AVOGADRO EXAM 2007

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

17 MAY 2007 TIME: 75 MINUTES

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1 Which of the following has the most neutrons? 5 How many protons are there in the nucleus of 127I?

18
A F A 7
18
B O B 53
14
C C C 74
15
D N D 127
11
E B E 190

2 Which of the following pairs of atomic symbols and 6 Which group of elements has the greatest electron
elements is incorrect? affinity?

A Al - Aluminium A group 14
B Mg - Magnesium B group 15
C Ca - Calcium C group 16
D Br - Boron D group 17
E Mn - Manganese E group 18

2
3 Which of the following is not a subatomic particle? 7 The difference between deuterium 1H and the more
common form hydrogen is

A α-particle
B β-particle A that deuterium does not occur naturally.

C electron B that deuterium is radioactive.

D proton
C has one more neutron in the nucleus.
E neutron
D has one more proton in the nucleus.

E has one more atom per molecule.

4 X2O is the symbol of a compound. Which of the
following is X least likely to be?
8 Which group of atoms and ions contain the same
A magnesium (Mg)
number of electrons?
B sodium (Na)
C cesium (Cs)
A F, Ne, Na
D hydrogen (H)
B O2-, S2-, Se2-
E copper (Cu)
C Mg, Al, Si

D Ca2+, Fe3+, Zn2+

E Cl-, Ar, K+

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9 Which of the following is an ionic solid? 13 An element, X, from group 1 of the periodic table
combines to form a stable compound with an
A N2O element, Y, from group 16. The formula of that
compound is most likely to be
B HCl
A X2Y
C CO2
B X2Y3
D LiCl
C XY
E CH4
D X2Y

10 What volume of CO2 is produced when you burn E XY3

exactly 1.0 litre of gaseous propane (C3H8) in the
presence of excess oxygen in your backyard
barbecue? Assume H2O and CO2 are the only 14 After a large meal the pH of your stomach drops to
combustion products and P and T remain constant. 1.76. What is the [H+] in your stomach?

A 1.66 x 10-2 mol L-1

A 1.0
B 60.3 mol L-1
B 1.5
C 1.78 mol L-1
C 2.0

D 2.5 D 1.83 x 10-3 mol L-1

E 3.0 E 6.03 x 10-2 mol L-1

11 Radioactive Polonium 210P is extremely toxic. 15 Ba(ReO4)2 is barium perrhenate. What is the charge
Complete the reaction for the radioactive decay of on the perrhenate ion?
210
P.
A +2
4
P→ ? + 2 He
B +1
206
A Pb
C 0
212
B Tl D -1
214
C Po E -2

214
D Rn
16 These three compounds have been isolated: NaCl,
210 Na2O, and AlCl3. What is the formula of aluminium
E Po oxide?
?

12 The bubbles in boiling water are mostly A Al2O

A He B Al2O3
B H2O
C Al3O
C CO2
D N2 D AlO

E O2 E AlO3

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17 The average car in Canada uses 0.93L of gasoline to 21 Which of the following types of radiation has the
go 100km. The density of gasoline, octane, is 0.70g/mL highest energy?
and the molar mass is 114.2 g/mol. How many moles of
gasoline are consumed by driving 100km?
A radio waves
A 0.93
B ultraviolet radiation
B 11
C infrared radiation
C 5.7
D x-rays
D 5.7 x 10-4
E purple laser light
E 1.1 x 10-3

18 How many moles of an ideal gas are present in a 22 The Lewis structure (i.e. electron dot) structure for the
15.0L scuba tank with a pressure of 23.0MPa at O3 molecule is given below.
298K?
H C N
A 23 The bond angle is nearest to

B 72 A 60o

C 44 B 90o

D 14.1 C 105o

E 139 D 120o

E 180o
19 Chlorine has two abundant stable isotopes 35Cl and
37Cl with atomic masses of 34.97 amu and 36.96amu
respectively. What is ther percent abundance of the 23 What volume of 0.100molL-1 NaOH is required to
heavier isotope? neutralize 0.245L of 0.200molL-1 H3PO4?

A 0.490 L
A 78
B 0.500 L
B 36
C 1.47 L
C 64
D 2.30 L
D 50
E 1.47 mL
E 24
24 Which of the following compounds forms hydrogen
bonds?
20 The property of a compound that is closely related to
A CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether
the heat of vapourisation is…?
B HCl Hydrochloric acid
A density
C H2S Hydrogen sulfide
B colour
D CH3CH2OH Ethanol
C solubility
E H2CO Formaldehyde
D thermal stabilty

E boiling point

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25 Al(s) dissolves in acidic solution according to the 28 The volume of a gas at 1 atm temperature of 20 C is
following reaction increased from 40mL to 80mL. If the pressure
remains constant what is the final temperature of the
2Al(s) + 6HCl Æ 2AlCl3 + 3H2(g) gas?

How many grams of aluminium ( 27g/mol) are 80.0

necessary to produce 0.50mol of H2(g)?
A 293K +
40.0
A 20
80.0
B 20 D C ×
B 9.0 40.0
C 14 80.0
C 293K ×
D 27 40.0

E .24 40.0
D 293K ×
80.0

26 For which of the following reactions is the change in 40.0

E 20 D C ×
energy equal the first electron affinity? 80.0
A X-(g) + e- Æ X2-(g)

B X(g) + 2e- Æ X2-(g) 29 Which drawing shows a pipet correctly filled for
delivery?
C X(g) Æ X+ + e-

D X(g) + e- Æ X-(g)

E X(g) Æ X2+ + 2e-

1 2 3 4
27 How does the pH of a solution change as HCl is
added to a solution of NaOH?

A The pH decreases and may go below 7.

B The pH will not change. A 1

B 2
C The pH decreases until it reaches a value of 7
C 3
and the stops.
D 4
D The pH increases until it reaches a value of 7 and E none of the above
then stops.
30 What is the mass percent copper in Cu(II)Cl2 ?
E The pH increases and may go above 7.
A 12.1%

B 64.2%

C 91.2%

D 25.2%

E 47.3%
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31 Which one of the following solutions will be the best
electrical conductor at 25oC? 35 A neutral atom whose lowest electronic configuration
is [Xe] 6s2 5f14 6d10 6p4 belongs to …..
A 0.10 mol L−1 Na2SO4(aq) A Group 3
B −1
0.10 mol L NaCl(aq) B Group 4
C Group 6
C 0.10 mol L−1 CaSO4(aq)
D Group 14
D 0.10 mol L−1 HNO3(aq) E Group 16

E 0.10 mol L−1 CsCl(aq)

32 What is the coefficient of O2 when the following 36 How many moles of water are there in 1.80L of H2O(l)
reaction is balanced with whole-number coefficients? at a pressure of 1.00 atm and temperature of 298K.
The density of water is 1.00g/mL.
__Cr2O3 + ___ KOH + ___O2 Æ __K2CrO4 + __H2O

A 2 A 1.00

B 3 B .0736

C 4 C 55.6

D 5 D 1.00 x 102

E 6 E 13.6

33 What is the oxidation state of N in HNO2? 37 The reaction, Al(s) + HCl(aq) → AlCl3(aq) + H2(g)
is an example of
A +5
A a precipitation reaction
B +3
B an acid-base reaction
C +1 C a decomposition reaction

D −1 D an oxidation-reduction reaction
E an isomerization reaction
E −3

34 If the kelvin temperature of a sample of ideal gas 38 If equal volumes of 0.10 mol/L solutions of NaOH and
doubles (e.g. from 200 K to 400 K ), then the average HCl are mixed, what is the pH of the solution?
kinetic energy of the molecules in the sample

A increases by a factor of 2 A 1
B increases by a factor of 2 B 13
C 7
C decreases by a factor of 2
D 1.3
D increases by a factor of 4 E 12.7
E remains the same

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39 What is the concentration of a calcium chloride
solution if 11.00 g of calcium chloride, CaCl2, is
dissolved in water to make 500 mL of solution?

A .2 molL-1

B .1982 molL-1

C .198 molL-1

D .2000 molL-1

E .20 molL-1

40 A compound of carbon and hydrogen is found to be

85.6 % carbon, by mass, and 14.38% hydrogen. What
is the simplest formula of the compound?

A CH

B CH2

C CH3

D CH4

E C3H4

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 DATA SHEET
AVOGADRO EXAM 2007

DETACH CAREFULLY

1 18
1A 8A
1 2
H 2 13 14 15 16 17 He
1.008 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 4.003
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.941 9.012 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B ← 8B → 1B 2B 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.88 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.59 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (98) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.9 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113
Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub Uut
(223) 226 227.0

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.4 152.00 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.0 231.0 238.0 237.0 (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (260)

Constants: Conversion factors:

NA = 6.022 × 1023 mol−1 1 atm = 101.325 kPa = 760 torr = 760 mm Hg

R = 0.082058 atm L K−1 mol−1 o
0 C = 273.15 K
−1 −1
= 8.3145 kPa L K mol
= 8.3145 J K−1 mol−1

Kw = 1.0×10−14 (at 298 K)

F = 96 485 C mol−1

−b ± b 2 − 4ac
Equations: PV = nRT k t1/2 = 0.693 pH = pKa + log ( [base] / [acid] ) x=
2a

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