REVIEW QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS

1. Arrange the proton, neutron and electron in increasing mass.

a. proton < electron < neutron
< proton
b. electron < proton < neutron
proton

c. electron < neutron

d. neutron <electron <

2. In Rutherfords experiment, which of the following is true?

a. The proton is evenly distributed in the nucleus of an atom.
b. The atom is almost an empty space.
c. The nucleus contains proton, neutron and electron.
d. All of the above.
3. He was able to determine the mass to charge ratio of an electron.
a. Joseph John Thompson
b. Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen

c. Henry Antoine Becquerel

d. Ernest Rutherford

4. The sum of the number of protons, neutron and electrons of a zinc

ion,Zn+2 is
a. 94

b. 92

c. 95

d. 93

5. Atoms with the same atomic number but different mass number is
called
a. isobars
isoelectronic

b. isotopes

c. isotherms

d.

6. The atomic weight of chlorine is 35.45 and its naturally occurring

isotopes are Cl-35 and
Cl-37. What is the percentage abundance of Cl-35?
a. 95.8%

b. 98.7%

c. 77.5%

d. 75.0%

7. The region in space where an electron is most likely to be found is

called
a. orbital

b. energy level

c. shell

d. nucleus

8. The quantum number that has an allowable value of 0, 1, 2, etc. is the

a. Magnetic Quantum Number
b. Spin Quantum Number
c. Angular Momentum Quantum Number

d. Principal Quantum Number

9. It states that no two atoms will have the same set of quantum numbers.
a. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
c. Aufau Building Up
Principle
b. Paulis Exclusion Principle
d. Hunds Rule of Multiplicity
10. The quantum number that tells the shape of orbitals.
a. Principal Quantum Number
Quantum Number
b. Magnetic Quantum Number

c. Angular Momentum
d. Spin Quantum Number

11. What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom that can have
the quantum number: n=2, ms=-1/2?
a. 8

b. 6

c. 1

d. 4

12. Which of the following properties do not depend on the electronic

configuration of the atoms?
a. physical
above

b. chemical

c. nuclear

d. none of the

13. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is incorrect?

a. n=1, l=0, m1=-1, ms=-1/2
b. n=1, 1,1=0, m1=0, ms= +1/2

c. n=3, 1=1, m1=0, ms=-1/2

d. n=4, 1=2, m1= -1, ms=+1/2

14. In what group of the periodic table is the element with the following
electron configuration?[Ar] 4s23d104p3
a. 1A

b. 2A

c. 3A

d. 5A

15. Which of the following pairs are isoelectronic?

a. Mn+2 and Ar
Na+ and C1-1

b. Zn+2 and Cu+2 c. S-2 and C1-1

d.

16. The change in energy when an electron is accepted by a gaseous atom

to form an anion.
a. Electronegativity
d. Activation Energy

b. Electron Affinity

c. Ionization Energy

17. Which of the following halogens is the most electronegative?

a. F

b. Cl

c. Br

d. I

18. Among the members of the Chalcogen Family, which is the most nonmetallic?
a. Sulfur

b. Selenium

c. Tellurium

d. Oxygen

19. Arrange the following in increasing ionization energy:

a. 41532

C
Na
1
2
b.51432

Mg
B
3
4
c. 23415

N
5
d. 23514

20. The theory that states tht bonding is caused by overlapping of two
atomic orbitals.
a. Valence Bond Theory
c. Vital Force Theory
b. Molecular Orbital Theory d. Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion
21. It pertains to single bond, double bond, triple bond and those
intermediate between single and
Double bonds, etc.
a. Bond Order
Bond Degree

b. Bond Length

c. Bond Strength d.

22. Which of the following bonds is the strongest?

a. Covalent Bond b. Hydrogen Bond

c. Ionic Bond

d. Dative

Bond
23. Which of the following molecules/compounds is formed by covalent
bonds?
a. LiF

b. MgO

d. No2

c. ZnS

24. A compound whose molecules are not associated by hydrogen bonding

is
a. CH3CH2OH
(CH3)3COCH3

b. (CH3)2NH

c. HCOOH

d.

25. Which of the following does not assume the behavior of ideal gases?
a. Boyles Law
c. Grahams Law of Diffusion

b. Van der Waals Equation

d. Daltons Law of Partial Pressure

26. What is the volume of 18.0 grams of pure water at 4 oC and 1 atm?
a. 18 mL

b. 22.74 L c. 22.74 mLd. 18 L

27. How many grams of KC103 are needed to prepare 1.8 L of O2 gas that is
collected over H2O at 22oC and 760 torr? Vapor pressure of water at 22oC is
19.8 torr
a. 5.1

b. 5.4

c. 5.9

d. 5.7

28. A sample of pure zinc metal reacts completely with an excess of

hydrochloric acid. The hydrogen
Gas produced is collected over water at 25oC and 1 atm. If the metal
weighs 253.02 mg, how much hydrogen gas is collected?
a. 87.1 mL

b. 78.0 mL

c. 97.7 mL

d. 94.7 mL

29. A certain gas weighs 2.478 grams and occupies a volume of 712.5 mL
at 25oC and 1.2 atm. What is the molecular formula of the gas?
a. H2

b. Cl2

c. F2

d. N2

30. Ammonia decomposes completely to hydrogen and nitrogen gas. If the

total pressure of the reaction vessel at the end of the reaction is 250
mmHg, what is the partial pressure of nitrogen gas?
a. 120.5 mmHg
d. 125.0 mmHg

b. 187.5 mmHg

c. 62.5 mmHg

31. A quantity of 280.7 grams of a hydrate, Na2CO3 x H2O was heated in an

oven to drive off water. If the steam produced in a 5L vessel at 110oC
exerted a pressure of 39.6 atm, what is the formula of the hydrate?
a. Na2CO3 . H2O
d. Na2CO3 . 4H2O

b. Na2CO3 . 10H2O

c. Na2CO3 . 2H2O

32. A 10-L vessel containing 8.00 grams of O2 is connected by means of a

valve to a 5-L vessel containing 7.00 grams of N2. When the valve was
opened and the gases are allowed to mix, what will be the total pressure
of the gas mixture at 25oC assuming the temperature was kept constant?
a. 23.87 g

b. 0.971 atm

c. 0.654 atm

d. 0.711 g

33. A common laboratory preparation of oxygen gas is the thermal

decomposition of potassium chlorate over MnO2 catalyst. Assuming
complete decomposition, calculate the number of grams of oxygen gas
that can be obtained from 45.7 grams of potassium chlorate.
a. 23.87 g

b. 19.27 g

c. 24.91 g

d. 17.90 g

34. Type of equilibrium that exists between similar phases is called

a. physical equilibrium
c. chemical equilibrium

b. homogeneous equilibrium
d. heterogeneous equilibrium

35. Which of the following equilibrium system will have its K p equal to its
Kc?
a. 2 NO(g) + Br2(g) 2NOBr(g)
b. CO(g) + Cl2(g) COCI2(g)

c. H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g)

d. N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)

36. Consider the following reaction at 1600oC: Br2(g) 2Br(g).

a. 0.20689

b. 0.001346

c. 3.7216

d. 0.0953

37. NaCIO2 is
a. sodium chloride
d. sodium chlorate

b. sodium hypochlorite c. sodium chlorite

38. oxalic acid + sodium hydroxide __________+H2O

a. Na2CO3

b. NaC2H3O2

c. NaCHO

d. Na2C2O4

39. Which of the following is an acidic oxide?

a. MgO

b. SO2

c. Na2O

d. CaO

40. Consider the reaction: PCI5(g) PCI3(g)

Hrxn = 87.9 KJ/mol
Which of the following will result in the increase in concentration of Cl 2
gas?
a. add PCl3 b. cool the mixture
pressure

c. add PCl5 d. increase the

41. Which of the following substances in aqueous solution of the same

concentration will have the highest boiling point elevation?
a. KCl

b. Na2SO4

c. CH3COOH

d. NaCl

42. The vapor pressure of water at 25oC is 23.756 torr. A solution

consisting of 18.913 grams of a non-volatile substance in 36 grams of
water has a vapor pressure of 20.234 torr. What is the molecular weight of
the solute?
a. 62

b. 56

c. 48

d. 39

43. What is the freezing point of a 30% wt urea, (NH2)2CO solution in

water?
a. -13.29oC

b. 16.45oC

c. -9.18oC

d. -11.77oC

44. The osmotic pressure of a dilute aqueous ethyl alcohol solution at 25 oC

is 38 mmHg. Calculate the boiling point elevation of this solution.

a. 0.0038oC

b. 0.0025oC

c. 0.0041oC

d. 0.0011oC

45. Which of the following is a positron?

a. 4
2

b. 0
1

c. 0
-1

d.0
0Y

46. Ra-226 decays by alpha emission. What is its decay product?

a. 228
87 Fr

b. 222
86 Rn

c. 230
90Th

d. 226
89 Ac

47. The half-life of 90Sr is 29 years. What fraction of the atoms in a sample
of 90Sr would remain 100 years later?
a. 0.29

b. 0.14

c. 0.18

d. 0.09

48. How old is a bottle of wine if the tritium 3H content is 45% that of a
new wine? The half-life of tritium is 12.5 years.
a. 13.4 years
b. 12.8 years
c. 14.4 years
d. 18.2 years
49. If 238 undergoes decay and found to produce 234Bi, what other
particle was emitted?
92U
90
a. alpha
b. gamma
c. positron
d. electron
50. It is equivalent to the rate of disintegration of 1 gram of radium
a. becquerels

b. curie

c. gray

d. rem