Quiz: Chapter 1

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Section (A) : Multiple Choice Questions:

1.The reaction of ethanal and oxygen can be represented by the unbalanced equation below.

__ CH3CHO + __ O2 → __ CO2 + __ H2O

When the equation is balanced using the smallest possible integers, what is the coefficient
for O2?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

2. A hydrocarbon contains 84 % carbon by mass. What is the empirical formula of the

A. C2H3

B. CH2

C. C3H7

D.

3. Which contains the largest number of ions?

A. 1 mol of

B. 1 mol of

C. 2 mol of

D. 3 mol of
4. What is the mass, in g, of one mole of hydrated copper(II) sulfate, , given the
following relative atomic mass values?

A. 160

B. 178

C. 186

D. 250

5. How many molecules are present in 27.0 g of distilled water?

A. 2.7 x 1024

B. 1.5

C. 9.0 x 1023

D. 4.5

6. Which is the best description of relative atomic mass, A?

A. The number of neutrons and protons present in the nucleus of an atom

B. The average number of neutrons and protons in all isotopes of an element

C. The weighted mean mass of naturally occurring isotopes of an element compared to the mass
of an atom of carbon-12

D. The weighted mean mass of naturally occurring isotopes of an element compared to 1/12of the
mass of an atom of carbon-12
7. Ethane burns in oxygen according to the equation below. What volume of oxygen,
in dm3, reacts with 0.8 dm3 of ethane?
2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g) → 4CO2(g) + 6H2O(l)

A. 0.8

B. 1.6

C. 2.8

D. 5.6

8. When the equation for the complete combustion of two mol of propyne, C 3H4,
is balanced what is the sum of all the coefficients?
2C3H4(g) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(l)

A. 16

B. 18

C. 20

D. 22

9. 300 cm3 of water is added to a solution of 200 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm–3 sodium
chloride. What is the concentration of sodium chloride in the new solution?

A. 0.05 mol dm–3

B. 0.1 mol dm–3

C. 0.2 mol dm–3

D. 0.3 mol dm–3

A.

B.

C.

D.

11. Some sodium chloride is dissolved in water. Which term describes the role of sodium
chloride in this process?

A. Solute

B. Solvent

C. Solution

D. Saturated

12. What volume of carbon dioxide, CO(g), in dm3, is produced when 1 dm 3of octane, C8H18(g),
undergoes complete combustion?

A. 1

B. 4

C. 8

D. 9
13. Which is a correct definition of the term empirical formula?

A. formula showing the numbers of atoms present in a compound

B. formula showing the numbers of elements present in a compound

C. formula showing the actual numbers of atoms of each element in a compound

D. formula showing the simplest ratio of numbers of atoms of each element in a

14. A fixed mass of gas has a certain volume at a temperature of 50 °C. What temperature is
required to double its volume while keeping the pressure constant?

A. 100 K

B. 323 K

C. 373 K

D. 646 K

15. What volume, in cm3, of 0.100 mol dm–3 H2SO4(aq) is required to neutralize 50.0 cm3 of
0.200 mol dm–3 Ba(OH)2(aq)?

A. 20.0

B. 40.0

C. 50.0

D. 100.0
 Section (B): Short Answers

16. A student prepared ethene by dehydrating ethanol.

C2H5OH(l) → C2H4(g) + H2O(l)

She started with 9.36 g of ethanol ( C2H5OH) and made 2.12 g of ethene ( C2H4).Calculate the
percentage yield she obtained for this reaction.

(Total 3 marks)

17. Zinc metal reacts with copper(II) sulfate solution according to the following
equation: Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) → ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
Determine the maximum mass of copper that can be deposited when 1.20 g of zinc is added to
50.0 cm3 of 2.00 x 10-1 mol dm-3 copper(II) sulfate solution.

(Total 3 marks)
18. A sample of gas occupies 67.2 cm3 at a temperature of 22 oC and a pressure of 9.38 x 104 Pa.
Calculate the volume the gas will occupy if the temperature is increased to 29 oC and
the pressure increased to 1.06 x 105 Pa.

(Total 2 marks)

19. 2.50 dm3 of gas at a temperature of 19 oC and a pressure of 1.0 x 105 Pa has a mass of 4.59 g.
Determine the molar mass of the gas.

(Total 2 marks)

20. Calculate the percentage by mass of iodine in CsICl2 to three significant figures.

(Total 2 marks)
21.State and explain what would happen to the pressure of a given mass of gas when its absolute
temperature and volume are both doubled.

(Total 3 marks)

22. A toxic gas, A, consists of 53.8% nitrogen and 46.2% carbon by mass. At 273 K and
1.01×105 Pa, 1.048 g of A occupies 462 cm3. Determine the empirical formula of A.
Calculate the molar mass of the compound and determine its molecular structure.

(Total 3 marks)
23. Copper metal may be produced by the reaction of copper(I) oxide and copper(I) sulfide
according to the below equation.

2Cu2O + Cu2S → 6Cu + SO2

A mixture of 10.0 kg of copper(I) oxide and 5.00 kg of copper(I) sulfide was heated until no
further reaction occurred.

(a) Determine the limiting reagent in this reaction, showing your working.

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(b) Calculate the maximum mass of copper that could be obtained from these masses of
reactants.

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(Total 5 marks)
24. Aspirin can be made by reacting 2-hydroxybenzoic acid with ethanoic anhydride in the presence of a
sulfuric acid catalyst. Calculate the atom economy of aspirin formation

(Total 2 marks)