Review exam 2

1.

Which one of the following atoms has the largest radius?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

2.

Which of the following correctly represents the second ionization of calcium?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3.

Ca (g) Ca+ (g) + e

Ca+ (g) Ca2+ (g) + e
Ca (g) + e Ca2 (g)
Ca+ (g) + e Ca2+ (g)
Ca (g) Ca2+ (g) + 2 e

Which of the following elements has the largest difference between the first and second ionization
energy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

4.

Sr
Ca
K
Rb
Y

chlorine
argon
potassium
calcium
scandium

Place the following elements Br, Kr, C, Se, Te in order of increasing atomic size:
(a) Br < Te < Kr < Se < C
(b) C < Kr < Br < Se < Te
(c) Te < Se < Br < Kr < C
(d) Br < Kr < C < Se < Te
(e) Br < C < Kr < Se < Te

5.

Which of the following has the lowest reducing ability?

(a) Li
(b) Cs
(c) Na
(d) K
(e) rubidium

6.

Which of the following has the largest radius?

(a) K+
(b) Cl(c) S2(d) F(e) O2-

7.

If first ionization potentials are plotted versus Z (atomic number), a graph results with
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

8.

Which group in the periodic table contains elements with the highest ionization energies?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

9.

IA
IIA
VA
VIIA
VIIIA

Which period in the periodic table contains elements with the highest ionization energies?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

10.

Transition elements at the maxima, non-metals at the minima

Noble gases at the maxima, the halogens at the minima
Alkali metals at the maxima, halogens at the minima
Noble gases at the maxima, the alkali metals at the minima
Group VA elements at the maxima, Group VB elements at the minima

1
2
3
4
5
The general electron configuration for atoms of the halogen group is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

ns2np6
ns2np5
ns2np6(n -1)d7
ns1
ns2np7
2

11.

How many total electrons can an orbital with an angular momentum value of 4 hold?
(a) 18
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 2
(e) 32

12.
Give the set of four quantum numbers that could represent the last electron added (using the Aufbau
principle) to the Ne atom.
1
2
1
b) n = 2, l = 0, ml = 1, ms = 2
1
c) n = 3, l = 2, ml =1 , ms = +
2
1
d) n = 2, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = 2
1
e) n = 2, l =0 , ml = 0, ms = 2

a) n = 3, l = 1, ml = 1, ms = +

13.

The condensed electron configuration of silicon, element 14, is __________.

a) [He]2s42p6
b) [Ne]2p10
c) [Ne]3s23p2
d) [He]2s4
e) [He]2s62p2

14.

How many valence electrons does an atom of S have?

A) 3
B) 1
C) 2
D) 4
E) 6

15.

How many valence shell electrons does an atom of indium have?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 49
e) 13
16.

Place the following elements in order of decreasing atomic radius.

Xe

Rb

Ar

A) Xe > Ar > Rb
B) Xe > Rb > Ar
C) Ar > Rb > Xe
D) Rb > Xe > Ar
E) Rb > Ar > Xe

17) Calculate the wavelength (in nm) of the blue light emitted by a mercury lamp with a frequency of 6.88
1014 Hz.
A) 229 nm
B) 436 nm
C) 206 nm
D) 485 nm
E) 675 nm
18) Which of the following occur as the energy of a photon increases?
A) the frequency decreases.
B) the speed increases.
C) the wavelength increases
D) the wavelength gets shorter.
E) None of the above occur as the energy of a photon increases.

19) What total energy (in kJ) is contained in 1.0 mol of photons, all with a frequency of 2.75 1014 Hz?
A) 182 kJ
B) 219 kJ
C) 457 kJ
D) 326 kJ
E) 110 kJ

20) Which of the following transitions in the Bohr hydrogen atom results in the absorption of the largest energy
photon.
A) n = 2 n = 5
B) n = 5 n = 2
C) n = 6 n = 3
D) n = 3 n = 6
E) n = 1 n = 4

21) Each of the following sets of quantum numbers is supposed to specify an orbital. Choose the one set of
quantum numbers that does not contain an error.
A) n = 4, l = 4, ml =0
B) n = 3, l = 2, ml =+3
C) n = 4, l = 0, ml =-1
D) n = 3, l = 1, ml = -2
E) n = 5, l = 3, ml =-3
22) How many different values of ml are possible in the 3d sublevel?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
D) 5
E) 7
23) Identify the correct values for a 3p sublevel.
A) n = 3, l = 1, ml = 0
B) n = 2, l = 1, ml = -2
C) n = 1, l = 0, ml = 0
D) n = 2, l = 0, ml = 0
E) n = 4, l = -1, ml = -2
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24) Determine the end (final) value of n in a hydrogen atom transition, if the electron starts in
n = 1 and the atom absorbs a photon of light with an energy of 2.044 10-18 J.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
E) 6

25) What is the maximum number of f orbitals that are possible?

A) 1
B) 3
C) 7
D) 5
E) 9
26) How many subshells are there in the shell with n = 4?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 6
D) 18
E) 9
27) Which of the following is TRUE if Esys = - 95 J?
A) The system is gaining 95 J, while the surroundings are losing 95 J.
B) The system is losing 95 J, while the surroundings are gaining 95 J.
C) Both the system and the surroundings are gaining 95 J.
D) Both the system and the surroundings are losing 95 J.
E) None of the above are true.
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28) Determine the final temperature of a gold nugget (mass = 376 g) that starts at 398 K and loses 4.85 kJ of
heat to a snowbank when it is lost. The specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128 J/gC.
A) 133 K
B) 398 K
C) 187 K
D) 297 K
E) 377 K

29) A balloon is inflated from 0.0100 L to 0.500 L against an external pressure of 10.00 atm. How much work
is done in joules? 101.3 J = 1 L x atm
A) -49.6 J
B) 49.6 J
C) 0.49 J
D) -0.49 J
E) -496 J

30) The temperature rises from 25.00 C to 29.00 C in a bomb calorimeter when 3.50 g of sucrose undergoes
combustion in a bomb calorimeter. Calculate Erxn for the combustion of sucrose in kJ/mol sucrose. The heat
capacity of the calorimeter is 4.90 kJ/C . The molar mass of sugar is 342.3 g/mol.
A) - 1.92 103 kJ/mole
B) 1.92 103 kJ/mole
C) - 1.23 103 kJ/mole
D) 2.35 104 kJ/mole
E) -2.35 104 kJ/mole

31) Which of the following processes is endothermic?

A) an atom emits a photon
B) the condensation of water
C) an atom absorbs a photon
D) the electron gain of a fluorine atom
E) None of the above processes are endothermic.

32) Using the following equation for the combustion of octane, calculate the amount of grams of carbon dioxide
formed from 100.0 g of octane. The molar mass of octane is 114.33 g/mole. The molar mass of carbon dioxide
is 44.0095 g/mole.
2 C8H18 + 25 O2 16 CO2 + 18 H2O Hrxn = -11018 kJ
A) 800.1 g
B) 307.9 g
C) 260.1 g
D) 615.8 g
E) 154.0 g

33) Choose the reaction that illustrates Hf for NaHCO3.

A) Na(s) + H2(g) + C(s) + O2(g) NaHCO3 (s)
B) Na+(aq) + HCO3 -1 (aq) NaHCO3 (s)
C) Na+(aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) NaHCO3 (s)
D) Na(s) + 1/2 H2(g) + C(s) + 3/2 O2(g) NaHCO3 (s)
E) Na(s) + 2 H(g) + C(s) + 3 O(g) NaHCO3 (s)

34) H for the reaction Fe2O3(s) 2 Fe (s) + 3/2 O2 is 826 kJ.

Calculate the heat of the reaction Fe(s) + O2(g) Fe2O3(s).
A) 826 kJ
B) 413 kJ
C) -826 kJ
D) -1652 kJ
E) -413 kJ
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35) Given the following data for heats of reaction

N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)
C (graphite) + 2H2 (g) CH4 (g)
H2 (g) + 2 C(graphite) + N2 (g) 2 HCN (g)
calculate H for the reaction used to make HCN
CH4 (g) + NH3 (g) HCN (g) + 3 H2 (g)

H = -91.8 kJ
H = -74.9 kJ
H = 270.3 kJ

A) 256 kJ
B) -256 kJ
C) -826 kJ
D) +1652 kJ
E) 413 kJ

35) Given the following reactions:

C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)
H1 = -393.5 kJ
H2(g) + O2(g) H2O(l)
H2 = -285.8 kJ
C4H6(g) + 5 O2(g) 3 H2O(l) + 4 CO2(g) H3 = -2540.2 kJ
Find H for the following reaction:
4 C(s) + 3 H2(g) C4H6(g)
A) 108.8 kJ
B) -256.2 kJ
C) -826.1 kJ
D) 652.4 kJ
E) 413.5 kJ