % O = 21.23 %
b) % Sn = 88.77 % and % O = 31.23 %
c) % Sn = 68.77 % and % O = 41.23 %
d) % Sn = 78.77 % and % O = 41.23 %

16. Analysis of a sample of an ionic compound yields 2.82 g of Na, 4.35 g of Cl, and 7.83 g of O.
What is the empirical formula?
a) NaClO
b) NaClO2
c) NaClO3
d) NaClO4

17. A compound with a composition of 87.5 % N and 12.5 % H was recently discovered. What is
the empirical formula for this compound?
a) NH2
b) N2H3
c) NH
d) N2H

18. Elemental analysis of lactic acid (Molar Mass = 90.08 g/mol) shows that this compound
contains 40.0 mass % C, 6.71 mass % H, and 53.3 mass % O. Determine the empirical formula
and the molecular formula for lactic acid.
a) Empirical = CH2O; Molecular = C3H6O3
b) Empirical = CH2O; Molecular = C6H12O6
c) Empirical = C2H2O; Molecular = C4H4O2
d) Empirical = CH2O; Molecular = C3H6O6

19. Balance the following equation:

NaHCO3  Na2CO3 + H2 O + CO2
a) 2 NaHCO3  Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
b) 2 NaHCO3  2 Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
c) 2 NaHCO3  Na2CO3 + 2 H2O + CO2
d) 2 NaHCO3  Na2CO3 + H2O + 2 CO2

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20. How many moles of KBrO3 are required to prepare 0.0700 moles of Br2 according to the
reaction? KBrO3 + 5KBr + 6HNO3 → 6KNO3 + 3Br2 + 3H2O
a) 0.210
b) 0.0732
c) 0.0704
d) 0.0233

21. Using the concept of limiting reactant, determine the mass of ZnCl2 that can be prepared
from the reaction of 3.27 grams of zinc with 3.30 grams of HCl?
Zn +2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
a) 6.89 g
b) 6.82 g
c) 6.46 g
d) 6.17 g

22. What is actual yield?

a) The measured amount of a reactant obtained from a reaction.
b) The measured amount of a product obtained from a reaction.
c) The amount of excess reagent that would remain if all the limiting reagent reacted
d) The amount of limiting reagent that would remain if all the excess reagent reacted

23. What is theoretical yield?

a) The measured amount of a reactant obtained from a reaction.
b) The calculated amount of a product that is expected to be obtained from a reaction.
c) The amount of excess reagent that would remain if all the limiting reagent reacted
d) The amount of limiting reagent that would remain if all the excess reagent reacted

24. The formation of ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) by the fermentation of glucose (C6H12O6) may be
represented by:
C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2
If a particular glucose fermentation process has an 87.0% yield, how many grams of glucose
would be required for the production of 51.0 g of ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH)?
a) 68.3 g
b) 75.1 g
c) 115 g
d) 229 g
e) 167 g

25. Balance the following equation using minimum integral coefficients:

NH3 + O2 → NO2 + H2O
The stoichiometric coefficient for oxygen gas O2 is:
a) 1
b) 4
c) 3
d) 7
e) 5

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 Chapter 4 (Reactions in Aqueous Solutions)

1. Redox reactions are considered as:

a) Electron-transfer reaction
b) Proton transfer reaction
c) Neutron transfer reaction
d) None of the above

2. What is the oxidation number of Cr in Cr2O7 2−?

a) +6
b) +5
c) +3
d) +7

3. Oxidation number of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is:

a) +1
b) -1
c) -1/2
d) +1/2

4. What is the oxidation number of each carbon atom in Na2C2O4?

a) +1
b) +2
c) +3
d) +4

5. Consider the following reaction:

2HCl (aq) + Ca(OH)2 (aq) → CaCl2 (aq) + 2H2O (l)
a) What are the spectator ions in this reaction?
b) H+ and Ca2+
c) H+ and OH-
d) Cl- and OH-
e) Cl- and Ca2+

6. Which of the following compounds is soluble in water?

a) BaSO4
b) Cu2O
c) AgBr
d) NaClO3

7. When barium nitrate and sodium phosphate are mixed together in water a precipitate is formed.
The most likely chemical formula for the precipitate is:
a) Ba3(PO4)2
b) Na3PO4
c) Ba(NO3)2
d) BaPO4

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8. Which of the following compounds is a strong electrolyte?
a) HNO3
b) HNO2
c) NH3
d) H2O

9. Which of the following represents a total ionic equation?

a) AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)
b) Ag+ (aq) + NO3− (aq) + K+ (aq) + Cl− (aq) → AgCl (s) + K+ (aq) + NO3− (aq)
c) Ag+ (aq) + Cl− (aq) → AgCl (s)
d) None of the above

10. Which of the following represents a net ionic equation?

a) AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)
b) Ag+ (aq) + NO3− (aq) + K+ (aq) + Cl− (aq) → AgCl (s) + K+ (aq) + NO3− (aq)
c) Ag+ (aq) + Cl− (aq) → AgCl (s)
d) None of the above

11. Using the concept of reactivity of metals, pick the reaction that is most likely to happen.
a) Zn(s) +CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq)+Cu(s)
b) ZnSO4(aq)+Cu(s) → CuSO4(aq)+Zn(s)
c) Cu(NO3)2+2Ag(s) → 2AgNO3(aq)+ Cu(s)
d) Au(s)+CuSO4(aq) → AuSO4(aq)+Cu(s)

12. What volume of 12.0 M HCl must be used to prepare 250.0 mL of 0.125 M HCl?
a) 2.5 mL
b) 2.6 mL
c) 240000 mL
d) 0.006 mL

13. If 22.5 mL of 0.383 M HCl are required to completely neutralize 20.0 mL of a KOH solution,
what is the molarity of the KOH solution?
a) 0.340 M
b) 0.383 M
c) 0.431 M
d) 2.32 M

14. How many mL of 17 M NH3 must be diluted to 500.0 mL to make a 0.75 M solution?
a) 13 mL
b) 22 mL
c) 39 mL
d) 73 mL
e) none of these

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15. How many grams of Ag2CO3 are required to react with 28.5 mL of 1.00 M NaOH solution?
Ag2CO3 +2NaOH → Ag2O + Na2CO3 + H2O
a) 7.87 g
b) 3.93 g
c) 15.7 g
d) 10.8 g
e) 8.16 g

16. Which solution is most concentrated?

a) 1 mole of solute dissolved in 1 liter of solution?
b) 2 moles of solute dissolved in 3 liters of solution?
c) 6 moles of solute dissolved in 4 liters of solution?
d) 4 moles of solute dissolved in 8 liters of solution?

 Chapter 6 (Thermochemistry)

1. Melting 1 mole of ice at 0°C is an ____ process.

a) endothermic
b) exothermic
c) spontaneous
d) both a & b

2. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of the substance by one
degree Celsius is called___
a) heat capacity
b) specific heat capacity
c) latent heat
d) both a & c

3. How much energy in calories is required to heat 25.0 g of platinum (specific heat = 0.032 cal/g.
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C) from 24.5oC to 75.0oC?
a) 40.4 cal
b) 50.4 cal
c) 60.4 cal
d) 70.4 cal

4. The reaction 4Al (s) + 3O2 (g) → 2Al2O3 (s), ∆H = -3351 kJ is __________, and therefore
heat is __________ by the reaction.
a) exothermic, released
b) exothermic, absorbed
c) endothermic, released
d) endothermic, absorbed
e) thermoneutral, neither released nor absorbed

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5. The value of ∆H for the reaction below is -6535 kJ. How many kJ of heat are released in the
combustion of 16.0 g of C6H6 (l)?
2C6H6 (l) + 15O2 (g) ¬ 12CO2 (g) + 6H2O (l)
a) 673
b) 2.68 x 103
c) 5.23 x 104
d) -6535
e) 1.34 x 103

6. The specific heat capacity of lead is 0.13 J/g-K. How much heat (in J) is required to raise the
temperature of 15 g of lead from 22◦C to 37◦C?
a) 29
b) 5.8 x 10-4
c) -0.13
d) 2.0
e) 0.13
7. The value of ∆H for the following reaction is -3351 kJ:
2Al (s) + 3O2 (g) → 2Al2O3 (s)
The value of ∆Hf for 1 mole of Al2O3 (s) is __________ kJ.
a) -3351
b) -1676
c) +3351
d) -16.43
e) -32.86

8. A 466 g sample of water is heated from 8.50°C to 74.60°C. The amount of heat absorbed (in
kilojoules) by the water is:
a) 140 kJ
b) 160 kJ
c) 129 kJ
d) 150 kJ

9. Using the enthalpy of formation, ΔH°f , values provided in the equation chart on page 2,
determine the enthalpy of reaction, ΔH°rxn , in kJ for the following balanced chemical equation:
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2O(g)
a) -906 kJ
b) -806 kJ
c) -706 kJ
d) -1090 kJ

10. An endothermic reaction is:

a) Any process that gives off heat
b) When thermal energy is transferred to the surroundings
c) When heat has to be supplied to the system by the surroundings
d) When hydrogen gas reacts with oxygen to release considerable quantities of energy

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11. Determine the process for the following reactions.

Reaction 1 Reaction 2

a) Reaction 1: Exothermic, Reaction 2: Endothermic

b) Reaction 1: Exothermic, Reaction 2: Exothermic
c) Reaction 1: Endothermic, Reaction 2: Endothermic
d) Reaction 1: Endothermic, Reaction 2: Exothermic