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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

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BASIC CHEMISTRY CHM137 APRIL 2006 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of TWO (2) parts: PART A (14 Questions) PART B ( 5 Questions) i) ii) Answer ALL questions from PART A Answer only four (4) questions from PART B. Start each answer on a new page.

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PART A

QUESTION 1 Determine the number of significant figures in each of the following measurements. a) b) c) d) 0.002627 L 1.799 x10 2 2 m 30.0 C 11.050 kg (2 marks) QUESTION 2 Report the results of the following calculations to the correct number of significant figure. a) M 2.011 + 2(15.9994)1 6.022 x10 2 3

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24.6+18.35-2.98 (2 marks)

QUESTION 3 Ethylene glycol, an antifreeze, has a density of 1.11 g/mL at 20 C. What is the mass, in kilograms, of 18.6 L ethylene glycol? (2 marks) QUESTION 4 Write balanced equation to represent the decomposition, by heating, of solid ammonium nitrate to produce dinitrogen monoxide gas and water vapor (2 marks) QUESTION 5 Calculate the percentage of nitrogen by mass in a) Mg(N03)2 b) N2H4 (3 marks)

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QUESTION 6 What are the molarities of the following solute? a) b) diethyl ether, (C2H5)20, if 800.8 mg is dissolved in enough water to make 500 mL of solution. 25.2 g of urea, CO(NH2)2 in 275 mL solution. (4 marks)

QUESTION 7 Given 0.861 moles of azobenzene, (C6H5N)2. Calculate: a) number of carbon atoms b) mass of azobenzene (2 marks)

QUESTION 8 a) State Boyle's law in words (1 marks) b) The gas carbon dioxide, C0 2 , with a volume of 20.0 L is collected at a temperature of 23C and a pressure of 1 atmosphere. What will be the volume of the gas if it is collected at a pressure of 0.83 atmosphere at the same temperature. (2 marks) QUESTION 9 Given: 4NH3(g) + 50 2(g) -> 4NO(g) + 6H 2 0 ( D Calculate: a) moles of 0 2 used if 48.5 g water is produced b) mass of water molecules formed when 4.56 x 1024 NH3 is used (3 marks)

QUESTION 10 Determine the oxidation number of chlorine in each of the following compound a) HCIC-4 b) Mg(CI03)2 (2 marks)
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QUESTION 11 Consider the molecule H

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H2C C CH3 1 2 3 What is the hybridization of C number 1 and C number 3? (2 marks) QUESTION 12 The compound XF3 consist of 65 % F by mass. What is the atomic mass of X? (2 marks) QUESTION 13 Given the following elements:
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14

23

Na

27

AI
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35

CI

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Choose from the list, an element: a) b) c) d) that is in the same group as 28Si
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whose atom has 7 electrons with the azimuthal quantum number, I = 1 whose atom has 2 unpaired electrons whose atom has 2 more the number of neutrons than the number of protons in the nucleus with the smallest atomic size that has the highest electronegativity (6 marks)

e) f)

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QUESTION 14 The atom of element Z has 3 valence electrons, which is labelled as E^ E2 and E3. The electrons have a set of quantum numbers (n, , m, s) as follows:

Ei

E2 E3 a) b) c) d)

n 3 3 3

t 0 0 1

m
0 0 0

s +y2 -V* +y2

Which electron is situated at the highest sub-energy level? Name the sub-energy level Which electrons occupy the same orbital? State the total number of electrons that occupy the K and L shell Draw the orbital diagram for the element Z. (5 marks)

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QUESTION 1 a) A sample of MgS0 4 .xH 2 0 weighing 8.129 g is heated until all the water of hydration is driven off. The resulting anhydrous compound, MgS0 4 , weigh 3.967 g. What is the formula of the hydrate? (4 marks) Given: Ag2C03(s) ^-* Ag (S) + C0 2 (g) i) ii) iii)
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b)

0 2 (g) (not balanced)

Balance the reaction above by inspection. How many grams of Ag 2 C0 3 have been decomposed if 75.8 g Ag was obtained in the reaction, If 100.2 g Ag 2 C0 3 have been decomposed, how many molecules of oxygen will be produced? (5 marks)

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Answer the following questions about a 2.50 M sodium hydroxide solution, NaOH i) ii) iii) How many milliliters (mL) of the solution must be diluted to 0.50 L to form a 0.100 M solution? Calculate the new molarity if 100 mL of the solution is diluted to 1 liter, How many grams of NaOH are present in a diluted solution if 500 mL of the original solution are diluted to 2 L (6 marks)

QUESTION 2 a) Chlorine can be generated by heating together calcium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid: Ca(OCI)2(s) + 4HCI (aq) 2CI 2 ( g ) + CaCI2(aq) + 2H 2 0 0) If 50.2 g Ca(OCI)2and 275 mL of 6.00 M HCI are allowed to react: i) ii) iii) Determine the limiting reactant. Calculate how many grams of chlorine gas will form. Which reactant, Ca(OCI)2or HCI, remain in excess. Calculate how many moles of the excess reactant left. (6 marks)

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The light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom drops from energy level n=7 to n=4. Calculate: i) ii) the frequency of the light, in s"1 the wavelength of the light, in nanometers. In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum is this light? (5 marks) CONFIDENTIAL

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c) A unknown gas X, effuse through a porous plate in 15 minutes. At the same temperature and pressure N2 gas took 12 minutes to effuse through the same plate. Determine the relative molecular mass of the gas X and what do you think could gas X be? (4 marks)

QUESTION 3 a) Consider the following redox reaction in acidic medium. Cr2072- + N0 2 " Cr3+ + N03"

i) Determine the oxidation numbers of Cr in Cr2072" and N in N02". ii) Balance the equation above by using ion-electron method. iii) Identify the oxidizing agent and reducing agent. (6 marks)

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Consider the titration of 50 mL of 0.40 M NaOH with 0.50 M HCI. i) ii) iii) Calculate the initial pH of NaOH just before the titration start. Calculate the volume of HCI that is required to reach the equivalence point. Sketch the general shape of the titration curve . Label the pH at the starting of the titration, pH at the equivalence point and the volume of HCI at the equivalence point. (5 marks)

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Calculate: i) ii) The concentration of sulfuric acid, H 2 S0 4 with pH 1.5 Molarity of 1 L sulfuric acid with pH 3.0 (4 marks)

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QUESTION 4 The positions of elements X, Y and Z (not the actual symbols) in the periodic table are given below: Element X Y Z Referring to the above information i) If atom X forms an ion, what is the charge on the ion? State the number of electrons and neutrons in ion X if the mass number of atom X is 14. Write the complete symbol of an isotope of element Y whose number of neutrons is more than the number of protons by 2. Write the electronic configuration according to the sub-energy level of atom Z. How many electrons are there in atom Z which have the quantum numbers of e = 1, m = o Element Y and element Z can combine to form compound A. What is the formula of the compound formed? By using the Lewis diagram show the formation of the compound. Give two physical properties of this compound Element Y can also combine with element X to form compound B. When compound A and compound B are melted, what type of bonds or attractive forces are broken in each of compound? Explain why compound A can conduct electricity in the molten form whereas compound B cannot. If a compound BCI3, which has an incomplete octet were to combine with compound B to form a complex what type of bond would hold them together. Draw the Lewis structure of the complex formed. (15 marks) Group V VII 1 Period 2 3 4

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QUESTION 5 a) State the ideal gas equation. Using this equation what is the pressure exerted by 16.3 0 2 in a 15.0 L container at 30C given the gas constant R = 0.0821 L atm mol"1 (4 marks) b) State Dalton's law of partial pressure in words and mathematically. A 1.00 L sample of dry air at 25C contains 0.0319 mol N2, 0.00856 mol 0 2 , 0.000381 mol Ar, and 0.00002 mol C0 2 . Calculate the partial pressure of each of the gas in the mixture. What is the total pressure exerted by all the gases in the sample (6 marks) A compound that only contains nitrogen and oxygen 30.4% N by mass; the molar mass of the compound is 92 g/mol. Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of the compound. (5 marks)

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APPENDIX 1

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Table of Atomic Number and Mass Number Atomic Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 30 32 47 53 Element Hydrogen Helium Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon Sodium Magnesium Aluminum Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Germanium Silver Iodine Symbol H He Li Be B C N 0 F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S CI Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ge Ag I Atomic Mass Number 1.0 4.0 6.9 9.0 10.8 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 20.2 23.0 24.3 27.0 28.1 31.0 32.1 35.5 39.9 39.1 40.1 45.0 48.0 50.9 52.0 54.9 55.8 58.9 58.7 63.5 65.4 73.0 108 126.9

Constants: Rydberg Constant, RH = 2.18 x 10"18 J Speed of light, c = 3.00 x 108 ms"1 Planck Constant = 6.63 x 10"34 Js Avogadro's number, N A = 6.02 x 10 23 mole"1

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