1411 Practice Exam 1 CH 1 4
1411 Practice Exam 1 CH 1 4
1411 Practice Exam 1 CH 1 4
Show your calculations clearly on show work problems. A periodic table is also attached to the
end of the exam. Good luck!
1. Give the number of significant figures in the following numbers (2 pts each):
2. Carry out the following operations and give your answers with the correct number of
significant figures (2 pts each):
b) 77°F to Kelvin
7. What is the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the nitrogen-14 –3 ion? (3 pts)
a) 7 protons; 7 neutrons; 7 electrons b) 7 protons; 7 neutrons; 10 electrons
c) 8 protons; 6 neutrons; 14 electrons d) 7 protons, 7 neutrons; 4 electrons
14. Write the chemical formulas for the following compounds (1 pt each):
b) _____ Al (s) + _____ HBr (aq) _____ AlBr3 (aq) + _____ H2 (g)
c) _____ C8H18 (l) + _____ O2 (g) _____ CO2 (g) + _____ H2O (l)
17. How many moles of Na2SO4 are in 25.0 g of this compound? (3 pts)
18. A compound is 70.57% C, 5.94% H, and 23.49% O. What is the empirical formula of the
compound? (3 pts)
19. Naturally-occurring copper is composed of 69.17% copper-63 with an atomic weight of
62.9396 amu, and 30.83% of another copper isotope. If the average (weighted average)
atomic weight of copper is 63.546 amu, what is the atomic weight of the other copper
isotope? (3 pts)
20. Copper metal reacts with dilute nitric acid according to the following equation:
3Cu (s) + 8HNO3 (aq) 3Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + 2NO (g) + 4H2O (l)
If we start with 0.500 mol of copper metal, how many moles of water will be formed? (3 pts)
21. If 5.00 g of magnesium metal is burned in the presence of excess O2, how many grams
of MgO will form? (3 pts)
22. 125 mL of 12.0 M HCl solution is diluted with water to a final volume of 1.00 L. What is the
molarity of the diluted solution? (3 pts)
a) 3.75 M b) 1.50 M c) 0.185 M d) 0.015 M
23. What is the molarity of an NaCl solution prepared by dissolving 9.3 g of NaCl in 350 mL of
solution? (3 pts)
a) 18 M b) 0.16 M c) 0.45 M d) 27 M
24. How many grams of NaOH are in 500 mL of 0.175 M NaOH solution? (3 pts)
a) 2.19 X 10–3 g b) 114 g c) 14.0 g d) 3.50 g
25. When aqueous solutions of Ba(NO3)2 and K2SO4 are mixed, a precipitate of BaSO4 results.
Write the molecular, ionic, and net ionic equation for this double displacement reaction. (6 pts)
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26. What is the oxidation state of chlorine in the chlorate ion, ClO3 ? (3 pts)
a) –1 b) +3 c) +5 d) +7
27. Based on the equations below, which metal is the most active? (3 pts)
a) Ni b) Ag c) Cu d) Pb
28. Calculate the molarity of hydrochloric acid, HCl, in a solution if 25.00 mL of that solution
required 35.74 mL of 0.1522 M KOH for complete neutralization in a titration. (3 pts)
a) 0.2668 M b) 0.8003 M c) 0.2176 M d) 0.1345 M
29. If a copper penny weighs 3.00 g, how many copper atoms are in the penny? (3 pts)
30. Classify the following reactions (combination, decomposition, single displacement, or double
displacement). (1 pt each)
31. A compound has the empirical formula CH2 and molecular weight 112.21 g/mol. What is the
molecular formula of the compound? (3 pts)
Answers
1. a) 4 b) 5
2. a) 21 b) 1.0 X 101
4. 9 g/mL
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. d
10. c
11. b
12. b
16. 22.574 %
18. C4H4O
22. b
23. c
24. d
Ionic equation:
Ba2+ (aq) + 2 NO3– (aq) + 2 K+ (aq) + SO42– (aq) BaSO4 (s) + 2 K+ (aq) + 2 NO3– (aq)
26. c
27. a
28. c
31. C8H16