CHM 1025C FINAL Exam Practice Questions

1) Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?

a. Make an observation.
b. Formulate a hypothesis.
c. Perform an experiment.
d. Change results to agree with your hypothesis. X
e. Develop a theory (or model).

2) Something done to test a hypothesis that produces new observations is called a (n)
a. observation
b. measurement
c. theory
d. natural law
e. Experiment X

3) 1.8 kilograms contain this many grams.

a. 1.8 × 103 X
b. 1.8 × 102
c. 1.8 × 101
d. 1.8 × 10–2
e. 1.8 × 10–3

4) Express 30585000 in scientific notation.

a. 3 × 107
b. 3.0585 × 107 X
c. 306 × 107
d. 30585 × 103
e. 305850 × 107

5) How many significant figures are in the number 80.02 × 105?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4 x
d. 5
e. none of these
6)
a. 15.0
b. 14.9
c. 14.81
d. 14.809
e. 14.8 X

7) Which of the following is a physical change?

a. burning gasoline
b. cooking an egg
c. decomposing meat
d. evaporating water X
e. rusting iron

8) Which of the following involves no chemical change?

a. burning paper
b. boiling water X
c. baking a cake
d. lighting a match
e. driving a car

9) If an automobile gas tank holds 17.4 gallons, what is the volume in liters?
(Given: 1 gal = 3.785 L)
A) 0.218 L
B) 3.785 L
C) 4.60 L
D) 17.4 L
E) 65.9 L X

10) The correct name for LiCl is

a. lithium monochloride
b. lithium(I) chloride
c. monolithium chloride
d. lithium chloride X
e. monolithium monochloride

11) The correct name for FeO is

a. iron oxide
 b. iron(II) oxide X
c. iron(III) oxide
d. iron monoxide
e. iron(I) oxide

12) The correct name for an aqueous solution of H3PO4 is

a. hydrophosphoric acid
b. phosphorous acid
c. phosphate acid
d. hydrophosphorus acid
e. phosphoric acid X

13) The correct name for an aqueous solution of HC2H3O2 is

a. hydrocarbonate acid
b. hydrocarbonic acid
c. hydroacetic acid
d. acetic acid X
e. none of these
14) The carbonate ion has the formula CO32–. What is the correct formula for sodium carbonate?
a. Na(CO3)2
b. Na2(CO3)2
c. Na2CO3 X
d. Na3(CO)2
e. NaCO3

15) The name of the ClO3- ion is

a. chlorate ion X
b. chlorite ion
c. hypochlorite ion
d. perchlorate ion
e. chlorooxide ion

16) Which element has the following electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1?
A) Al
B) Ca
C) K X
D) Na
E) none of the above
17) What is the chemical formula for the ternary compound composed of Co3+ and SO42- ions?
A) CoSO4
B) Co2SO4
C) Co2(SO4)3 X
D) Co3(SO4)2
E) none of the above

18) Which of the following subatomic particles is found outside the nucleus?
A) electron X
B) neutron
C) proton
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
19) How many neutrons are in the nucleus of an atom of Sn?

A) 50
B) 68 X
C) 118
D) 168
E) none of the above

20) What is the electron configuration for an atom of silicon?

A) 1s2 2s2 2p4
B) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2
C) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 X
D) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
E) none of the above

21) When the following equation is balanced using the smallest possible integers, what is the
number in front of the substance in bold type?
Na2S2O3 + I2 → NaI + Na2S4O6
a. 1
b. 2 X
c. 3
d. 4
e. 6

22) When the following equation is balanced using the smallest possible integers, what is the
number in front of the substance in bold type?
Pb(NO3)2 + K2CO3 → PbCO3 + KNO3
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 X
e. 1

23) What are the products from the following single-replacement reaction?
Al(s) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) →
A) Pb and Al(NO3)3 X
B) Pb and Al(NO2)3
C) PbO and Al(NO3)3
D) PbO and Al(NO2)3
E) no reaction

24) What volume of 16 M acid must be diluted with distilled water to prepare 500.0 mL of 0.50
M acid?
A) 0.016 mL
B) 0.16 mL
C) 1.6 mL
D) 16 Ml X
E) 160 mL

25) Given an aqueous solution in which the [H+] = 2.0 x 10-5 M, what is the molar hydroxide
ion concentration?
A) [OH-] = 2.0 x 10-9 M
B) [OH-] = 2.0 x 10-10 M
C) [OH-] = 5.0 x 10-8 M
D) [OH-] = 5.0 x 10-9 M
E) [OH-] = 5.0 x 10-10 M X