Dr.

Ismail Hijazi
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CHAPTER 7

Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Theory

1.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
2.

Which of the following frequencies corresponds to light with the longest wavelength?
3.00 1013 s1
4.12 105 s1
8.50 1020 s1
9.12 1012 s1
3.20 109 s1

Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelengths?

A) gamma rays
B)
microwaves
C)
radio waves
D) infrared radiation
E)
X rays

Use the following to answer question 10:

A photographic film needs a minimum of 80.0 kJ/mol for exposure.
3.

What is the longest wavelength of radiation with sufficient energy to expose the
film? A)
1.50 103 m
B)
1.50 106 m
C)
1.50 109 m
D) 1.50 1012 m
E)
none of these

4.

Light has a wavelength of 6.0 102 nm. What is the energy of a photon of this light?
A) 1.10 1019 J
B)
3.31 1019 J
C)
2.71 1018 J
D) 3.68 1020 J
E)
1.33 1018 J

What is the wavelength, in nanometers, of a photon of light whose frequency is 5.86 1014 Hz?
A) 1.95 102 nm
B)
5.12 102 nm
C)
3.39 102 nm
D) 2.95 102 nm
E)
1.29 10-7 nm

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6.

Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the speed of light.The de Broglie wavelength is found to be 3.31 103
pm. Which element is this?
A) He
B)
Ca
C)
F
D) Be
E)
P

7.

From the following list of observations, choose the one that most clearly supports the conclusion that
electrons in atoms have quantized energies.
A) the emission spectrum of hydrogen
B)
the photoelectric effect
C)
the scattering of alpha particles by metal foil
D) diffraction
E)
cathode "rays"

8.

Which of the following statements is(are) true?

I.An excited atom can return to its ground state by absorbing electromagnetic radiation.
II. The energy of an atom is increased when electromagnetic radiation is emitted from it.
III. The energy of electromagnetic radiation increases as its frequency increases.
IV.An electron in the n = 4 state in the hydrogen atom can go to the n = 2 state by emitting electromagnetic
radiation at the appropriate frequency.
V. The frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic radiation are inversely proportional to each other.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

II, III, IV
III, V
I, II, III
III, IV, V
I, II, IV

9.

In an investigation of the electronic absorption spectrum of a particular element, it is found that a photon
having = 500 nm provides just enough energy to promote an electron from the second quantum level to
the third. From this information, we can deduce
A) the energy of the n = 2 level.
B)
the energy of the n = 3 level.
C)
the sum of the energies of the n = 2 and n = 3 levels.
D) the difference between the energies of the n = 2 and n = 3 levels.
E)
all of these.

10.

What is the wavelength of light that is emitted when an excited electron in the hydrogen atom falls from the
n = 5 level to the n = 2 level?
A) 5.12 10-7 m
B) 4.34 10-7 m
C)
6.50 10-7 m
D) 5.82 10-7 m
E)
none of these

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Use the following to answer questions 20-22:

Consider the following portion of the energy-level diagram for hydrogen:
0.1361 1018 J
n=4
0.2420 1018 J
n=3
0.5445 1018 J
n=2
2.178 10 18 J
n=1
10.

For which of the following transitions does the light emitted have the longest wavelength?
A)
n = 4 to n = 3
B)
n = 4 to n = 2
C)
n = 4 to n = 1
D) n = 3 to n = 2
E)
n = 2 to n = 1

11.

In the hydrogen spectrum, what is the wavelength of light associated with the n = 2 to n = 1 electron
transition?
A) 1.097 nm
B)
364.9 nm
C)
0.1097 108 cm
D) 9.122 108 m
E)
1.216 107 m

12.

The ionization energy for a hydrogen atom is 1.31 106 J/mol. What is the ionization energy for He+?
A) 8.72 10-18 J/mol
B)
1.31 106 J/mol
C)
5.25 106 J/mol
D) 2.18 10-18 J/mol
E)
2.63 106 J/mol

13.

The wavelength of light associated with the n = 2 to n = 1 electron transition in the hydrogen spectrum is
1.216 107 m. By what coefficient should this wavelength be multiplied to obtain the wavelength
associated with the same electron transition in the Li2+ ion?
A) 1/9
B) 1/7
C) 1/4
D) 1/3
E)
1

14.

An electron in a 10.0-nm one-dimensional box is excited from the ground state into a higher energy state by
absorbing a photon with wavelength 1.374 10 -5 m. Determine the final energy level for this transition.
A)
n=2
B)
n=3
C)
n=4
D) n = 5
E)
n=6

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15.

Which of the following is not determined by the principal quantum number, n, of the electron in a hydrogen
atom?
A) the energy of the electron
B)
the minimum wavelength of the light needed to remove the electron from the atom.
C)
the size of the corresponding atomic orbital(s)
D) the shape of the corresponding atomic orbital(s)
E)
All of the above are determined by n.

16.

Which of the following statements is true?

A) We can determine the exact location of an electron if we know its energy.
B)
An electron in a 2s orbital can have the same n, l, and ml quantum numbers as an electron in a 3s
orbital.
C) Ni has 2 unpaired electrons in its 3d orbitals.
D) In the building up of atoms, electrons occupy the 4f orbitals before the 6s orbitals.
E)
Only three quantum numbers are needed to uniquely describe an electron.

17.

How many electrons in an atom can have the quantum numbers n = 3, l = 1?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

10
2
6
18
32

18.

The number of orbitals having a given value of l is equal to

A) 2l + 1
B)
2n + 2
C)
3l
D) l + ml
E)
the number of lobes in each orbital

19.

Which of the following combinations of quantum numbers is not allowed?

(Combinations are listedas follows: n, l, m(l), m(s).)
A)

-1/2

B)
C)
D)
E)

3
3
5
3

0
1
3
2

0
1
1
0

-1/2
1/2
-1/2
1/2

20.

How many electrons can be described by the quantum numbers n = 3, l = 1?

A) 1
B)
2
C)
3
D) 5
E)
6

21.

How many f orbitals have the value n = 3?

A) 0
B)
3
C)
5
D) 7
E)
1

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22.

What is the electron configuration for the barium atom?

A) 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s2
B)
[Xe] 6s2
C)
1s22s22p63s23p64s1
D) 1s22s22p63s23p64s2
E)
none of these

23.

In which groups do all the elements have the same number of valence electrons?
A) P, O, Cl
B)
Ag, Cd, Ar
C)
Na, Ca, Ba
D) P, As, Se
E)
N, P, As

24.

What is the electron configuration of Cr3+?

A) [Ar] 4s23d1
B)
[Ar] 4s13d2
C) [Ar] 3d3
D) [Ar] 4s23d4
E)
none of these

25.

Of the following elements, which has occupied d orbitals in its ground-state neutral atoms?
A) Ba
B)
Na
C)
Al
D) P
E)
F

26.

Of the following elements, which needs 3 electrons to complete its valence shell?
A) Ba
B)
K
C)
Si
D) P
E)
Cl

27.

What is the electron configuration for Cr2+?

A) [Ar] 4s23d4
B)
[Ar] 4s13d5
C) [Ar] 3d4
D) [Ar] 4s23d2
E)
none of these

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CHAPTER 12

Chemical Kinetics

1.

The average rate of disappearance of ozone in the reaction 2O3(g) 3O2(g) is found to be 8.9 103 atm
over a certain interval of time. What is the rate of appearance of O 2 during this interval?
A) 1.3 102 atm/time
B)
8.9 103 atm/time
C)
5.9 103 atm/time
D) 2.7 102 atm/time
E)
1.8 102 atm/time

Use the following to answer question 2:

For the reaction 2N 2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g), the following data were collected.
t (minutes)
[N2O5] (mol/L)
0
1.24 102
10.
0.92 102
20.
0.68 102
30.
0.50 102
40.
0.37 102
50.
0.28 102
70.
0.15 102

2.

The initial rate of production of NO2 for this reaction is approximately

A) 6.4 104 mol/L min
B) 3.2 104 mol/L min
C)
1.24 102 mol/L min
D) 1.6 104 mol/L min
E)
none of these

3.

The rate constant k is dependent on

A) the concentration of the reactant.
B)
the concentration of the product.
C) the temperature.
D) the order of the reaction.
E)
none of these

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Use the following to answer questions 4-6

The oxidation of Cr 3+ to CrO42 can be accomplished using Ce 4+ in a buffered solution. The following data
were obtained:
Relative
Initial Rate
[Ce4+]0
[Ce3+]0
[Cr3+] 0
3
2
1
2.0 10
1.0 10
3.0 10 2
3
2
2
4.0 10
2.0 10
3.0 10 2
3
2
4
4.0 10
1.0 10
3.0 10 2
3
2
16
8.0 10
2.0 10
6.0 10 2

Determine the order in the rate law of the species Ce4+.

4.
A)1
B)
2
C)
3
D)1
E)
2
5.

Determine the order in the rate law of the species Ce3+.

A)1
B)
2
C)
3
D)1
E)
2

6.

Determine the order in the rate law of the species Cr3+.

A)1
B)
2
C)
3
D)1 E)
2

7.

The balanced equation for the reaction of bromate ion with bromide in acidic
solution is BrO+ 5Br + 6H+ 3Br2 + 3H2O
At a particular instant in time, the value of [Br]/t is 2.0 103 mol/L s. What is the value of [Br2]/t
in the same units?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

1.2 103
6.0 103
3.3 103
3.3 105
2.0 103

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Use the following to answer questions 8-9:

The following questions refer to the hypothetical reaction A + B products. The kinetics data given can be
analyzed to answer the questions.
[A] 0
[B] 0
Rate of decrease
(mol/L)
(mol/L)
of [A] (M/s)
5.0
5.0
X
10.0
5.0
2X
5.0
10.0
2X

8.

Time (s)

[B] (mol/L)

10.0
20.0
30.0

100
100
100

The rate law for the reaction is Rate = k[A]x[B]y. What are the values of x and y?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

x=0
x=1
x=1
x=2
x=1

y=1
y=0
y=1
y=1
y=2

9.

What form will the pseudo-rate law have?

A) Rate = k'[A]x
B)
Rate = k'[B]y
C)
Rate = k'[A]x[B]y
D) Rate = kk'[A]x
E)
Rate = kk'[B]y

10.

The rate expression for a particular reaction is Rate = k[A][B]2. If the initial concentration of B is increased
from 0.1 M to 0.3 M, the initial rate will increase by which of the following factors?
A)
3
B)
27
C)
4
D) 6
E)
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Use the following to answer questions 11-12:

The reaction
H2SeO3(aq) + 6I(aq) + 4H+(aq) 2I3(aq) + 3H2 O(l) + Se(s)
was studied at 0C by the method of initial
rates:
[H2SeO3]0
[H+] 0
[I] 0
Rate (mol/L s)
4
2
1.0 10
2.0 10
2.0 10 2
1.66 107
4
2
2
2.0 10
2.0 10
2.0 10
3.33 107
3.0 10 4
2.0 10 2
2.0 10 2
4.99 107
1.0 10 4
1.0 10 4
1.0 10 4
1.0 10 4

4.0 10 2
1.0 10 2
2.0 10 2
1.0 10 2

2.0 10 2
2.0 10 2
4.0 10 2
4.0 10 2

11.

What is the rate law?

A) Rate = k[H2SeO3][H+][I]
B)
Rate = k[H2SeO3][H+]2[I]
C)
Rate = k[H2SeO3][H+][I]2
D) Rate = k[H2SeO3]2[H+][I]
E)
Rate = k[H2SeO3][H+]2[I]3

12.

What is the numerical value of the rate constant?

A) 5.2 105
B)
2.1 102
C)
4.2
D) 1.9 106
E)
none of these

6.66
0.42
13.4
3.36

107
107
107
107

13.
For which order reaction is the half-life of the reaction independent of the initial concentration of the
reactant(s)?
A) zero order
B)
first order
C)
second order
D) all of these
E)
none of these
14.

The reaction A B + C is known to be zero order in A with a rate constant of 5.0 102 mol/L s at 25 C.
An experiment was run at 25C where [A] 0 = 1.0 103 M. What is the integrated rate law?
A) [A] = kt
B) [A] [A]0 = kt
A
= kt
C)
A 0

A = kt
A 0

D)

ln

E)

[A]0 [A] = kt

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15.

The OH radical disproportionates according to the elementary chemical reaction OH + OH H2O + O.

This reaction is second order in OH. The rate constant for the reaction is 2.4 1012 cm3/molecule s at
room temperature. If the initial OH concentration is 1.7 1013 molecules/cm3, what is the first half-life for
the reaction?
A) 3.5 1024 s
B) 2.9 1011 s
C) 0.025 s
D) 4.9 s
E)
4.2 s

16.

The reaction A B + C is known to be zero order in A with a rate constant of 3.8 102 mol/L s at 25 C.
An experiment was run at 25C where [A] 0 = 1.8 103 M. What is the rate after 6.7 minutes?
A) 3.8 102 mol/L s
B) 1.5 1011 mol/L s
C)
6.7 104 mol/L s
D) 1.8 103 mol/L s
E)
6.8 105 mol/L s

17.

If the reaction 2HI H2 + I2 is second order, which of the following will yield a linear plot?
A) log [HI] vs. time
B)
1/[HI] vs. time
C)
[HI] vs. time
D) ln [HI] vs. time

18.

A plot of [A]2 vs. t gives a straight line.

A) zero order in A
B)
first order in A
C)
second order in A
D) all of these
E)
none of these

Use the following to answer question 19:

The following questions refer to the gas-phase decomposition of chloroethane:
C2H5Cl products
Experiment shows that the decomposition is first order.
for this reaction.
Time (s)

19.

The following data show kinetics information

ln [C2H5Cl] (M)

1.0

-1.625

2.0

-1.735

What is the rate constant for this decomposition?

A) 0.29/s
B) 0.35/s
C) 0.11/s
D) 0.02/s
E)
0.22/s

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Use the following to answer questions 20-21:

For a reaction aA products, [A] 0 = 4.0 M, and the first three successive half-lives are 48, 96, and 192 min.
20.

Calculate k (without units).

A) 5.2 10-3
B)
2.6 10-3
C)
4.1 10-3
D) 1.4 10-2
E)
none of these

21.

Calculate [A] at t = 81 min.

A) 1.3 M
B)
1.5 M
C)
2.6 M
D) 3.0 M
E)
none of these

22.The rate constant for a reaction increases from 10.0 s-1 to 100. s-1 when the temperature is increased from 317 K
to 427 K. What is the activation energy for the reaction in kJ/mol? (R = 8.314 J/mol K)
A) 23.6 kJ/mol
B)
10.2 kJ/mol
C)
1.74 kJ/mol
D) 21.1 kJ/mol
E)
0.0756 kJ/mol

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