Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

Columbia UNI:
Instructions: You will have 75 minutes to answer the questions on this exam. It consists of 25
multiple choice questions, each worth 1 point. You will be permitted to use a calculator and the
attached reference sheets. GOOD LUCK!

E)

1. Consider 100.0 gram samples of two different compounds consisting only of carbon and
oxygen. One compound contains 27.2 g of carbon, and the other has 42.9 g of carbon.
Which of the following statements is correct?
These two compounds illustrate the law of definite proportions because the ratio of carbon
to oxygen (by mass) is fixed.
These two compounds illustrate the law of multiple proportions because the ratio of carbon
to oxygen (by mass) is different.
These amounts are not possible because the masses of carbon do not represent integer
multiples of each other.
These two compounds violate the law of conservation of mass because they have different
amounts of carbon.
More information is needed to solve this problem.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

2. Given the information listed below, what is the approximate density of a hydrogen
nucleus?
Approximate diameter of a hydrogen
1.0*10-13 cm
nucleus
Approximate diameter of a hydrogen
1.0*10-8 cm
atom
Mass of a proton
1.67*10-27 kg
Mass of an electron
9.11*10-31 kg
1.7*10-10 g/cm3
1.7*10-17 g/cm3
1.7*1012 g/cm3
1.0*1016 g/cm3
Cannot be determined

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

3. A sample of chloroform is found to contain 12.0 g of carbon, 106.4 grams of

chlorine, and 1.01 g of hydrogen. If a second sample of chloroform is found to
contain 30.0 g of carbon, what is the total mass of chloroform in the second
sample?
266 g
2.53 g
299 g
106.4 g
Cannot be determined

A)
B)
C)
D)

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4. What is the symbol for an ion with 63 protons, 60 electrons, and 88 neutrons?
151

A)
63 Eu
B)

3+
Nd

151
60

C)
D)

3+
Eu

88
63

3+
Nd

88
60

E)

3+
Eu

151
63

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

5. What is the correct name for Cu2O?

Copper oxide
Copper(I) oxide
Copper(II) oxide
Dicopper oxide
Dicopper monoxide

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

6. What is the correct formula for potassium hydrogen sulfite?

KHS
K2H2SO3
KHSO3
KHSO4
K2HSO3

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

7. The isotope of an unknown elements, X, has a mass number of 79. The most stable ion
of this isotope has 36 electrons and forms a binary compound with sodium having a
formula of Na2X. How many of the following statements are true?
I.
The binary compound formed between X and fluorine will be a covalent
compound.
II.
The isotope of X contains 38 protons.
III.
The isotope of X contains 41 neutrons.
IV.
The identity of X is strontium, Sr.
0
1
2
3
4

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

8. Two elements, R and Q, combine to form two binary compounds. In the first
experiment, 14.0 g of R combines with 3.00 g of Q. In the second experiment, 7.00 g of
R combines with 4.50 g of Q. If the formula of the second compound is RQ, what is the
formula of the first compound?
R2Q
R2Q3
R6Q
R3Q
Cannot be determined

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

9. Microwave radiation has a wavelength on the order of 1.0 cm. Calculate the frequency
of a single photon of this radiation.
3.0*1010 Hz
3.0*108 Hz
3.0*106 Hz
3.3*10-11 Hz
2.0*10-23 Hz

10. The work function of an element is the energy required to remove an electron from the
surface of the solid. The work function for lithium is 4.645*10-19 J/electron (that is, it
takes4.645*10-19 J to remove one electron from one Li atom on the surface of Li metal) .
What is the maximum wavelength of light that can remove an electron from an atom in
lithium metal?
A) 6.970*10-28 nm
B) 6.459*1019 nm
C) 4.270*10-7 nm
D) 427.0 nm
E) Cannot be determined
11. Neutron diffraction is used in determining the structures of molecules. Calculate the de
Broglie wavelength of a neutron moving at 1.00% of the speed of light.
A) 2.43*10-15 m
B) 2.43*10-10 m
C) 7.56*10-12 m
D) 1.32*10-13 m
E) Cannot be determined

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12. Assume that a hydrogen atoms electron has been excited to the n=5 level. How many
different wavelengths of light can be emitted as this excited atom loses energy?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 5
D) 10
E) Cannot be determined
13. An electron is excited from the ground state to the n=3 state in a hydrogen atom. How
many of the following statements are true?
I.
It takes more energy to ionize (remove) the electron from n=3 than from the
ground state.
II.
The electron is farther from the nucleus on average in the n=3 state than in
the ground state.
III.
The wavelength of light emitted if the electron drops from n=3 to n=2 is
shorter than the wavelength of light emitted if the electron falls from n=3 to
n=1.
IV.
The wavelength of light emitted if the electron returns to the ground state
from n=3 is the same as the wavelength of light absorbed to go from n=1 to
n=3.
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
14. An excited hydrogen atom with an electron in the n=5 state emits light having a
frequency of 6.90*1014 s-1. Determine the principal quantum level for the final state in
this electronic transition.
A) n=1
B) n=2
C) n=5
D) n=6
E) n=7
15. Using the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, calculate x for a baseball (mass = 145 g)
with v = 0.100 m/s.
A) 2.89*10-37 m
B) 2.89*10-34 m
C) 3.64*10-30 m
D) 3.64*10-36 m
E) 3.64*10-33 m

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16. How many of the following sets of quantum numbers are not allowed in the hydrogen
atom?
I.
n=3, l=2, ml=2
II.
n=4, l=3, ml=4
III.
n=0, l=0, ml=0
IV.
n=2, l= -1, ml=1
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

0
1
2
3
4
17. For hydrogen atoms, the wave function for the state n=3, l=0 and ml=0 is
1
1 3/2(
300 =
2718 +2 2 ) e /3
81 3 a0

( )

Where =r/a0 and a0 is the Bohr radius (5.29*10-11 m). Calculate the position(s) of the
node(s) for this wave function.
A) r = 0 and r = .
B) r = 0 and r = 81 3 a .
0
C)
D)

r = 0,

9+3 3
a0
2

r = 0, r=

E)

r=

, r=

93 3
a0 and r = .
2

9+3 3
93 3
a0 and r=
a0
2
2

9+3 3
93 3
a0 and r=
a0
2
2

18. How many distinct structural (constitutional) isomers exist for C8H18 that have heptane
as their root name (longest carbon chain)?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

7
8

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19. Name the following compound (systematic, or IUPAC, name only).

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

5-methylnonane
isodecane
2,2-dibutylethane
1,4,7-trimethylheptane
Decane
20. Which of the following is the correct molecular formula for the molecule whose
structural formula is depicted below?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

C5H10
C5H3
C2H3
C5H8.
None of these is correct.

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21. Which of the following regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has the lowest
frequency?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Radio waves
X-ray
Infrared (IR)
Ultraviolet (UV)
All of these have the same frequency.
22. What is the classification for the carbon atom next to the arrow in the figure below?

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

methyl
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary

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23. Identify the functional groups present in aspartame (shown below).

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Amine, Arene, Carboxylic Acid, Ether

Amide, Amine, Carboxylic Acid, Ester, Ether
Amide, Carboxylic Acid, Ester, Ether
Amide, Amine, Arene, Carboxylic Acid, Ether
Amide, Amine, Arene, Carboxylic Acid, Ester

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24. How many of the following represent 1o alcohols?

I.

II.

III.

IV.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

0
1
2
3
4
25.

(
) 2 kT
The Rayleigh-Jeans law can be written as , T = c 2

, where I is the intensity of

light, k is a constant (Boltzmanns constant), c is the speed of light, T is temperature,

and is frequency. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The Rayleigh-Jeans law correctly explains the experimentally observed emission spectrum
for a black body at all frequencies.
B) The Rayleigh-Jeans law predicts that the intensity of light emitted should decrease as the
frequency of the electromagnetic radiation decreases, irrespective of the temperature.
C) The Rayleigh-Jeans law correctly explains the experimentally observed emission spectrum
for a black body at relatively high frequencies but not at relatively low frequencies.
D) The Rayleigh-Jeans law correctly explains the experimentally observed emission spectrum
for a black body at relatively low frequencies but not at relatively high frequencies.
E) The Rayleigh-Jeans law predicts that the intensity of light emitted should decrease as the
frequency of the electromagnetic radiation decreases (assuming temperature is constant).

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W1403 General Chemistry I

Professor Savizky
Useful information
c = 3*108 m/s
h = 6.626*10-34 J*s
NA = 6.022*1023 /mol
RH = 1.097*107 /m
B = 2.178*10-18 J
me = 9.11*10-31 kg
mp = 1.67*10-27 kg
e = 1.602*10-19 C

E n=

B
n2

(H-atom);

En=Z 2

B
n2

(one-electron systems)

h
= ; p=mv
p
x p

h
4

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H3O+
Hg22+
NH4+
C2H3O2CH3COOCNCO32HCO3C2O42ClOClO2ClO3ClO4-

Table of Selected Polyatomic Ions

hydronium
CrO42dimercury (I)
Cr2O72ammonium
MnO4NO2acetate
NO3cyanide
O22carbonate
OHhydrogen carbonate
PO43oxalate
SCNhypochlorite
SO32chlorite
SO42chlorate
HSO4perchlorate
S2O32-

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chromate
dichromate
permanganate
nitrite
nitrate
peroxide
hydroxide
phosphate
thiocyanate
sulfite
sulfate
hydrogen sulfate
thiosulfate