Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

1. A certain amount of gas is contained in an expandable vessel with a volume of 49.00 L

of gas at a pressure of 2.81 atm. Under conditions of constant temperature and constant
number of moles of gas, what is the pressure of the gas when the volume of the vessel is
increased four times?

A) 0.703 atm
B) 0.0351 atm
C) 11.2 atm
D) 1.42 atm
E) 2.81 atm

2. Which of the following samples contains the highest number moles of gas?

A) 1.00 L of H2 at 0.0°C and 1.28 atm

B) 1.00 L of HCl at 20°C and 1.00 atm
C) 1.00 L of NH3 at STP
D) 1.00 L of Ar at STP
E) 1.00 L of CH4 at STP

3. A 22.4 L high pressure reaction vessel is charged with 0.5930 mol of iron powder and
1.65 atm of oxygen gas at standard temperature (0.0 °C) . When heating, the iron and
oxygen react according to the balanced reaction below.
4Fe(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Fe2O3(s)
After the reaction vessel returns to standard temperature (0.0 °C), and assuming the
reaction goes to completion, what pressure of oxygen remains?

A) 1.20 atm
B) 1.65 atm
C) 0.858 atm
D) 0.445 atm
E) 1.00 atm

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4. A sample of an unknown volatile liquid was injected into a closed flask. The mass of the
empty flask is 27.0928 g and the volume of the flask is 0.1040 L.
This closed flask containing the liquid is heated until no visible traces of the liquid
could be found. The flask and its contents were then rapidly cooled and reweighed
(mass of flask + vapor = 27.4593 g). The atmospheric pressure and temperature during
the experiment were 0.976 atm and 18.0 °C, respectively. What is the unknown volatile
liquid?

A) C6H14
B) C7H14
C) C7H16
D) C6H6
E) C6H10

5. A tank contains a two-gas mixture (halothane, C2HBrClF3; and oxygen, O2). The
partial pressure of halothane is 170 mmHg and the partial pressure of oxygen is 570
mmHg. If the tank contains 160 g of oxygen, what is the mass of halothane?

A) 2.9 x 102 g
B) 4.7 x 102 g
C) 7.5 x 102 g
D) 2.7 x 103 g
E) 1.6 x 102 g

6. If the rms (root mean square) speed of an oxygen molecule is 4.28 x 104 cm/s at a given
temperature, what is the rms speed of a CO2 molecule at the same temperature?

A) 3.65 x 104 cm/s

B) 4.22 x 104 cm/s
C) 1.95 x 104 cm/s
D) 4.22 x 105 cm/s
E) 4.78 x 104 cm/s

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7. Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
I. A system is defined as an object or collection of objects being studied.
II. Surroundings are defined as the entire universe, including the system.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is transferred from the system to the
III.
surroundings.

A) I only
B) I and II only
C) II only
D) III only
E) I, II and III

8. When 10.0 g of KOH is dissolved in 100.0 g of water in a coffee-cup calorimeter, the

temperature rises from 25.18 °C to 47.53 °C. What is the enthalpy change in (J/g) of
KOH dissolved in the water? Assume specific heat of solution = 4.18 J/g °C

A) –1.03 × 103 J/g

B) –934 J/g
C) –116 J/g
D) –1.03 × 104 J/g
E) –2.19 × 103 J/g

9. Determine the standard enthalpy of formation of Fe2O3(s) from its elemental states using
the thermochemical equations given below:
Fe(s) + 3 H2O(l) → Fe(OH)3(s) + 3/2 H2(g) ΔH° = +160.9 kJ/mol
H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) → H2O(l) ΔH° = –285.8 kJ/mol
Fe2O3(s) + 3 H2O(l) → 2 Fe(OH)3(s) ΔH° = +288.6 kJ/mol

A) –824.2 kJ/mol
B) +33.20 kJ/mol
C) + 890.6 kJ/mol
D) +163.7 kJ/mol
E) –252.6 kJ/mol

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10. Calculate ΔH° for the combustion of one mole ammonia, given:
4 NH3(g) + 7 O2(g) → 4 NO2(g) + 6 H2O(l)
and the following standard molar enthalpies of formation:

Molecule ΔH° (kJ/mol)

NH3(g) –45.9
NO2(g) +33.1
H2O( ) –285.8

A) –349.7 kJ/mol
B) +30.24 kJ/mol
C) –298.6 kJ/mol
D) –1399 kJ/mol
E) –206.9 kJ/mol

11. Which of the following processes always results in an increase in the energy of a
system?
I. The system loses heat and does work on the surroundings.
II. The system gains heat and does work on the surroundings.
III. The system gains heat and has work done on it by the surroundings.

A) III only
B) II only
C) I only
D) I and III only
E) II and III only

12. Which of the following will increase the energy of an electron ejected from a metal
surface?
I. Increasing the wavelength of the light striking the surface
II. Increasing the frequency of the light striking the surface
III. Increasing the number of photons of light striking the surface

A) II only
B) I only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I and III only

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13. What is the energy of a photon of electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of 8.4 x 1014 Hz?

A) 5.6 x 10-19 J
B) 2.3 x 10-17 J
C) 3.5 x 10-7 J
D) 1.7 x 10-7 J
E) 1.3 x 10-17 J

14. Which of the following orbital boundary surfaces represent d-orbitals?

A) 1 and 4 only
B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1 and 2 only
D) 1, 2 and 3 only
E) 1, 2, 3 and 4

15. What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of a proton moving at a speed of
5 x 107 m/s ± 10 %? (The mass of a proton is 1.67 x 10-27 kg)

A) 6.3 x 10-15 m
B) 2.9 x 10-17 m
C) 7.6 x 10-14 m
D) 4.8 x 10-34 m
E) 5.5 x 10-4 m

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

A) C
B) D
C) A
D) B
E) E

17. For each of the following pairs of elements, indicate which will have the greater first
electron affinity, EA1,:

I. Rb or Sr
II C or N
III O or F

A) Rb, C, F
B) Sr, N, F
C) Rb, N, O
D) Sr, C, F
E) Sr, C, O

18. Give the ground state electron configuration for lead (Pb).

A) [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p2

B) [Xe] 5s2 4f14 5d10 6s26p2
C) [Xe] 6s2 5f14 6d10 6p2
D) [Xe] 6s2 5d10 6p2
E) [Xe] 6s2 6p2

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19. Which species has the highest ionization energy?

A) Mg2+
B) Al2+
C) Al+
D) Mg+
E) Mg

20. Choose the statement(s) that is/are true.

I. Valence electrons effectively shield one another from nuclear charge.

II. Core electrons effectively shield outer electrons from nuclear charge.

III. Valence electrons are most difficult of all electrons to remove.

IV. Core electrons are the easiest of all electrons to remove.

A) II only
B) I, III and IV only
C) I only
D) II and III only
E) III only

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Answer Key

1. A
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. A

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