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Part A. Definitions (2 points each)
1. pH- is the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration
2. _Electrolyte_ is a substance which conducts electricity
in solution
3. Arrhenius acid - substance that dissociates in water
to give protons
4. Conjugate acid - the acid produced when a base accepts
a proton
5. _Weak acid_ is an acid which in solution dissociates
slightly
6. Dissociate - Breaking apart in solution to give ions
7 _Red Litmus_ is a paper used to determine
whether a solution is basic.
8. Hydronium ion - H3O+, the result
of a proton interacting with water
9. _Diprotic acid_ is a compound which donates two
protons.
10. _Bronsted-Lowry Base_ is a proton acceptor,
Part B. Concepts
1. Describe the properties of acids and bases. (4 points)
Acid
Base
taste
sour
bitter
touch
none
slippery
litmus
blue -> red
red ->blue
reactivity neutralizes
base neutralizes acid
2. List the formula of 2 strong acids and the name of 2 strong
bases. (4 points)
HCl, H2SO4
sodium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide
3. In the following balanced equation, identify the acid, base,
conjugate acid, and conjugate
base. (4 points)
C6H5OH + H2O ---> C6H5O-
+ H3O+
acid base
conjgate conjgate
base
acid
4. Name the following acids and bases. (5 points)
HCl
hydrochloric acid
HNO3 nitric
acid
Mg(OH)2 magnesium hydroxide
NH3
ammonia
H2CO3
carbonic acid
5. Is an acid with a Ka of 6.8 x 10-5 strong or weak? (2
points)
weak
6. What is the normality of NaOH if 25.00 mL require 48.12 mL of 0.0512
N HC1 to reach equivalence? (5 points)
0.0985 N
7. What is the pH of a solution if 3.00 mL concentrated HCl (12.1 M)
is diluted to 250.00
mL? (5 points)
0.145 M is final conc., so pH would be 0.8
8. What is the pH of a solution if 25.0 g NaOH is dissolved and diluted
to 250.00 mL in
water? (5 points)
final conc. is 2.5 M so pH is 13.6
9. Acetic acid is a weak acid. Is sodium acetate a weak or a strong
conjugate base? (2
points)
strong
10. Explain why a buffer system requires both a weak acid and the salt
of a weak acid. (5
points)
weak acid will neutralize base, salt will neutralize acid
11. What volume of 18.0 M H2SO4 is required to
make 1.25 L of 6.0 N H2SO4? (5 points)
208 mL
12. Write the total ionic equation for the reaction of phosphoric acid
with potassium hydroxide. (4 points)
3 H+ + PO43- + 3 K+ + 3 OH-
-----> 3 H2O + 3 K+ + PO43-
Part C. Multiple Choice (2 points each)
1. Of the following acids, the weak acid is
a. HCl
b. HNO3
c. HCN
d. H3PO4 (best classified
as an intermediate strength acid)
2. The most acidic solution is one of pH
a. 11.2
b. 4.6
c. 7.0
d. 3.4
3. With 3.0 M of the following acids, which would yield the most acidic
solution?
a. H2SO4
b. H3PO4 (not a strong acid
and therefore does not dissociate completely)
c. HCN
d. HCl
4. In the reaction NH3 + HCl ---> NH4+
+ Cl-, NH4+ is
a. a strong acid
b. a strong conjugate acid
c. a weak acid
d. a weak conjugate acid
5. How many water molecules would be formed if Mg(OH)2 reacted
with HNO3?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
6. KCl is
a. acidic
b. basic
c. neutral
d. none of the above
7. A dibasic compound is
a. NH3
b. KOH
c. Ca(OH)2
d. 2 KOH
8. The pH of a solution containing 1 x 10-3 M H2SO4
is
a. 6
b. -3
c. 3
d. 2.7 (2 protons are produced from one molecule)
9. The pH of a solution containing 1 x 10-5 M NaOH is
a. -5
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
10. The salt which develops in the following reaction is
11. The amount of 0.5 N HCl required to neutralize 25.00 mL 1.0 N NaOH
is
a. 12.50 mL
b. 25.00 mL
c. 37.50 mL
d. 50.00 mL
12. The salt formed in the following reaction is
13. The most basic of the following solutions is
a. milk of magnesia, pH 10.6
b. tomatoes, pH 4.6
c. blood, pH 7.4
d. seawater, pH 9 2
14. How many more protons are present at pH 7.2 than 8.5?
a. 2.3 times more
b. 20 times more
c. 20 times less
d. 2 3 times less
15. If 5.00 mL 6.0 M HCl and 5.00 mL 6.0 M NaOH are mixed, the solution
would be.
a. acidic
b. basic
c. neutral
d. none of the above
Part A. Definitions (2 points each)
1. Chemistry - Study of the structure, properties and changes
of matter
2._Mass_ is the amount of matter in a substance.
3. Matter - Anything that has mass and occupies space
4. _Alloy_-is a solution of 2 or more metals.
5. _Oxidation_- is a loss of electrons
6. Supernate - The liquid remaing after a precipitate is centrifuged
7. _Stoichiometry_- is the ratio of product to reactant.
8. Electronegativity - The amount of pull an atom has on another
atoms electrons
9. Anion - a negatively charged ion
10. _Potential energy_- is the amount of energy stored in the bonds
of molecules.
11. Accuracy - How close a measurement is to the true value
12. _Isotope_-is two atoms of the same element having different mass.
13. Dipole moment - When partial positive and parital negative regions
exist on a molecule
14 _Coordinate covalent_-is a bond formed when one atom donates both
electrons
15. Polyatomic ion - two or more atoms which as a unit are charged
Part B. Multiple Choice (2 points)
1. A 50.00 mL sample weighs 12.5 g. The density is
a. 4.00 g/mL
b. 0.25 mL/g
c. 4.00 mL/g
d. 0.25 g/mL
2. The oxidation state of iron in FeA12(PO4)3
is
a. -3
b. +3
c. +5
d. +9
3. A silicon-carbon bond would be expected to be
a. ionic
b. metallic
c. nonpolar
d. polar covalent
4. According to the following equation, if I begin with 16.0 g CH4, I will get how many grams CO2?
5. The periodic trend for atomic size.
a. increases top to bottom, increases left to right
b. increases top to bottom, increases right to
left
c. increases bottom to top, increases left to right
d. increases bottom to top, increases right to left
6. The number of nitrogen atoms in Fe2(NO3)3
is
a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. 9
7. The number of oxygen atoms in the following reaction is
8. The shape of the sulfate ion is
a. linear
b. triangular
c. pyramidal
d. tetrahedral
9. What is the volume, in liters, of l.12 mol of H2S at 62oC
and 1.38 atm?
a. 5.0 L
b. 4.13 L
c. 95.8 L
d. 22.3 L
10. Which of the following gas samples at STP contains the greatest
number of molecules?
a. 5.0 g H2
b. 50 L of He
c. 1.0 X 1024 molecules of CO2
11. A gas at 100oC occupies 154 mL. What will the volume
be at 10.0oC, assuming no change in pressure?
a. 15.4 mL
b. 117 mL
c. 203 mL
d. 1540 mL
12. The strongest force of attraction between 2 molecules of H2S
is
a. London force
b. hydrogen bond
c. dipole-dipole
d. force of good and evil
13. The weakest force of attraction between 2 molecules of water is
the gas state is
a. hydrogen bond
b. London force
c. dipole-dipole
d. the dark force
14. The compound with the highest boiling point is
a. C8H18
b. CH3COOH
c. NaBr
d. F2
15. Not scored
16. The reducing agent in the following reaction is
2 H2S + 3 O2 ---> 2 H2O + 2 SO2
a. H2S
b. O2
c. CO2
d. O2
17. The oxidized atom in the following reaction is
MnO4- + 5 Fe2+ + 8 H+ ---->
Mn2+ + 5 Fe3+ + 4 H2O
a. Mn
b. O
c. Fe
d. H
18. The number of neutrons in 56Fe2+ is
a. 30
b. 56
c. 24
d. 26
19. The number of electrons in K+ is
a. 39
b. 19
c. 20
d. 18
20. The third period element having the Lewis dot structure E: is
a. S
b. Mg
c. Ca
d. O
21. The element having the electron configuration 1s2 2s2
2p5 is
a. C
b. N
c. O
d. F
22. The nitrate ion has a charge of
a. -2
b. -1
c. +1
d. +2
23. The correct Lewis dot structure of NH3 is Answer A
24. Which of the following is an oxidation reaction?
a. Cl2 --- > 2 Cl-
b. copper (II) ions----> copper(I) ions
c. Ag+ --> Ag
d. Al ---> Al3+
25. Which of the following substance(s) is oxidized?
26. Which of the following correctly describes a homogenous sample?
a. Uniform appearance and composition throughout.
b. A mixture of diamond and graphite, which are
both forms of carbon.
c. Reacts with all natural elements.
d. Reacts with all elements.
27. Which of the following does not describe the solid state?
a. rigid, constant shape
b. constant volume
c. easily compressed
d. particles vibrate in fixed position
28. Potassium is a(n)
a. halogen
b. noble gas
c. transition element
d. alkali metal
29. The number of inches in 25.0 cm is
a. 25.0
b. 615
c. 9.84
d. none of the above
30. The charge on a carbonate ion is
a. -2
b. -1
c. +1
d. +2
31. 1.5 L of a 3.2 M solution contains how many moles?
a. 3.2
b. 0.47
c. 4.8
d. 4.7
32. Not scored
33. The unit of amount is
a. Liter
b. mole
c. meter
d. doesn't have units
34. Identify the incorrect item in the following group
a. SO42-
b. NH4+
c. NO32-
d. OH-
35. The element with the highest electronegativity is
a. Mg
b. Cr
c. Rn
d. S